these 1a 2b results??

[nicolakc]

i am new to mumsnet and didnt realise yr 1s got these kind of results!! i have an ankle biter in year 1, when would i expect this to be given to me and how relevent are they at age 6?? thanks

Same here - my eldest is in Yr 1 not heard of these either (?)

oh well i guess we will find out soon!! :-)

My DS is now in yr2 and we were given NC grades in his school report back in July (yr1).

IIRC it was literacy, numeracy & handwriting.

These are national curriculum levels and go up 1c, 1b, 1a, 2c, 2b, 2a etc. At the end of KS1, that is end of year 2, they should if they are average be getting 2b results for each subject area. How relevant are they? well rather depends on how much credence you want to give to these results which are very early on in their school life and will depend to some extent on their base line capability when they came into school in reception.
Normally a pupil is expected to make 2 sub-level moves per year or possibly 3, that is from 1a to 2b or 2a.

Some schools give out national Curriculum levels with reports in the summer term, and some don't. Only year 2 and yr 6 levels need legally to be reported. Levels may be given for reading, writing ( which includes spelling and handwriting) and maths. Some schools also give science levels in year 2 and 6 too.
In theory the "average" result at the end of year 2 is 2B and a 4B at the end of year 6. Obviously mumsnetters never have "average" children so levels mentioned tend to vary wildly!
Progress is meant to be around 2 sub levels ( those pesky a,b c bits) per year but again this can vary from school to school and from year to year.

Personally I wouldn't start bothering about levels just yet!

"Only year 2 and yr 6 levels need legally to be reported."
This is true as far as giving statistics to the government is concerned, but if children are assessed in other years and the school have these assessments on record, then I would have thought it would be a data protection issue if they didn't provide them to individual parents when asked!

In my DD's report at the end of Yr 1 she was given grades in reading, writing, maths

I always ask if they are not offered. But I'm nosey.

ah thanks ladies, i guess ill soon know if he is doing ok :-). x

Hi Nicolkc:

Mumsnet has information on assessment and NC Levels on their Learning Page - here www.mumsnet.com/learning/assessment/introduction

Just follow sub-headings through for the information you're after.

NC Levels in terms of expected progress by English school year here: www.mumsnet.com/learning/assessment/progress-through-national-curriculum-levels

HTH