Basic Skills Quality Mark

Primary Quality Mark Elements:

1. A whole school strategy including an action plan, to improve performance in basic skills
2. An assessment of pupil performance in basic skills in the school
3. A target for the improvement of the school`s performance in basic skills
4. Basic skills improvement plans for pupils underattaining in the school
5. Regular review of the progress made by each pupil underattaining in basic skills
6. A commitment to improving the skills of staff in the school to teach and extend basic skills
7. The use of a range of teaching styles to improve basic skills
8. The use of appropriate teaching and learning material to improve basic skills
9. The involvement of parents in developing their children`s basic skills
10. An effective procedure for monitoring the action plan and assessing improvement in performance in basic skills

A primary school has to demonstrate that it has all the evidence in place for each Element before the Primary Quality Mark can be awarded.