Our Partnership The role of parents … is the single biggest influence on development. Good quality home learning contributes more to children’s intellectual and social development than parental occupation, education or income. (DFE)

Marking, Feedback and Expectations in the Academy Good Morning/ Afternoon, It is a pleasure to present to you today a subject we feel passionate about… …Ensuring every child achieves to their full potential and specifically Parental involvement in children’s learning is a key factor in improving academic attainment & achievements, as well as their overall behaviour & attendance. DFE 2012

Pupils will… Ensure work is well presented Date work Underline date and title Use a ruler for straight lines Respond to marking feedback stamp Write out spellings correctly

Teachers will… Regularly mark work Use a range of marking techniques including: VM/ PM/ SM Deep marking ie Academy Stamp Correct key spellings in a piece of work Allow dedicated time to reflect on marked work

Marking This is your effort grade.   This is your attainment grade or level. Your teacher will write down what you have done well. Your teacher will write down what you need to do in order to progress - your next steps. This is where you write a response to your teacher.

Aspirations and Attitude High aspirations Believe and Achieve Determination Hard work Adrian Richards, Chief Operating Officer at Stones

Expectations Positive behaviour Correct uniform Be prepared for lessons, correct equipment and homework completed. Participate constructively in class activity Ask questions

Year 7 targets & assessment

How targets are set Targets are set using the KS2 Reading & Maths score Targets are subject to change in line with changes in DfE data which is released yearly 5 year flight path to GCSE Progress is reported in relation where students are in comparison to their target (e.g. above target) Creating student

Threshold target (Estimated GCSE grade) GCSE (Estimated grade) Creating + 8/9 Creating 7 Evaluating 6 Analysing 5 Applying 4 Understanding 3 Remembering 2

Aspirational targets!

GCSE results this year – same ability in Year 7 SUBJECT STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3 STUDENT 4 English Lang 2 4 5 8 English Lit 1 3 6 9 Maths 7 Core Science E D B Additional Science F A Geography C History G French Computer Science Ethics A* Option 1 PASS DISTINCTION Option 2

GCSE results this year – lower ability students SUBJECT STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 English Lang 5 4 English Lit 6 3 Maths Core Science D Additional Science Geography History French C Computer Science Ethics Option 1 PASS Option 2 DISTINCTION L1 DISTINCTION

How progress is monitored 3 reports per year to parents Exam results sent to parents Progress meetings with parents Parents’ evening Any concerns at all contact: progress@paigntonacademy.org

Key dates Data drop 1 – w/b 11th December Data drop 2 – w/b 26th March Data drop 3 – w/b 2nd July Formal exams – w/b 19th March Parents’ Evening – Thursday 26th April