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Reports

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Students will receive a report at the end of Term 1 and another at the end of the school year. Each report includes a tutor comment and students are also asked to reflect on their own learning and provide a comment. Reports are complemented by parents evenings and Learning Conversation Day during the year.

The following information is communicated in the reports:

Engagement for Learning Explained (all students)

The engagement score is designed to give an indication of how well a student is applying themselves to lessons in a subject. Teachers are asked to consider the Shaper Profile (shown below) as well as key hallmarks which underpin learning, such as organisation, meeting deadlines and commitment to learning.

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Year 7–9 (KS3) Current Attainment Explained

Teachers use all available evidence, such as performance in class activities, homework and assessments to make a professional judgement on the grade a student is currently working at. For Years 7–9 our teachers use the framework below to judge attainment of individual students against agreed age related expectations for each subject – displayed on reports as a comment (Mastering – Emerging)

Engagement for Learning Comment Description

Mastering

Working Toward Mastering

Securing

The student shows evidence of deep understanding and aspires to take risks and apply their knowledge and understanding to new contexts independently. The student is displaying habits of mind which are exceptional.

The student has demonstrated that they are at times working towards a mastery of knowledge and understanding. They are confident in their application of learning, displaying a range of positive learning dispositions.

The student has demonstrated on a regular basis that they are confident in their knowledge and understanding of the subject and secure in skills and application of learning. The student is positively disposed to learning.

The student has a developing knowledge and understanding of the subject, is developing a growing level of competence and is beginning to consider how to apply their learning. The student is developing positive learning dispositions.

The student has an elementary knowledge and understanding in few areas of the content and has achieved a limited competence in some of the processes and skills. Positive learning dispositions are emerging.