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End of year 9, predicted a 7b in english

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kilmuir · 05/03/2014 14:11

Is this ok? New to all this, find it odd they predict 2 years ahead.
We have parent teacher interviews next week and daughter worried. Thanks

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Nocomet · 05/03/2014 15:42

Don't worry about it.
Senior school predicted and,irritatingly actual grades, seem to come out of a bingo machine.

Signs of progress and being put in the appropriate set are about the most you can ask for.

Also our teachers are all really nice and helpful on parents evening, so it's nothing to be scaded about. They aksi make far more sense in oerson with their mark books, than our very stunted reports allow.

mumsneedwine · 05/03/2014 15:37

7B is very good for year 9. Expected is a 5 or 6 and 7s are for very able students. Have never seen an 8 in English (more common in maths and science but still for very able (or mumsnet) students). Usually if the exceed 7 the teacher will give a GCSES grade. Be proud - he's doing well.

natellie1970 · 05/03/2014 15:21

That's fine. My ds is predicted 6b and c for most subjects so 7b sounds ok. I think the targets are just there to make sure they don't fall back too much. My ds is in yr8 and is falling behind in some subjects (except PE).

lottysmum · 05/03/2014 15:15

I would have thought this was OK...my daughter is predicted 6A this year at end of year 7... but her English has always been strong ...If you think that 5B is good at the end of year 6 and work 2 sub levels every year then she is still above average ...

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