DD has been very ill & only made it into school for a few days since early in the year. Up until recently, even though I asked from day one, there was nothing offered in the way of work for her, just reassurance that she is doing so well that there was no need to worry, she will soon catch up. DD is very ill/in a lot of pain, so does struggle to do any work, so this was a bit of a relief for a stressy, perfectionist DD & we are just relieved the school don't pressure us at what is already a very difficult time.
She has managed to keep up a bit with some homework grid stuff & has more recently had some work from school, which she's been doing subject by subject as she was getting very anxious & struggled more if she tries to flit between subjects. The illness is affecting ability to think straight & she's very hard on herself over this, so it's been a real a balancing act.
Just received her school report, which for most subjects is good/excellent & about 1/3 "insufficient data"
I'm not understanding how some subject teachers can mark her & others not.
One of the unmarked "insufficient data" subjects gives her a z grade, which I know DD will take literally & freak at, as this is a subject that she has some major confidence issues with (thanks to some odd belittling teaching methods & a personality clash in yr6) I spoke with one of this subjects teachers quite recently & they had nothing but praise for DD & her ability in the subject, so I'm very puzzled. Other subject teachers have managed a mark with less to go on.
Also I'm not understanding the "attitude to learning" Mark - notes with the report explain that kids with 1.8 or higher do better in their GCSEs & that it's taken as an average of the marks of individual teachers/subjects
DD falls below 1.8, but with good & excellent attitude to learning comments all the way through, bar of course the "insufficient data" subjects - does this look like an average that includes these subjects in the figure, therefore lowering her potential score?
I have a very ill & emotional DD on my hands & despite there being some subjects with lovely complimentary remarks & scores, DD being DD will only see the missing ones, plus she's going to feel very disappointed where there's no score when she has tried hard to work recently in that subject. So I can't show her this report, which considering we are trying very hard to help DD still feel connected to the school, is disappointing to say the least :(
AIBU to not understand this & want to query why it seems some teachers have made an effort to score her & others not ??? & has this affected her "attitude to learning score"
Or am I completely misunderstanding how the system works
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YR7 Report - Am I right to Feel Disappointed & Should I Query This With School ??
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RockinHippy · 17/07/2015 14:08
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