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Do schools ever correct a report?

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TentBox · 09/07/2021 23:47

If a teacher writes something unfair about a child in the report and the school agree that it was unfair and unhelpful?

Also do year 6 reports get passed on to the secondary school?

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mnistooaddictive · 10/07/2021 00:36

Yes they get corrected, not passed to secondary usually - verbal report is given as it isn’t subject to same GDPR!

Yellowmellow2 · 10/07/2021 07:32

If the school have agreed it’s incorrect then you could ask them to remove the bit you’re contesting. In our school all children’s records, including reports, do get passed to secondary. I doubt very much that they read them though!

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TentBox · 10/07/2021 12:19

Thank you that's good to know.

I wouldn't like the comment to be passed on to secondary at all. We've never complained about a report although once or twice it has been inaccurate or lazy over the years so definitely not a case of "not my precious darling".

How can I politely but firmly enquire about editing the unfair part of the report.

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Seashor · 10/07/2021 21:19

I had something outrageous written about my daughter by the PPA cover. I showed it to her class teacher who was extremely apologetic and visibly cross about it. I asked him if I could leave it with him and that I would respect the decision that he decided to make ie, do nothing or do something. He took it to the head.

Yellowmellow2 · 11/07/2021 08:42

I would ask to meet with the teacher and then ask them to about the comment. Say that you were quite surprised by it and would be interested to know more? Then perhaps you could say that you think it’s untrue/unfair and could the report be changed. If you’ve got all the way to Year 6 without complaining then they’ll know you’re a reasonable parent.

DolphinFC · 11/07/2021 09:26

Have the school already agreed that it's unfair?

Cookiedough123 · 11/07/2021 09:37

No one will ever read the report. The report might exist somewhere but nobody in a secondary school has time to read the kids ks1/ks2 report. I say this as a secondary teacher who has also directly dealt with transition.

Longdistance · 11/07/2021 09:59

If there’s an issue, this should have been discussed before writing it in a report, especially If it’s to do with behaviour.
I’d message the school about it. It could even be a copy and paste gone wrong.

Iamnotthe1 · 11/07/2021 10:54

If the school agree that it was inaccurate and thus unfair then I'm sure they would change it. If it's an accurate statement about that child in school but one that as a parent, you don't like, then that's different. A negative statement is not necessarily unhelpful if it means that what it's about is addressed as a result.

Send a message to the teacher querying the statement. He/she will be able to explain why that statement is in there. If you're not satisfied and still believe it to be inaccurate, you explain that and ask for a meeting/call with the headteacher.

Lougle · 11/07/2021 10:57

I think 'unfair' is a very ambiguous word. If it is materially inaccurate, then yes, it should be changed. If it is just a matter of opinion, no.

AlpineBell · 11/07/2021 11:04

A secondary teacher normally visits primary schools and talks to the class teacher about any issues with children going to them I believe

DolphinFC · 11/07/2021 11:29

If it's relevant, then it will probably already have been said to the secondary school.

thismustbejazz · 12/07/2021 20:57

Why would secondary school transitions not read a year 6 report?

Secondary Schools seem to ask so much information of the kids and parents that it would seem strange that say someone at the secondary would not read a year 6 report?

mnistooaddictive · 12/07/2021 21:50

We have nearly 300 students per year. To read all those reports is a huge time commitment. You have to make notes or you forget what it said about each. It’s a better use of time for the primary teacher to say 2 sentences about each child as a summary. Some children need 30 sentences not 2 and that’s ok!!

Soontobe60 · 12/07/2021 22:03

@thismustbejazz

Why would secondary school transitions not read a year 6 report?

Secondary Schools seem to ask so much information of the kids and parents that it would seem strange that say someone at the secondary would not read a year 6 report?

The reports go to parents, no one else. We complete transition records for secondary schools, that include relevant data, any exclusions, any SEN, attendance and a brief comment on any issues we may have. Children with EHCPs have the secondary school Senco attend the Y6 annual review, which takes place in the Summer term once the schools have been allocated.

SGBK4862 · 12/07/2021 22:14

The reports are for parents but we make copies that are passed on to their secondary schools in the children's files. However, we only open the files to add the reports or key letters so I doubt anyone ever reads them. Plus at our school, the reports are overly positive - apart from the levels given, they don't really tell you much about the child.

thismustbejazz · 12/07/2021 23:55

Yes sorry I assumed some reporting was relevant for secondary and so might be read through.

It is just the secondary school has asked lots of questions through an online portal so I also assumed they may also get info in some usuable format from the primary school too. I do wonder if the school has read all the info that it has asked of us??

I am wondering if I get the same report at the end of the year 6 or if the secondary school gets a different version of what is actually needed and we just get a parent focussed report?

Iamnotthe1 · 13/07/2021 06:40

I am wondering if I get the same report at the end of the year 6 or if the secondary school gets a different version of what is actually needed and we just get a parent focussed report?

More often than not, secondaries are not given a written report. There may be a data sheet that is filled in with key information such as attainment data, SEN status etc.

What happens more often is a meeting between the member(s) of transition staff and the Y6 teacher. Each of the children will be discussed in more detail with the transition staff making notes on anything relevant to them. Children with SEND will be discussed more in depth here too. For children with an EHCP, the SENDCo for the secondary school will be invited to the Y6 annual review so that they can input into amending the EHCP for the secondary school. However, they don't always attend.

There will also be a meeting between members of the Child Protection teams so that any children with existing files, either current or historic, can be discussed and the files handed over.

Blanketpolicy · 14/07/2021 10:51

twitter.com/josephoak35/status/1414997450708881410?s=21

This popped up on my twitter "recommended for you" this morning and thought of this thread. Is asking for reports to be rewritten common? Ds has had a few comments through the years that didn't ring true for him at home, but would never had asked for it to be rewritten. If I had a concern would have discussed with teacher.

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