Page 2 - Assessment Leaflet Autumn 2017

In 2015 the government removed National Curriculum assessment
‘levels’ from primary and secondary schools. As there is no longer
a national system of levels, this gives Ivybridge the freedom to
introduce its own assessment system.

In 2017, the government introduced new, tougher GCSEs. The new
GCSEs are graded on a scale from 9-1: grade 9 being the highest,
grade 1 being the lowest. This is the same for all schools in the
country.

This leaflet explains how we will track, assess and report on the progress your
child is making on their learning journey through Ivybridge Community College.

So, how will this happen?

1 The College will assess each student at four points through the year and report

back to parents in November, January, April and June.

12 Information will be provided on two areas: Effort and Progress.

Effort

All students are awarded an Effort Grade on a scale of 1-4 for each subject at every
assessment point.
Students are awarded the Effort Grade which best describes their characteristics as a learner.

Progress

Progress information is presented differently at each Key Stage.
Key Stage 3 (Years 7 & 8) Flight Paths based upon their attainment in Key Stage 2
Key Stage 4 (Year 9 onwards) Students are working towards their GCSEs and are graded using
the new Number system (9-1)