The Charter School

 

 

Annual reports are issued at different times of the school year for different year groups.   In Year 10  – February to include information from external examinations and also provide feedback on progress on GCSE and Diploma work; to inform parents/carers on coursework progress and its importance and value.

 

What do the Engagement in Learning assessments mean?

 

Our Engagement in Learning assessment has been adapted to make it more reflective of the learner’s learning in lessons. Here is what those grades mean.

 

A – Learner actively takes responsibility for their learning by fully participating in all lessons. They set themselves challenging targets and use their initiative to work independently, creatively and consistently towards them. Independent enquiry, including homework is always completed to a high standard.

 

B – Learner takes responsibility for their learning and behaviour and participates well in lessons. They work well in a team but can sometimes be hesitant to take risks or independently extend their learning. Independent enquiry, including homework is usually attempted, but is not always to a high standard.

 

C – Learner does not learn well independently and often needs support with meeting deadlines. They rarely ask questions to extend their understanding and would benefit from increasing their confidence as a learner. Independent enquiry, including homework, is sometimes incomplete or lacking quality.

 

D – Learner takes little responsibility for their learning or behaviour and rarely participates appropriately in lessons. They do not manage their time or emotions well and usually give up before reaching their goal. Independent enquire, including homework is usually incomplete.

 

 

ET – exceeding target – this is where your child has already exceeded the set target so the target will be reviewed and increased, if necessary.

 

OT – on target – your child has reached the set target

 

WT – working towards – your child just below the set target (by no more than 2 sub-levels) – this is acceptable.

 

BT – below target – This is a whole level below target and a cause for concern. You can discuss this with their tutor or subject teacher.

We set an aspirational target that we believe the learner has the academic potential to achieve during the course of their Year 10 studies. This grade is based on their end of year exams in Year 9 (if appropriate) and each subject teacher’s assessment of their potential.

 

This is the grade we expect your child to attain on completion of their examinations in the summer. This grade will be reassessed following practice examinations in December. We would expect each child to improve by one grade during the year. So if they start the year on a D grade we would expect them to get a C in the summer; if a B is assessed then an A grade would be expected and so on.

 

In GCSE grades range from A* to U (unclassified).

 

Distinction, Merit, Pass and Fail.

 

We believe so, but only if they work with real effort, keep up to date with coursework, completing and handing in homework and revising thoroughly for examinations. Our teacher predictions for this summer’s GCSE results were incredibly accurate.

 

‘Abs’ is where your child’s attendance rate is too low for subject teachers to make an accurate assessment. ‘N/A’ is where your child has only recently joined the school or subject, or may be attending another subject instead, so that the subject teacher is not able to assess their achievement.