Predicted grades in year 7

[newnamefor2021]

What are these? What are they based on?

My year 7 has hit his predicted grades back and they are frankly awful. He does has significant additional needs and a full time one to one.

He put put in a low ability class which didn't seem to line up with his grades. He was doing well in primary and above areas in things like
Maths. He is very very overwhelmed at school and find it very noisy and distracting.

Will speak to school but wanted to understand what they were and how that works going forward.

DS1 also hasa DCD diagnosis.
In y7 the senco agreed he could use a laptop for history and English.
It was useful for a year or 2 but now (y10) he's too focused on not looking different and wouldn't take a laptop to school. I think he has also got better at writing in that time.
If your son is finding maths too easy maybe email the head of maths and query if he in the right set.
If maths is his talent then it would be a shame for him to be bored disheartened.

@Newnamefor2021 the school should provide one - my DS got one straight away from his amazing primary once the hypermobility was diagnosed, and I know the secondary he'll be going to have a bank of laptops used by kids with dyslexia/hypermobility or whatever.

Sorry ps, my DS has an OT report specifying that this is needed, but I guess you could speak to the school up-front to see whether they'd consider it without OT input, and then get OT in if necessary.

Great. Thanks everyone, lots of ideas to bring up. Thanks everyone. Really helps to hear others perspectives.

Do pm me if I can be of any more help. Good luck!