In a perfect world when a child enters a classroom, they will be able to fully understand, engage in and achieve the lesson objectives set by the teacher, this is unfortunately not the case for us we are faced with. There are times when teachers have an abundance of activities and a variety of teaching methods at their disposal, yet there will always be a handful of students who have not met that day's goals. It is at times like these that assessment is essential to establish a view of the pupil's performance, evaluate the teacher's planning and a starting point for improving the pupil's learning experience. Summative and formative assessments are obviously the most widely used forms of assessment (among others). in class. Assessment for learning or formative assessment appears to be the most successfully used form in the classroom. In his book How to Be a Brilliant English Teacher, author Trevor Wright briefly discusses the topic by stating that "we reward to celebrate the talents and successes of students that we can build on." (Wright 2012: 95). Wright goes on to say: “But more importantly, we assess and evaluate to improve pupils' learning.” (Wright 2012: 95). This would suggest that assessment of learning or formative assessment is the most effective and favorable mode of assessment. Formative assessment offers greater opportunities to evaluate pupils' work and provides them with the necessary elements to improve their level of achievement. The purpose of this essay is to show how formative assessment or assessment for learning (AFL) can be an effective way of assessment; based on examples of its effectiveness in an English classroom. I will discuss how, through its assessment method, pupils can be improved in achieving me...... half of the document ...... h an effective way of learning, a lot of consideration would need to be put in so that pupils do not take the idea of ​​peer assessment as a means of simply talking to their friends, this practice must be taken seriously. Now that the teacher has a general idea of ​​the different stages of learning, Black and William (2005) suggest that those who are green could pair up with those who are yellow with the hope that one will be able to help the other with the problem they are facing. face. This in a way frees up some time for the teacher so that the pupils in red can “meet with the teacher as a group to address their deepest problems”. (14). the idea of ​​using peer and self-assessment as a form of formative assessment creates a sense of community in the classroom, ensuring that by working together improvements and progress are made and levels of attainment are achieved.