In this tutorial we’re going to look at the SEND Summative Assessment screen. For each child you assess with the SEND framework, it brings together the refinements you’ve chosen against SEND statements in your observations — Emerging, Developing or Secure — into a score for each stage of every aspect, so you can see at a glance how a child is getting on across the framework.
You’ll need the SEND framework switched on first — our Using the SEND Framework tutorial shows you how to enable it and how to record SEND assessments in observations, which is where the scores on this screen come from. The screen only lists children with a SEN Support Type on their profile; there’s more on that below.
Finding the screen
Click Planning & Monitoring in the menu on the left, then Monitoring.
Select the SEND tab and, under Snapshots, click Individual View in the Summative Assessment box. The SEND Statements box beside it leads to a different screen, which counts how often each statement has been observed — we cover that in our SEND: Statements tutorial.
Choosing the year, period and child
Check the Year and Period — they start on the current term, and you can choose Full Year to look at the whole year at once — then choose the Child. The results appear as soon as you’ve picked them. Untick Include Unapproved Observations if you’d like the scores to count approved observations only.
Only children with a SEN Support Type appear in the Child list. Managers will find this setting in the Special Educational Needs section when editing a child’s profile.
Reading the results
The results are grouped by area of learning and then by aspect, with a row for each stage the child has been assessed at. For each stage you’ll see:
- Proportion of Statements — how many of the stage’s statements have been assessed in the period, out of the total. This counts the SEND statements and the Development Matters statements for that stage together;
- Score / Max Score — the child’s score for the stage, and the highest score possible;
- Percentage Score — the score as a percentage of the maximum.
The PDF button above the results can be used to export them.
How the score is calculated
Each statement scores points for the refinement it’s been given in the period: Emerging is 1 point, Developing 2 and Secure 3. If a statement has been assessed more than once, only its highest refinement counts — choosing the same refinement again doesn’t add anything, and a higher one replaces a lower one. The Max Score is 3 points for every statement in the stage, and the Percentage Score is the score divided by that maximum.
Each period is scored on its own from the observations made in it, so a stage that was assessed last term won’t show a score this term unless it’s been assessed again. Choose Full Year to bring the whole year together. Stages with no score yet are left out.
Do bear in mind that this screen is read-only — there’s nothing to change, save or lock here. To change a child’s scores, add or edit the SEND assessments in their observations.
Viewing the observations behind a score
Click a stage’s row to open the Snapshot Details. It lists the child’s observations with SEND assessments for that aspect and stage, showing each statement that was assessed and the refinement it was given. Click an observation’s title to open it.
Exporting to PDF
Click PDF above the results to export them. You can give the PDF a title and choose a font, then click Download PDF. There isn’t a CSV export or a Group View for this screen — to compare a group of children, use the Group View on the SEND Statements screen.
And that’s it! We’ve found the SEND Summative Assessment screen, chosen a child and period, opened the observations behind a score, and exported the results as a PDF.