IMPLEMENTING FORMATIVE ACTION - From Assessment to Action: Rethinking How We Support Student Learning

Elevate your practice with this unique day of professional development brought to you by EducationScape Training and Events.

By now, most schools have experimented with formative assessment. You’ve probably got a drawer full of techniques: exit tickets, mini whiteboards, feedback protocols. Maybe you’ve even rolled out school-wide policies.

But here’s the problem: techniques aren’t enough.

Formative assessment often becomes a moment — a quiz, a ticket, a data point — without changing anything that happens next. You collect information, maybe even some feedback is shared, but then… business as usual.

Formative Action is different.

It’s not about collecting more data. It’s about using the right strategy, at the right moment, for the right purpose — and designing your teaching around what students actually need next. It’s not about assessment. It’s about pedagogical decisions that move learning forward.

Formative Action puts your curriculum at the centre. It asks:

What do students need to master by the end?

Where are they now?

What’s the next best step?

That’s why this approach works where formative assessment often stalls. It connects the dots: learning goals, instructional design, feedback, and student independence — all aligned. It’s not a list of activities. It’s a mindset shift.  And it’s the shift schools need now.

Why this is genuinely rare

Most professional development gives you theory and examples, then sends you back to figure it out alone. You try a few things, hit resistance, and three months later it fades away.

This workshop is different. It combines pedagogical depth with implementation strategy—led by two internationally recognised experts:

• Valentina Devid — Co-author of Formative Action: From Instrument to Design, founder of the Formative Action School, and a leading voice in formative pedagogy. she'll model the three core strategies live, not just talk about them:
  • Action-Oriented Investigation Process (AIP)
  • Developing a Sense for Quality
  • Organising Transformative Feedback Processes
  • You'll see them in action, understand when to use each one, and know why they work.

• Shane Leaning — Co-author of Change Starts Here, expert in sustainable school change in international contexts. He’ll focus on realistic implementation: managing staff scepticism, initiative overload, and political realities.

Together, they offer a rare combination: deep pedagogical insight and practical change leadership.

When do two thought leaders like this run something together? Especially in Asia? This doesn't come around often.

You'll also get access to a practitioner community, because implementation takes months, not days. You'll need people who understand what you're dealing with.

What you’ll walk away with

• A clear, practical understanding of the three strategies of formative action—how and when to use each.
• Implementation frameworks for your specific school context
• A resource pack of templates and examples you can use immediately.
• Access to a practitioner community for ongoing support after the workshop.
• A chance to ask your real questions to Valentina and Shane.

Who needs to be there

This course is aimed at those supporting teaching and learning, curriculum, or assessment development, school leaders (masters, deputy masters, heads of school, heads of year), teachers, and learning support.

Led by:

• Valentina Devid | Co-author, Formative Action | Founder, Formative Action School
• Shane Leaning | Co-author, Change Starts Here | Organisational Coach | Host, Education Leaders Podcast

Location: St Andrews International School Bangkok, High School, 1020 Sukhumvit Road, Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, 10110

Timings: 09:30-16:30

Travel Information: The distance from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to St Andrews International School Bangkok, 1020 Sukhumvit Rd., Khlong Toei, Phra Khanong, Watthana, Bangkok, 10110 is approximately 23.3 km by car.

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