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Daughter making no progress - help!

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fizzybizzy · 28/08/2023 21:38

I’m looking for a bit of advice from any secondary teachers out there. My daughter is about to go into year 10 and I’ve been looking at her attainment/progress since she started. In a nutshell this is where she is now and where she started in year 7.

December 2020 - Year 7
English 3+
Maths 2
Science 3-

June 2023 - Year 9
English 3
Maths 3
Science 2

So, maths and science attainment have both gone backwards. To give some context, she had a troubled start and missed most of year 7 due to a mental health illness (on top of covid closures). She had some schooling provided by the Local Authority and by the beginning of year 8 she was well enough to be back at school.

I’m wondering if her lack of progress is enough for me to be asking school to be putting anything extra in place for her..? They haven’t raised any concerns in year 8 or 9.

Thanks in advance for any insight/advice.

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MrsHamlet · 28/08/2023 21:55

You need to know what those numbers mean. Is that "GCSE 3 now" (which is a nonsense in year 8) or "on track for 3" or something else.

fizzybizzy · 28/08/2023 21:50

Her end of year 11 target is always the same on her reports.. 5 for all English, science and maths. This has been the same since year 7..

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MrsHamlet · 28/08/2023 21:46

It depends what that data shows. What are her targets?