Changes to NC and relation to 'old' levels...

[Panicmode1]

I have tried to google this but can't find it....I'm trying to find out how the new NC assessments correspond to the 'old' NC levels - my children's reports all say "will achieve above age related targets by the end of the year". How do I find out what that actually means in real terms?! Or what the age appropriate targets are.....the information coming from the school has been rather thin to say the least!

Panic mode they are comparing your child with national expectations so if exceeding they are doing very well

If a school has a track record of very high results, achieving the national expectations may still mean they are under achieving when compared to peers with a similar starting profile.

The new curriculum has higher expectations and different content especially in maths. This means you cannot relate achievement directly to old NC levels. I expect a lot of teachers are struggling to communicate clearly to parents because they find it mind bending themselves. Levelling in the old system was not an exact science because different things were taken into consideration e.g. comparing supported/unsupported work/performance in tests and an overall judgement was made.

Thank you mrz - that's helpful, I think (goes off to google!). My eldest has just got into superselective grammar so I wasn't surprised about him 'exceeding', but it's good to know the others are on track too...! I did have a long chat with the head and she said that they are also struggling to get their heads around it all too.

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210969/NC_framework_document_-_FINAL.pdf

There is also the issue that the new curriculum is harder. For example, the old year 2 expectations were 2b and the new Year 2 will be a secure Year 2. However, a secure Y2 is not the same as a 2b. Current thinking (and this will probably change once the new SATs results start coming in next summer) is that a secure Year 2 will be the same as a 2c, not a 2b.

We are working on the theory that results will be deflated by one sublevel, possible two further up the school (i.e. a 5c will be the same as a secure Year 6, not a 4b as it is now.

You mean 2a, surely?

hm, reading through this thread, teacher saying dd not allowed to learn stuff of a year above her is wrong then? Fair enough if she says it has to go in width rather than higher. I don't care whether which direction she goes as long as she is not bored with too easy stuff.