When younger DC is doing better than older DC

[BedsitBob]

DD (Year 3) loves writing and puts huge amounts of effort in. DS (Year 5) thinks he is rubbish at writing and finds it hard.

DD has been assessed as working at a higher level than DS in writing. Although this is because she is doing particularly well, rather than because of any particular failings on DS's part, he is finding it very hard to deal with and has only reinforced his "rubbish at writing" feeling.

Anyone else experienced this and how did it pan out?

Why does he even know what kneel she's been assessed at? I have similar aged children and this is absolutely bit something that would be discussed.

*level

They are told levels at school. Assumed this was normal? It is normally coupled with "and to get to the next level you need to do x,y,z".

Not in our school. And certainly not to other pupils.

They are not told the levels of other pupils! But of course the children ask each other and compare.

Our school tells children their levels, and discusses what they need to improve. I let my children read their own reports too, so it would be impossible to hide something like this - and not out of the question here either as mine are only a year apart.

I would focus on how hard they have been trying, and the key things that need to be improved to get the level up. Also that levels are being abolished anyway!