Whilst you are waiting… Following your feedback at the last Parents’ Forum I would be grateful if you could have a look at the latest prototype for the Year 7 Survival Guide to be used in September All comments, further ideas and feedback welcome! Welcome

Parents’ Forum 22 nd May 2014 Reports and Parents’ Evenings

Click to add title Welcome by Mr Goulding Presentation on Reporting by Miss Nightingale Opportunity for questions and feedback Presentation on Parents’ Evening by Mr Goulding Opportunity for questions and feedback Please hand in your feedback forms before you leave or send them in with your son/daughter to give to Mrs Moore (Global Citizenship Adminstinstrator – Lower School). Organisation of The Evening

Click to add title Years 7-10 get 3 types of report, one per term: Autumn Term = Progress Report Spring = Formative Report Summer = Achievement Report The form tutor writes a report on your child once a year. Reporting Currently

Click to add title Progress Report Gives basic information of how your son/daughter has settled into the new academic year. End of Year Target Organisation – Bringing equipment and homework Behaviour – Aiming for 5s by being engaged, not disturbing the learning of others… Effort – Always trying your best and building resilience Outstanding – Going above and beyond expectations Good – Meeting many and sometimes exceeding expectations Could Improve – Meeting some expectations but not consistently Unacceptable – Needs immediate improvement to enable them to reach their potential

Click to add title Formative Report Extra features: Includes a current grade/level Includes a comment by the teacher

Click to add title Achievement Report Includes: End of year target End of KS target OBE Attendance Tutor Comment

Click to add title The Good, the Bad and the Ugly What do you want on the reports you receive? We need to try and get a balance which fulfils your requirements without adding to the teachers’ workload. Parental Desires Work Load

Click to add title What information (features) do you want sent home? How regularly do you want/need this information? What format do you prefer? Should all reports be the same format? Do our current reports meet your needs? Key Questions to ask yourselves…

Click to add title Key features Grades/Levels against minimum and maximum expectations Attendance and lates Simple, self explanatory format Form Tutor Comment Space for the teacher, parents and student to agree strategies/targets to focus on for future improvements

Click to add title Key Features General overview of skills and explanation Tutor comment Attendance overview/detail Learning profile in each subject WWW/EBI comments Forecast grade Target grade But no current grade!

Click to add title Key Features Cumulative grade/levels over a key stage Attendance and punctuality Other basic information (reading age) WWW and EBI comments Information once a year??

Click to add title Key features Outline of the course Feedback on a number of areas Easy to interpret Targets outline HOW to improve

Click to add title Key features Grades are cumulative Lesson Monitor Information (1s & 5s…) Attendance information Simple, self explanatory format Focus on excellence Comparision to the average for the year group

Click to add title Please give us your views on what you have heard on the topic of Reporting We would be grateful if you could hand these in before you leave or via Mrs Moore in the Lower School building.

Click to add title The parent Forums: –Seeking views –Sharing ideas –Getting feedback Traditional parent evenings: –Parents and students receive a verbal report from the subject teachers and discuss progress, attainment, attitude and any other aspects that affect the student’s learning. Meetings with Parents

Click to add title Problems with: –Booking systems online –Keeping to time –Missed appointments –Attendance –Effect on teaching staff the next day Is there a better way? Parent Evenings

Click to add title Daytime appointment of 10 – 15 minutes with the form tutor, based on quality data, to discuss the overview of progress and attainment in all subjects…….. and The opportunity to attend a ‘Subject Clinic’ for those who need it, for a subject specific dialogue with the subject teacher. Academic Review Days

Click to add title Please give us your views on what you have heard on the topic of Parents’ Evenings and Academic Review Days. We would be grateful if you could hand these in before you leave, or via Mrs Moore in the Lower School building.