Staff Handbook 2018 - 2019 FINAL

Assessment and reporting
The school uses Go4Schools for all reporting and assessment.
Formal Assessments
Outside of formal examination periods, as of September 2018, each department can choose when they will have their
assessments. There is an expectation that departments will state when these are planned for (in the subject notes on
Go4Schools and within their department handbook). Departments must also ensure that these assessments support
the reporting cycle of the school so that information reported is truly ‘current’.
Reports are produced to ensure that we are giving accurate and useful information to parents and students. It is
important (to the school, the students and the parents) that what we report is not only timely and accurate, but also
informative and useful. The teacher judged ‘Attributes’ (such as Attitude to Learning) gives both the school (Heads of
College, SLT and tutors) and the parents a sense of how the students are working at the school – and can be used to
inform of necessary tutor/Head of College interventions or identify students deserving praise. We have historically
collected this on a half‐term basis across the school but as of September 2018, there will be 4 Progress Reviews
(reporting points) per year. There will be no formal written reports for any year group (except for Year 12 which is
used to inform the reference writing in Year 13).
As of September 2018, in each reporting point, staff will have a two‐week window in which to:
1. Ensure any assessment information is up‐to‐date
2. Review and update predictions (Years 10‐13)
3. Check/Discuss within the subject teams/further amend the predicted grades for each student in Years 10‐13
4. Select appropriate ‘Attributes’ (Attitude to Learning, Progress Indicator, Organisation and Quality of
Homework).
The report will be published to parents at the end of the two weeks and results analysed, used over the next two
weeks by HoC and SLT.
The ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING calendar outlines the key dates for reporting for 2018‐2019, these are given to staff
and laminated copies should be in all offices.
All parents will have, the opportunity to see subject teachers once per year:
Structure of Parents’ Evenings:
All 7 evenings are directed time for staff at 3 hours per evening (pro‐rata for part‐timers)
Parents’ Evenings are carefully placed in the calendar to suit the needs of the students and the school
Each evening has a year group ‘focus’ but is also open for all year groups so teachers can target students 'out
of year'
Parents are made aware at the start of the school year of the parents’ evening structure and key dates
The school uses the 'Parents’ Evening' online booking system
Teacher bookings can be made before the online booking system is opened to parents
For each evening, teachers can and are expected to pre‐book (through the admin team) a maximum of 10
appointments for targeted/underperforming students (initially but not limited to the ‘focus’ year group)
It is the teachers’ responsibility to book in suitable breaks during the evening, before the system goes live to
parents (two weeks before the evening)
Parents’ online booking system is usually open for almost two weeks
Parents can select which subjects they wish to have appointments for and can make as many/as few as they
wish (subject to staff availability)
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