Page 3 - Student Assessment Guide Nov 19

Effort Criteria

Grad e • You consistently meet all of the criteria for Grade 2.
1 • You are an exceptional student who has an extremely positive attitude towards
learning, always striving to do your best and demonstrate a thirst for learning.
• You have outstanding independent learning skills and high levels of resilience.
• You are fully committed to your learning, with a positive mindset and are a role model
for others.

Gra de • You have a positive attitude towards learning, strive to do your best and participate well
2 in lessons.
• Your homework is completed on-time, reflects a good level of effort and you act upon
the feedback provided.
• You have the appropriate books and equipment with you for learning.
• You are continuing to develop your independent learning skills, show a pleasing level
of resilience when you face challenges in your learning and work well in class.

Gra de • Your attitude towards learning occasionally dips below expectations and at times there
3 are aspects of the lesson where you fail to participate fully or achieve your best.
• Your homework is sometimes incomplete or not handed in and may not be to the level
of which you are capable.
• Sometimes you do not have the books and equipment needed to support your learning.
• You may sometimes produce good work, at times, but you only complete the minimum
required.
• You have not yet developed a sense of resilience to support your learning.
• There is room for improvement if you are going to achieve your full potential.

Gra de • Your attitude towards learning is often below expectations and you consistently fail to participate
4 in aspects of your work as fully as possible.
• You have many late, incomplete or missing pieces of homework which are not completed to the
level of which you are capable.
• You often do not have the books and equipment needed to support your learning.
• This level of commitment means that you are likely to be underachieving and seriously at risk of
not meeting your full potential.

Progress
At Ivybridge Community College we believe that there are no limits to student potential. To support

this philosophy, we do not issue students with Target Grades based on their Key Stage 2 data.