Decoding parents evening - YR!

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Just wondered if teachers could help.

Had parents evening recently. Apparently DC is working "above the expected level" in three areas, as expected in some others and there's one they are looking to "develop".

So does this translate to "exceeding" in the three areas, "expected" in the others and "emerging" in the last one, do you think?

I wish I had asked this at the time !

Galena that's a lovely story your DD wrote. Would that be levelled as "exceeding" then, teachers?

I think this is what annoyed me about it all last year when DD was in reception.

DD had been assessed all year on the old points 1-9 and then the new way for the first time in her report. She started reception pretty much all on 9s (except for numeracy which was 7 IIRC).

I was told all year how amazingly bright she was (there seemed to be a huge gap between her, another child and then the rest of the year group) and how she was exceeding every target etc etc. Her end of school report was full of "exceeding her targets" in the teachers comments and then it came as a total to see she got "expected" for everything except reading.

She finished reception on a 2A (reading) and a 1A/2C (writing) and still got expected in writing, despite writing unaided all the time (she loved the writing corner).

There were parents who had been told their children were bang on where they should be (points 6/7) who when the school report came out were emerging in everything.

Galena - does she write non fiction unaided too? This was the reason given for DD not getting exceeding in writing.

I have no idea. I'm not sure she's tried...

I know that Welsh education is meant to be lagging behind English education, but sometimes I'm so glad I'm Welsh! Our reception children are meant to reach Welsh foundation phase outcome 3, year 1 outcome 4, year 2 outcome 5.
To achieve an outcome you have to be at the top of it, so if a child in year 2 just reaches over into outcome 6 (like a 3C in NC levels) they don't get outcome 6 they get outcome 5. But no faffing about with sub levels you either have achieved an outcome or you haven't.
I know DS3 in reception is expected to achieve outcome 3 in literacy and personal development, and is currently working middle of outcome 5 in numeracy (so will prob get outcome 4). No worries about if they are exceeding/expected etc and how they compare to different schools. But progression can clearly be seen for your child right through foundation phase from nursery to Y2.
Literacy is just literacy not split into reading/writing etc so less again as a parent to worry about.

Technically the sub levels don't exist LMG and soon we won't have any levels in England either.

What is the difference between emerging , developing and secure and emerging expected and exceeding?

emerging expected and exceeding are the official terms used in the end of EYFS profile

I don't think it is very difficult to be exceeding at all in the main areas literacy, numeracy etc. it is harder in pe, technology etc

The (main) prime areas are physical development speaking and listening and personal social and emotional development givemeaclue not literacy and numeracy

If mums are expecting gulfs between their children and all the others to be reflected by what is printed in the school report then I can see where the problems are occurring! That's not what school reports were invented for!

A school report IMO should not be a shock at the end of the school year

I think school reports have always been shocking. The tradition/cliche is the child who has performed badly in subject x. Of course there are the model children who are expected to perform well in everything. These reports can contain unwelcome surprises. But all good scores are taken for granted.

Do you have much experience of school reports CG? I thought your child had just started school.

Guess mine must have been chipped on a rock, I forgot.

So your experience is your own reports as a child and your child's future reports

What's this about?

I have never had a shock in a school report before DD's last year.

DS's yr3 teacher kept me very well informed with his progress. This year (for DS now yr4) has been about as bad as it can be: over 20 teachers (including supply), problems with bullying, far too easy work (I saw his school books) and now being given school reading books that he read in yr2

DD on the other hand is doing v well and has an amazing teacher

You said school reports have always been shocking I just wondered how much experience you had ...

Go on then. School reports have not always been shocking. Mrz drops the scoop...

Bold headline, maybe?

No columngollum I'm sure your school reports were always shocking just as you say