At our school I was told by the head that dc need to be one full level ahead of NC expectations to count as G&T. Fair enough but then the teachers say they cannot give higher levels in maths due to lack of evidence/ can only look at what has been taught and are quite rigid in not taking the dc past a pretty good but not that challenging level.
So it's surely then impossible to actually be more than 1 full NC level ahead as the teachers don't teach that far, ergo there is no evidence, ergo they can't get a level that maybe they can actually work at at home!
There is NO apparent G&T support at all in the school and the SLT don't seem keen on it (well I know from staff that they are not). I have had a number of run-ins (in the nicest way) about it. The last Ofsted mentioned not challenging the brighter ones but even then it is all fudged as the brightest children are getting lower level as their starting points than they probably should.
I know that levels have been capped and fudged as much as possible within the bounds of moderation. No idea how they get away with it. It's all about added value and lo and behold in year 6 they get decent levels but that's down to tutors and until then the top groups plod along at good levels but not comparable ones to other local schools with a similar intake!
I've had issues with this for ages but only had the comment re a full level vs the teachers saying they can't award higher levels as they are not allowed without evidence and can't get the evidence as it's not taught in class thing recently. Should I challenge this as it makes no sense!!
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Am I right in thinking this doesn't make sense re G&T (or lack of) at our school
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cazorlasfoot · 09/11/2013 19:20
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