TTC SIXTH FORM - Tendring Technology College

22. Target Grades
Teachers will complete a half termly assessment on all students. It will cover effort, academic progress
and ability to meet deadlines, punctuality, attendance and attitude to learning. Your tutor will discuss your
progress with you and jointly construct targets aimed at enhancing your work. Copies of reports and
targets are sent to parents. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have your planner with you at the
appropriate times.
Your target grade will be based on your performance at GCSE. Your average points score will generate
a minimum target grade. This will then be converted into your A-level target, which will be based on what
the top 25% of students with a similar profile to you achieve. You will calculate your target grades during
the learning conference in the first 2 weeks of September.
23. Progress Review
Students are provided with six progress review periods over the two academic years of study. These
involve an interview with their tutor and teachers. The student’s pastoral progress and attitude to learning
is discussed and future targets set. This information provides the basis for the Progress Review Report,
which is sent home following each period of review.
This system has a variety of benefits. It sets students targets from the start of their courses and involves
them in the target setting process. It also involves regular review, which involves students, teachers and
parents. It helps to provide an early indication of under-achievement but also allows the identification and
praise of students who are meeting or exceeding their targets. This system of monitoring and reporting is
supported by a Full written report and Parents’ Evening in Year 12 and 13.
Sixth Form Student Performance Indicators
The grades outlined below will be used during the Progress Review weeks to give a "snapshot" of your
current progress. They will also be used in the Full report in the Spring Term.
ATTENDANCE/EFFORT:
There will be a letter N in this box if there is no concern. If there is a
concern, however, a letter, or letters, will be inserted to indicate the area of concern:
A = Attendance concerns
B = Behaviour problems in class
C = Coursework not complete
D = Not meeting deadlines
H = Homework not completed
T = Tests in class below target
W = Work in class off target
S = Weak skills holding back progress
PREDICTED OUTCOME:
This is based on your work up to the time of each Progress Review. It is an indication of the
probable final grade you will achieve if you continue to work at your current level of
performance. In the early stages of the course these grades need to be treated with caution as
they may be based on a small sample of work. Towards the end of the course they are likely to
be more effective indicators of final achievement.
James Saunders Page 13 31/08/12