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Shocked that DS is being moved down a tier after assessments - what are your thoughts?

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Fluerdelea · 12/07/2017 12:03

So DS year 7 - last few months has been telling us he is bored in most classes finding the work too easy and some classes he's having to ask for more work to do.

We see his homework and see in his books how easy the work seems to be. Homework gets handed in but never see it after that. Assessments he found easy this year as well he said and some of the results he got back were really good. So now been told he is being dropped down a tier - the new tiering information is based on the pupils' most recent assessments. This data indicted that his scores were slightly below the average for his current band.

Ive emailed school saying well ok but if he is bored and unenthused now due to not being challenged how on earth by dropping him a tier will he be :(

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Gileswithachainsaw · 12/07/2017 12:08

Can you talk to other parents? It's possible he's bored and switched off which means he didn't do very well or it's possible the assessments don't match what's being taught.

Fluerdelea · 12/07/2017 12:04

Last few assessments have always shown improvement or stayed the same never have they been below

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