Levels.....again

[Tw1nmummy]

My son is predicted a 4a in everything by the end of this year - he is in year 4. It would appear that this is all that is required of him in order to complete primary school - what happens for the next 2 years if they are supposed to go up two levels a year? can you go beyond level 5 in primary school or is 5 a the highest you can get ?

THanks

A boy in my class ( year 5 ) just achieved a 7C for maths, so the answer is yes, you can certainly go beyond level 5!

( oh, and it's 2 SUB levels a year, so in theory 5B by the end of year 5 and 6C by the end of year 6)

Apologies ,....meant sub levels ! Their teacher implied level 5 was the end of the road in primary...?

Then he/she implied wrong! There is no upper limit to what can be achieved. SATs papers themselves now go up to level 6 but teacher assesment is limitless!

Presumably you can only get level 6 or 7 if you have been taught the syllabus?

Yes but if a child is working at that level then that is what should be taught. I can't and wouldn't expect my very able children to just sit there for two years twiddling their thumbs!

Very many thanks ....you sound like a great teacher !

I would print out
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/1to1tuition/getfile.php?src=149/app_en_asscrit_readwrite_08.pdf&s=4f68ee77b796f999c9e3631cad5e667d
and
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/1to1tuition/getfile.php?src=180/app_ma_asscrit_081.pdf
and give them to your child's teacher

DD2 is in the same situation - predicted 4A in maths, 5c in reading and writing. Her teacher is not fazed at all and is already planning to work with her on the next parts of the syllabus. She isn't alone in her year, there are 3 or 4 others, the school can handle it. Any good school will.

"I can't and wouldn't expect my very able children to just sit there for two years twiddling their thumbs!"

My DS wasn't quite as bright as the OP's so he ended up spending one year twiddling his thumbs :)

We complained to his Year 6 teacher that DS was finding the maths challenges too easy. Her solution? Try to do it faster than the other kids [rolls eyes]

My DS is on track for the same, as are about another 6 or 7 in the class. The 2 year 4 classes are in 3 separate maths sets so the majority of the children in the maths group will hit level 5 by mid year 5 if not before and the teachers will simply go beyond the syllabus. In other subjects they will be given extension work. It is fairly common I think. Most of DS's class will go to a secondary school which streams, via an exam, from yr7 so they will be ensuring that the more able children are challenged enough for the top streams as they'll be competing against lots of prep school children for the places.