School Reports

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It is my first year as a school mum. I went to school abroad so have little experience of the English Way.

Our kids got their reports today (end of Reception). One of the mums keeps going on about how their PFB got "exceeding" on everything and that her kid is top of the class, if not the best in the whole country.

This is the same mum that told me she could run faster than me and everyone else, but sadly there was no parents' race on Sports Day to prove it.

Is this as exceptional as she says or do lots of kids get these results?

Not got my dd's report yet as she accidentally brought home the wrong bag. No idea what her report will say.

Sorry, saw you said they have a high, a middle and a low attaining class. I don't think any primary schools stream like that where i live

Here's an interesting article about streaming. They definitely don't do it at my dc's state primary (SW England). I was looking at it as my children are quite bright and feel they're not being pushed. They're always saying they're bored and from the work I see/hear them doing when I volunteer I can see why.

The paper was written in 2013 but their talking about 2007. I can’t remember how the millennium cohort study recruited but I don’t think it was evenly spread. I don’t know if it follows that just because 16.4% of a selection of children from the study were in streamed classes that 16.4% of all children were. And it will have included private not just state schools

If anything streaming will have decreased since 2007 with mixed ability teaching having increased.

Why can’t you be actually be proud of what he’s achieved despite it not being top of the class

This is what get to me to about these boastful, bragging parents. Why is the child not 'allowed' to be average? Imagine the pressure that's going to be put on these kids if they're not particularly academic.

My DC does ok in school, very good at some subjects, average in others but I'm more proud of her personality and the kindness that she shows to her friends. As long as she's not struggling with anything, I'm delighted for her.