Ms Caroline Quinn:

It is also important to note that the parent knows their child best. In our school, we had a really good experience with what is called authentic assessment. This is an alternative to the NEPS assessments that we are used to. With the authentic assessment, all of those working with the child, but centrally the parents, were around the table, looking at the individual education plans, setting the targets, following them and reviewing them several times over the year. Authentic assessment is more used in England than here but it would certainly be hugely beneficial in making parents more central around the table.