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Are there any teachers about??? and can you please answer me some questions on grades and reports etc........

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Psychomum5 · 11/07/2008 21:46

DD1 and DD2 have received their reports.

now I am pleased with them in the whole....they are making progress and their attitude to learning is good (which is what I tell them I want)....

BUT

they get grades like 4c/5a/6b etc.

they are graded on yr6 (or yr8) grades, spring term grades, what they are working at now grades, and what their aim is grades.

problem is, I have no idea what they should be on.....there is no idication what the average is, what the rest of the class is roughly achieving, what the government reckons they should be achieving.

bow, I can see where their grades have improved.....I can see where their grades have not improved........what I cannot get is whether they are working to what they should be, above what they should be, or below.......do you understand???

I hav tried to ask the school....they claim not to get what I am asking......apparently I am asking for the grades for all the girls in their classes....I am not....I want to know if my girls are keeping up with where they should, or dropping, or are above where they should be.

sooooooo

anyone help???

if anyone knows the rough averages for yr7 and yr9 on all subjects (not just core subjects), that would be wonderful.

OR, if you can tell me why their teachers cannot tell me (as when I ask they seem to busy to explain), that also would be wonderful.

TIA

OP posts:
seeker · 11/07/2008 22:01

subjects, I mean.

seeker · 11/07/2008 22:01

OK - any particular subject?

Psychomum5 · 11/07/2008 21:58

seeker......yes please (altho DD2 is dyslexic so her grades are low anyway)...it still gives me an average to work with tho IYGWIM.

popsycal.......their reports tell me that they are concienscious (sp?) girls, well liked, well respected, good attitude. I am thrilled....honestly thrilled as that is what I want form them.

I just widh that I could understand these sodding grades!!!!

what happened to A,B,C ect???

OP posts:
seeker · 11/07/2008 21:55

Happy to tell you what my year 7 dd got for hers if it would help?

popsycal · 11/07/2008 21:50

very vsgurely, st the end of y6, 'they' say thst the 'asverage; chid should be around A 4B. THE A, B AND C ARE RE4FERRED TO AS SUBLEVELS with a being highest and c lowest.

Expected progress would usually be 2 sublevels per academic year - so if 4b at end of year 6, adequate progress by end of year 7 is 5c. does that make snese?

BUT!!!!!!
Are they happy at school? Are teachers writing nice comments? Do they try hard? Do they hand in homework?

That is more imortant than some target-driven, politically laden tosh.

IMHO