Year 1 mid year assessment

[BeeInYourBonnet]

Just had DDs mid year 1 report and it marks him as 04b for English and maths. What does this mean? I thought the scale started at 1a so am now worried she is off the scale, in a bad way!

Have you asked the teacher? That would be my first port of call.

Levels are irrelevant for your y1 child. The school have obviously chosen their own way to report attainment and progress, but at the moment all schools are choosing their own method, so you would be best asking.

Hi Bee:

Try looking at the school's website/ prospectus which might explain how they track progress.

If not ask the teacher.

If no joy - contact the head in writing. You are entitled to understand what 04b might mean.

having been there and done that - you're not alone - schools are universally appalling at clearly communicating to parents how children are doing - for all sorts of reasons:

don't want parents bragging/ showing off
don't want to pressure the child or make them feel bad
don't want to upset anyone
don't want to raise expectations

and sometimes teachers are told quite simply by senior management to not explain or discuss this stuff at all.

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This statement from the government may help: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368298/KS1-KS2_Performance_descriptors_consultation.pdf

So for Reading KS1 it says:

Four
• Mastery standard
• National standard
• Working towards national standard
• Below national standard

which could read 04/ a mastery (above expected progress)
04/b national standard (expected progress)
04/c below expected progress
04/d below floor standard or lowest expected progress

(I think the 'four' in this box actually merely indicated 4 descriptions of achievement).

HTH

Thanks all. Will speak to teacher after half term.

The information PSBD only applies to Y2 not to Y1 ... As said earlier the school have their own system so you need to talk to the teacher to find out what it means.