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Year 8 targets/working levels

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Polgara2 · 17/07/2010 08:56

Can anyone tell me what is the range of average or expected levels for Year 8 maths?

I am worried about dd1. Up until now we have always had glowing reports about her maths but I have just received her end of year progress report and it says she is not on track to reach her Maths target. She is only slightly below I think but even so I am baffled.

We had a letter in March saying how pleased they were with her and that she was performing really well and now a few months later this. She has also come home saying that she will be in a lower set next year.

If she is underperforming why doesn't she know abuot it coz she is baffled as well. Although she has always said she doesn't understand things with this teacher as well as last years and I don't think he is very good judging from information from other sources either.

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Polgara2 · 17/07/2010 13:20

Her end of year target was 7c and she is at 6a apparently (and seems to have been at this level all year looking back at previous reports). Whereas last year she moved up several sub-levels (I think - am not quite as clear about what it all means as I would like!)

I intend to try and catch him on Monday Goblinchild but I am worried that he will try to avoid me if he is as bad as I have heard. I do need to sort it before terms ends but we only have one full school day, one activity day and a half day left!

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Goblinchild · 17/07/2010 11:22

She should have gone up at least one full level from her Y6 SATS if she's making expected progress. So if she was a 5b, she should be a 6b now.
No good them saying she's not on track without giving very specific feedback as to what she needs to do, and the key areas she struggles in. Get a meeting before term ends and nail him down to specifics.

bruffin · 17/07/2010 11:09

what was her target?