BSquared Unlocked Episode 2: There is more than one type of progress!
What is BSquared Unlocked?
B Squared Unlocked is our podcast for schools using BSquared’s assessment tools. Each episode, Dale and Jon (sometimes joined by a guest) unpack a topic around assessment and progress for pupils with SEND – with one goal: better outcomes for every learner.
Episode 2
In episode 2, Dale and Jon explain the different types of progress you can show for pupils with SEND, what each one tells you, and how to decide which report to use for the child in front of you.
- The difference between attainment and achievement, and why the two words are so often used interchangeably.
- Linear progress: what a pupil can do independently on their current level, and why it is the only measure most systems offer.
- Non-linear progress: including what a pupil can do on the levels above, and why it matters for pupils with a “spiky” profile. How we show this in our assessment system Connecting Steps.
- Why you can start assessing on the next level before the current level is complete.
- Engagement and achievement: using the yellows and oranges to show small steps of progress when nothing is turning green.
- How Evisense can show a skill being used beyond the classroom.
- Which report to use, and why there is no single report to run for every pupil with SEND.
- Why non-linear and engagement progress can’t be averaged for a group, and why that matters.
How to Listen
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or the BSquared website.
Additional Resources
Dale has written a guide to the four types of progress you can show in Connecting Steps and Evisense: linear, non-linear, engagement and achievement, and photo and video evidence. It explains what each one tells you, what the charts look like, and which reports to use to see them.
