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Should I expect school reports to have been proof read?

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LynetteScavo · 02/07/2012 21:02

Or expect teachers, if they are copy and pasting sentences to change the gender to make it appropriate to the child, and to ensure they are using the correct name?

I know teachers have a lot of reports to write in secondary school, but it seems a bit sloppy to me.

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Rosa · 02/07/2012 21:11

Yes I would expect the correct name and gender on a school report..... Once they were written by hand, same amount of students so IMO the least that can be done is to change the name and gender.....

smokinaces · 02/07/2012 21:10

I'm proof reading all our summer reports. All 1000 of them. Thankfully limited wording and more numbers but I merge and print and proof read the lot.

GoodButNotOutstanding · 02/07/2012 21:09

All of ours are proof read so it is perfectly possible. It's not one person that proof reads them all, we do it as form tutors for all the subject reports for each child in our form, so I have proof read (and made corrections on) 30 reports this week.

I agree with you that it is sloppy to send them out with the gender or name incorrect, I certainly hope I have never sent one out that badly wrong (I have made typos). I was annoyed last week when dd1 got her report with the wrong name used 3 times.

smokinaces · 02/07/2012 21:09

I'm proof reading all our summer reports. All 1000 of them. Thankfully limited wording and more numbers but I merge and print and proof read the lot.

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LynetteScavo · 02/07/2012 21:07

Part of the reason I ask is because I have just proof read a whole load of primary school reports. Smile.

I wouldn't expect one person to proof read a whole secondary schools. They would have to start in September.

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ivykaty44 · 02/07/2012 21:04

I think you should try proof reading all the school reports first and then let us know whether it is a good use of your time. I would expect there to be around 300 for a junior school and 1300 for a secondary - which will you plump for?

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