Straw poll for those with dcs in y11 and/ or y13

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If you have dcs in y11 or y13:

1. Is the school still setting work?
2. Are they checking the work is done/ providing feedback?
3. Are they suggesting that work completed after school closure may still contribute to their GCSE/ A Level grade.
4. Do you know what sort of grades to expect your child will achieve? How confident are you that your child will get their university place if in y13.

Thanks

@Dogsaremucheasier 'For some who are borderline based on the evidence I have it will matter a lot'. It shouldn't though. Govt guidelines are that work produced post school closures should NOT be taken into account.

There is obviously a wide discrepancy between what schools are doing and saying.

Is anybody else concerned about this?

Year 11.

1. Is the school still setting work? Yes a little but not as much as our schools broke up 27th March.
2. Are they checking the work is done/ providing feedback? Some are most aren’t.
3. Are they suggesting that work completed after school closure may still contribute to their GCSE/ A Level grade. I think they were hinting at this initially.
4. Do you know what sort of grades to expect your child will achieve? Yes roughly DS is a bright lad and has worked well.

How confident are you that your child will get their university place if in y13. N/A only year 11 but very confident he will get a 6th form place.

Thanks

We have been told that we can’t disadvantage students who are unwell and can’t complete work, but we can continue to assess. We also have to be sceptical if students suddenly start making huge improvements.

Is anybody else concerned about this?
No I'm not concerned. I know that my child will be ranked according to work done before the closure.

@Dogsaremucheasier @Shelsley posted this earlier from the Ofqual document:

' 'There is no requirement to set additional mock exams or homework tasks for the purposes of determining a centre assessment grade and no student should be disadvantaged if they are unable to complete any work set after schools were closed. Where additional work has been completed after schools and colleges were closed on 20 March, Heads of Centre should exercise caution where that evidence suggests a change in performance. In many cases this is likely to reflect the circumstances and context in which the work is done.''

@SpeedwellBlue the problem is that if the whole school is considered to be generous (more likely than being severe) then ALL students could be brought down. With the rank order being maintained, those at the bottom of each grade might slip down to the next grade down.

Also, some students are being set lots of work and the added pressure that this may affect their grade, which shouldn't really be the case.

While others clearly are being set nothing.

Year 11 - head of year checking in as my dd seen as vulnerable. But no work set. Have a rough idea of likely grades. I too feel 6th form will be lenient

KS4 kids are all on a continuum. They fall into line like dominoes realising they need to revise. Some start year 10 with an unwavering resolve, most “get it” at some point as the two years pass, a tiny minority never do. I “know” certain kids were developing their work ethic late on, but would have improved. Nothing in the Ofqual document prevents me from giving them an opportunity to give evidence of that improvement.

1. Is the school still setting work?

YES - although not as much over the Easter holidays

1. Are they checking the work is done/ providing feedback?

YES - students email their work and get detailed feedback within a day or two

1. Are they suggesting that work completed after school closure may still contribute to their GCSE/ A Level grade.

They were until the announcement at the end of last week

1. Do you know what sort of grades to expect your child will achieve?

GCSEs - so 5s / 6s / 7s (fingers crossed!)

I'm really impressed at how the (state) school has been since the children were sent home last month. They've given them enough work and have monitored it really well with good interaction from the teachers.

TBH I'm gutted that any additional work set won't now go towards future GCSE grades. What incentive is that to any child sat at home now? My Year 11 child was happy to continue to do some work as it gave him a focus while being stuck in away from his friends. Now...?

1. Is the school still setting work? Yes, until last week.
2. Are they checking the work is done/ providing feedback? Yes.
3. Are they suggesting that work completed after school closure may still contribute to their GCSE/ A Level grade. No
4. Do you know what sort of grades to expect your child will achieve? How confident are you that your child will get their university place if in y13. Not sure about grades due to the proposed emergency grading system. DS (in year 13) was applying for apprenticeships as he didn't want to go to university. The careers advisor has called him to offer support.

1 Yes
2 Yes
3 Yes
4 Have predicted grades. Am crossing fingers.

@Dogsaresomucheasier except that students who are already disadvantaged will be more so under the current circumstances. The most disadvantaged students are most likely to need the routine and support of school to achieve their best. Those who are well motivated and have the support of parents are more likely to show progress. Let's not forget that some kids will be sick or acting as carers during this time. Some kids don't have access to computers or the internet. This is why it's not fair to use work following closure to affect the teacher assessment grade.

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Roughly, yes

Year 11

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. I know her predicted grades and mocks results, i was hoping she would improve these as she went through a rebellious period but was working hard after xmas. Also had problems with mocks as they mucked up her extra time and gave her the wrong paper in one subject. Her school also sat mocks early - in November, when i know other schools didn't sit mocks until January . Have been sent letter from school and was told grades would be based on teacher assessment.

Friends year 11 children in other schools have been asked to complete work, does make me wonder if teacher assessment of grades will be fair if some schools are better than others in making sure they have the best academic evidence

Dd1 told me that school don't have any of her work / books as she took them all home to revise. Just wondering what they will use as evidence? I assume marks / grades have been recorded somewhere but dd has all the actual work in her bedroom.
Dd hasn't been set any work. They've kind of been cut loose ir feels. She did receive a conditional offer for A levels from her school sixth form yesterday so keeping fingers crossed. Hopefully she will get what she needs to stay on in sixth form and that is all she is worried about now.

Year 11 & 13

1. Yes - GCSE to A-Level transition work, extension work for year 13. Nothing for the original courses.
2. Not checking but are supporting.
3. No - have said nothing after 20th counts.
4. Not a clue!

Lots of communication from school on maintaining good mental health, physical health and improving cultural capital.

Dd y13

1. Yes
2. Not yet (which she’s annoyed about)
3. No
4. Nothing been mentioned by school or teachers

Still some work coming through for my year 13 pupil
Already been offered a place at first choice uni

Sorry hit post too soon
He's been furloughed from his part time job
He's doing some volunteering and also we are paying him to tutor his year 10 sibling

My year 11 is in his final year at an indy. They are offering to set work and give feedback but acknowledge it won't make a difference to the marks.
The teachers are amazing and we are paying for this term. I have urged ds to engage on a-level subjects but not hopeful.

Year 11:
1. Is the school still setting work? Not really. I think they've had a couple of things, but not much.
2. Are they checking the work is done/ providing feedback? No
3. Are they suggesting that work completed after school closure may still contribute to their GCSE/ A Level grade. No
4. Do you know what sort of grades to expect your child will achieve?
Much lower than they are capable of as they were ill over mocks (in November), and their predicted grades dropped dramatically after that, even though they probably would have got the original ones. Frustrating.