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Is this accurate, re NC levels?

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weatherrain · 17/06/2012 19:05

one www.friarsprimary.co.uk/Learning-Links/Your-Childs-Progress. Just curious really as we've been told levels and I don't want to know just the expected levels but also how bad or good others are.

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MWB22 · 17/06/2012 19:27

Hello there! Your link doesn't work.

weatherrain · 17/06/2012 19:29

Sorry, I am an idiot. Extra word there.

www.friarsprimary.co.uk/Learning-Links/Your-Childs-Progress

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weatherrain · 17/06/2012 19:29

www.friarsprimary.co.uk/Learning-Links/Your-Childs-Progress

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AbigailS · 17/06/2012 19:31

First glance: The white and the orange sections in the chart look the wrong way round to me.

missmapp · 17/06/2012 19:33

I agree, the 'on track' seem to be below nc expectations

MungoJelly · 17/06/2012 19:34

I agree with Abigail Grin

The school I work in use the numbers (APS points) not levels and have done for a few years. Easier for us to gauge increments of progress. A useful chart, thanks Weather.

weatherrain · 17/06/2012 19:39

That's what I thought, it didn't seem quite right but I didn't realise that the colours were messed up. Is it otherwise correct?

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FullBeam · 17/06/2012 19:43

I agree Abigail. But otherwise, it looks accurate.

My only problem with these targets is that they don't take into account that some children are a year older than others in the same year group.

Most (but not all) of the top group/level 3 children in my dd's class are September born. They are labelled as 'more able' but perhaps they are just a year older!

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 17/06/2012 20:33

full beam... exactly. one month younger and dd would be spectacular! as it is, as an august baby....

weatherrain · 17/06/2012 20:35

I suppose on the other side of the coin, if a summer born gets into the higher levels of "More able", then he or she must be quite a bit more than just "More able". Confused

And I didn't know there were sub-levels at Level 6 in Primary School.

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ImNotaCelebrity · 17/06/2012 21:18

I'm afraid you're wrong! The chart is exactly right.
The term applies to each school term, not to when your child is born!
The targets, therefore, are for each term of school.
Look at yr 6, autumn term:
The focus group children (orange) ore 3c, 3b and 3a. This is below age expectations. 4c and 4b (white) are securely on target, while 4a and above (blue) are working above expected levels.
Now look at spring term ... the grid has changed slightly, as the children are expected to have made some progress.
By the summer, they are hoping that their target group (orange) have made enough progress to be at 4c, more children will have moved into 4b and 4a (white) and anyone in 5 is working above expected levels so is therefore termed 'more able'.
This is nothing to do with birth dates. It is hard data, what the school is judged on. It is all about getting those children to 4c and above. It is a tool for teachers to track progress and pick up those who are falling behind or staying static. It is part of their target setting process. It's unusual to share with parents, precisely because it is tricky to understand, as you've shown.

ImNotaCelebrity · 17/06/2012 21:20

Oh ignore me - typing before I read properly as usual!
Yes, the 'key' box at the bottom has the orange and white the wrong way round!
Otherwise, all makes sense.

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