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cat target levels explained for year 8

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:19

I am unsure of what the levels mean, my child has 4 to 6a, can someone help to point me in te right direction of panic or ease

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:20

Whoops new to this my child is in year 8

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MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:22

Do you mean she has a level of between 4 and 6a for all the subjects she was tested in?

OrmIrian · 19/05/2009 16:23

Base level for the end of yr 9 is 5. ie that is the minimum they should have. According to DS#1's school. I would hazard a guess that 6 is iabout on target for yr 8?

Someone who knows will be along soon.

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:23

yes i think

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:24

thanks, ny child is struggling I think

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:24

looking at my spelling he is not the only one

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OrmIrian · 19/05/2009 16:25

Does she seem OK about school? Can you speak to her tutor? 6 doesn't seem struggling to me.

MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:25

Level 6a is the target for the end of year 9, so if she's got 6's in some subjects she's doing just fine!

I would imagine the 4's are for subjects like languages and possibly drama or humanities, since they are still relatively new subjects for her. Still nothing to worry about though.

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:26

what does it mean to gcse and olevel comparison

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OrmIrian · 19/05/2009 16:26

Good point maureen! DS's only low scores were for German which he has only just started.

MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:26

Sorry, he is obviously a boy!

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:27

thanks,

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OrmIrian · 19/05/2009 16:27

I think that level 5 is a pass at GCSE.

God listen to me! I know nothing....

MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:27

A 6a is equivelant to a C grade in GCSE.

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:28

he was this morning maureen he he

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:29

writing this down

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:30

i am having a meeting with the school tomorrow

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:32

his handwriting is awful, to the point you cannot read it, he is having handing writing lessons 3 mornings a week but is not really improving

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:34

i have managed to get him some sort of help with his maths as he is no good on bassics but ok on others, but I feel he is lost in the system, my child has adhd

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:35

but I feel he is should be given more withregards to his english any ideas?

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MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:35

You mentioned that you thought he was struggling. Is he at a grammar school? DD has grades that are 5a's and 6a's for core subjects. She is also in Yr8. However, her friends at grammar are already hitting 7's. DD isn't struggling at all, but if she was at a grammar school, she would. Does that make sense?

What I mean is, she'd be in lower sets and problably struggle if she was at grammar.

MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:37

Do you mean with the quality and content of his writing tasks?

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:41

secondary schoolquality and content, he can talk the talk but has no idea where to begin to write

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GREENTREE · 19/05/2009 16:42

his grades are 6c year 7 and 8 for english

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MaureenMLove · 19/05/2009 16:58

That is pretty good, you know.

I wonder if it's his writing letting him down? Maybe he's trying hard to keep his writing looking good, but because he's told he has a certain amount of time to write a piece, he's not getting enough down.
It will come, it's just going to take a little time.

If it's any consolation, I have had a Yr8 class today, all of whom have learning difficulties of some kind or another. Their maximum targets for the end of Yr8 is 3.