The Sixteenth Republic - waiting on the GCSE results show!

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I wish there was better transition between primary and secondary. I sent the English and maths departments copies of their last writing and maths sats along with my skills checklists for moderation so they could see where the kids were. I usually do this anyway. I don't know if they get looked at or put in a bin but I keep doing it.

I think the biggest reason for fallback in year 7 is a combination of not having that 1 teacher who knows you. Plus, we do an hour and 20 of maths and english every day. I really think that if they could keep that up somehow in ks3, or at least do 1 more lesson a week, you'd get much better maths outcomes. For example, my son needs to do a bit of mental arithmetic and 4 operations every day. In year 6 he got a good sats score, now he's behind in year 8/9. He just needs to do it every day. I realise there's not enough timetable room though. For me, I wish he could drop art and music, which he is frankly appalling at, and do extra maths. In my secondary days I taught extra English classes for wobblers - are you still allowed to do that?

I really think you'd get a lot more kids getting the magic pass. It's so disabling for them not getting maths. It worries me.

We have to keep all papers for a set time. The kids do look at them and get feedback though. We can use them in moderation if necessary or to dispute marks.It's a pain - takes up half my cupboard!

We do have intervention for the wobblers - taught by whichever LSA has a free period. Which is fine but no one really has ownership of it.
We used to keep copies of all the mocks but now we just give them back.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1324759/uk-schools-return-coronavirus-latest-news-school-a-level-grades-gavin-williamson/amp

Has everyone voted on this? Currently the 'yes' vote is winning (ie do you trust the government to open schools safely).

piggy what could they do with that stuff though? They can’t appeal CAGs.

Piggy where did that list come from?

I really think the only appeal now should be for errors in administration.

I think it is just a control thing noble!

I reckon they'll try to claim that the meanie teachers were mean to them and look here is the evidence to prove it

herc it is on a FB group who are campaigning against unfair CAGs , bias and the system that forced us passive and biddable teachers to grade their children down.

Hang on - are we militant, work shy and lefty, or passive and biddable? I've lost track.
I also didn't agree with some of the CAGs awarded in my name. Shhhh.

I can't monkey : the Express keeps freezing my laptop!

It's a conspiracy, I tell you!!!

Done it! No and don't know does add up to 58%!

Thanks MrsH I’ll email my mentor tomorrow. I’m hoping it’s a cock up.

Keeping mocks for a set time sounds like a storage nightmare.

Done

@Piggywaspushed

watch out for this:

*These are the documents I have asked for. Address the email/letter to the Centre Head and the Exams Officer, and head it Subject Access Request.:

1. Centre Assessed Grades;
2. Rank Order Placement;
3. Teacher’s assessments;
4. Any written comments on the above, including any written instructions issued to teachers in respect of determining grades;
5. A record of my past academic performance, including, but not limited to records which records all forms of assessments, including homework marks;
6. The results of any progress assessment, whether computerised or written.

If you have retained mock scripts for Years 12 and 13, please disclose these so that they can be checked against the exam boards marking scheme to ensure the correct grades were awarded as per the exam boards marking criteria. If there is an issue with this, please confirm you will retain these scripts until advised they are no longer required. If you no longer have exam scripts, please confirm and state why these are no longer retained.*

Oh FFS. How many woman-hours will that eat up?

This algorithm was entirely bonkers wasn't it?

twitter.com/Samfr/status/1296128307788947456

Yeah I have heard of some foundation kids being given a 6, which is what they get for not putting tier of entry on the CAGs.

I mean we were specifically told that we couldn’t predict higher than tier of entry would allow, but no one told the algorithm.

@monkeytennis97

Still, a 42% No vote is quite significant in the Express!

@WhenSheWasBad

So I’ve finally got my timetable.

I’m not best pleased. Most regular teachers have 22 lessons (school has 25 1 hour lessons). Due to my NQT status I have 21 lessons.

I’m sure that’s not right. Not sure if I should bring it up with my mentor or not.

You should have 20.25 out of 25 lessons so only 20 (90% full time teacher allocation).

That's beyond mad.

And yet my Higher Tier DS may also get a 6 (or God knows what on his algorithm) and will be entirely more capable.

Madness.

I’m assuming that if my college received that they’d say that the data routinely released to parents already comprises a record of last academic performance - we have no set formal system to record homework/class marks as we’re free to keep our own records. And we give mocks back too.

@monkeytennis97

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1324759/uk-schools-return-coronavirus-latest-news-school-a-level-grades-gavin-williamson/amp

Has everyone voted on this? Currently the 'yes' vote is winning (ie do you trust the government to open schools safely).

Just voted-my goodness, can’t believe the number of yes!

I wouldn’t trust that shitshow to run me a bath.

Totally agree @Appuskidu

Thanks frifri I’ll try again tomorrow though I’d be very surprised if timetables have made it onto Go. Sims is baffling to me, I’ve never used it and this school only uses it for calling for patrol and the first appearance of time tables. I go onto it and feel like I’ve traveled back in time to a 90’s software world.

WhenShe definitely chase that. By my reckoning you should have 18 max.