Rules/Guidelines for the presentation of work

• all work must be dated;
• titles must be underlined with a ruler;
• untidy work will not be accepted;
• mistakes should be crossed out with a single line;
• correction fluid is not to be used;
• black/blue ink to be used unless different colours have been stipulated;
• up to three spelling corrections should be written correctly three times after the last piece of work.

Marking students’ work (general principles)

• proof marking by the teacher ,where every error is corrected, is time consuming and has little value;
• marking should relate to the stated aims of the task;
• there should be the minimum practicable delay in returning students’ work;
• marking is an integral part of the drafting process, and may be usefully undertaken by peers and by the student themselves;
• selective marking is often the most effective;
• written marking forms only one part of the communication process between student and teacher;
• meaningful, supportive comments, with targets, are essential if students are to take responsibility for their own learning;
• a student should always know by what criteria the work will be marked. Target setting prior to commencement of a piece of work will help students to achieve. Comments will invariably be linked to National Curriculum criteria and enable the student to be aware of the necessary targets which will allow progression.