How can a predicted grade and a target grade be completely different?

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AtYourCervix · 29/04/2014 11:38

2 weeks before GCSEs start.

Target grades mostly Bs and Cs.

Predicted grades have steadily dropped over the last few years from Bs to Ds and Es.

I'll eat my shoes if she actually manages to sit the exams so any grade is going to exceed my ecpectations but I am confused by the differences between the target and predicted.

Any insight?

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AtYourCervix · 29/04/2014 11:50

Massive big school problems. Counting the days until it is over.

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Canus · 29/04/2014 11:50

Target is what she should get if working to the best of her ability/national average.

Predicted is what she will probably get, considering the effort she is making.

LadySybilLikesCake · 29/04/2014 11:48

It means she's under performing. If she pulls her socks up she could get her target grades. If she doesn't, she'll get her predicted grades.

Is she having real problems at school? They really should have picked this up by now and made attempts to help her.

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AtYourCervix · 29/04/2014 11:46

I still fon't get it. Should the target not be what the predicted is?

Or is that jyst me bring pessimistic?

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mumblechum1 · 29/04/2014 11:44

I didn't explain that very well. Take notice of LadySybil and ignore me

mumblechum1 · 29/04/2014 11:43

Predicted means just that; she could get Bs and Cs if she pulls out all the stops but they don't think they will, so cover their backs by predicting a lower grade.

DS started by being predicted all A* then as he lost interest over the two years (hated the school with a passiion), they dropped the predicted grades to (iirc) something like 5As 5Bs and a couple of Cs.

They were right as it turns out.

LadySybilLikesCake · 29/04/2014 11:41

I may be wrong, but is 'target' what she should be aiming for, and 'predicted' is what they think she'll get?

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