PSIG Year 12

Tracking progress

28th November 2012

Tracking progress• September - GCSE results and ALIS• October/November -Academic Reviews• November - Course review• January: progress grades/Mock Examinations• February – Academic Review/Subject

Evening/Options year 13• March – Course review/results• April – Academic Review• May – Examinations

Minimum Grades

• Uses prior attainment at GCSE – average point score (APS)

• Uses relationship between grades students achieved at AS and A2 compared to the GCSE APS, in previous year

• These become minimum grades for current students but not aspirational grades

• They are not predicted grades!

• Evidence shows that OVERALL performance at GCSE is the best indicator of how a student is likely to perform at A level

• However, these are minimum grades, a lot of students achieve beyond this – it helps you to know how your daughter/son is performing in their subjects. It helps us to know where they might be struggling..

For students

• They have minimum GRADES – the minimum they should be They have minimum GRADES – the minimum they should be aiming for, given that students in the same position as them aiming for, given that students in the same position as them last year achieved these grades.last year achieved these grades.

• Communicated to students early in the course as well as Communicated to students early in the course as well as setting aspirational grades alongside. Assessed work allows setting aspirational grades alongside. Assessed work allows teachers and students to monitor progress. Dialogue between teachers and students to monitor progress. Dialogue between student and teacher to determine ‘how to get to and student and teacher to determine ‘how to get to and beyondbeyond’ ’ the MGthe MG

• However, students also have an aspirational grade which they However, students also have an aspirational grade which they should be aiming forshould be aiming for

How we use minimum grades

• To look at how your daughter/son is achieving; are they achieving their MG’s? Are they struggling in one area? What can they do about this to ensure that they achieve their MG?

• Used to measure progress e.g. the journey made between the students current grade and their target grade, used by subjects to monitor progress

• Most of you have been used to targets throughout your son/daughters school career, these still continue at the Centre.

However….

• Personal Target

• Current Grade

What happens next?

• Parent surgery: Monday 3pm – 5.30pm Cotham; RGS Wednesday 3pm – 5.30pm

• Subject teachers • Tutors• Academic Mentor/Supported Study• AHT• Student Services

A Level Reform

• End of module examinations

• Year 13 exams and retakes in the summer of 2014 only.

• Letter outlining changes