ASSESSING PROGRESS at HIGH STORRS SCHOOL

3rd Dec 2014

Judith VaughanDeputy Head

CONTEXT• New National Curriculum and changes in all Key stages

• NC levels gone

• End of KS2 measure to change from 2017

• Current Y9 first to take new GCSE English and Maths in summer 2017

• Current Y8 first to take new GCSEs in Science, MFL, History and Geography

• Current Y11 first to take first of the new linear A Levels.

• Post 16 funding squeeze

High Storrs’ Background Considerations

• Stephen Betts’ work with Primary NC and levelling in Eng and Ma• 2 year KS3, 3 year KS4• 1 year GCSEs in KS4 for options

subjects• SWLP sixth form partnership work

Further HS Considerations

• New NC rationale• Accountability within and outside

of school• Got to have a levelling system!

HIGH STORRS’ PLAN

• A levelling system based on new GCSE grades 9 – 1 that spans KS3 and KS4• Rough equivalencies between

existing and new levels

New Number Grade

Old GCSE Grade

Old KS2/3 Level

- 9 +A* 10

- 8 +

- 7 + A 9

- 6 + B 8b - 8a

- 5 + B/C 7a - 8c

- 4 + C 7c – 7b

- 3 + D 6c – 6a

- 2 + E 5c - 5aF 4c - 4a

- 1 + G 3c - 3a

F3 U 2c - 2a

F2 U 1c – 1a

F1 U P levels

HIGH STORRS’ PLAN

2014-15• Old KS3 levels• Letter grades A*-G in KS4 (Except for Eng &

Maths)2015-16 and beyond• New number levels in KS3• Mixture of letter and number grades in KS4

Measuring ProgressKS2

Eng/Ma Ave

KS3 Progress Target

Old/New

KS4 GCSE Progress

Target (Min)Old/New

Min Levels Progress KS2 =>

KS4

5a 7b / 4 A* / 8 55b 6a / 3 A / 7 45c 6b / 3 A / 7 44a 6c / 3 B / 6 44b 5b / 2 C / 5 34c 5c / 2 C / 4 33a 4b / 1 D / 3 3

Levels of Progress KS2 Start 3LP 4LP 5LP 6LP

Possible Progress

targetLP

(OLD)LP

(NEW)

6a 3+ 6 B 7 A 8 A* 9 A* 9 A* 4 6 6b 3 6 B 7 A 8 A* 9 A* 9 A* 4 6

130 6c 3- 6 B 7 A 8 A* 9 A* 9 A* 4 6 5a 2+ 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 8 A* 8 A* 5 6 5b 2 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 8 A* 7 A 4 5 5c 2 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 8 A* 7 A 4 5 4a 2- 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 8 A* 6 B 4 4

100 4b 1+ 4 C 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 5 C 3 4 4c 1+ 4 C 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 4 C 3 3 3a 1 4 C 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 3 D 3 2 3b 1 4 C 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 2 E 2 1

80 3c 1- 4 C 5 B/C 6 B 7 A 2 E 2 1

Conclusions• It is a time of significant upheaval• There are opportunities as well as

challenges• THINKING time now and on the

journey will be critical.• Build a framework so that subject

specialists can add the detail.