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Sets in Maths- should I make my views known?

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savetti · 24/09/2020 10:30

Ds -always excelled at Maths- year 8 has been put in set 3.
It’s based on their exam last year, however there were a couple of them involved in a fire alarm that missed half an hour of the exam.
In his report and parents evening the teacher remarked that his exam results didn’t reflect his abilities. He said he was aware of the fire alarm issue- but not sure now that they’re taking this into consideration.
Do I remind them? Or do I trust them to put him in the right set, they’ve said they’re not fixed yet. His teacher from last year mentioned he should be higher, but not sure if he makes the decisions

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Malmontar · 24/09/2020 10:45

I'd email tbh. This is one of those things that are so easily overlooked at the moment so I wouldn't count on the school to fix it off their own backs with everything else they're dealing with.

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savetti · 24/09/2020 10:43

Brie- it wasn’t all of them, I can’t remember the details. But ds was raging when he came out of the exam cos they started late and didn’t get extra time.

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RickOShay · 24/09/2020 10:41

Definitely call them and explain.

BrieAndChilli · 24/09/2020 10:41

Surely a fire alarm during a test would have meant everybody missing half an hour of the test?

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savetti · 24/09/2020 10:39

There’s 4 sets. Meant to say, I’ve looked at the curriculum for set 3 and it’s all stuff that he did by himself in lockdown via hegarty maths.
Ds thinks it’s nonsense, a couple of his friends are in set 2 and he is much more able than them

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Joopy · 24/09/2020 10:35

How does DS feel? I would call and ask to talk to the maths teacher.

RedskyAtnight · 24/09/2020 10:35

How many sets and how much overlap between sets? (As in, will it really make a huge difference if he's in a different set - at DC's school there wasn't a massive difference between Set 1 and Set 3 in Year 8).
Regardless of set, he should still be able to access work at an appropriate level, so it's only a problem if he isn't/can't. I would also trust the school to move him up if necessary (though this depends on how good your school is at doing this )

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