Baseline for Progress 8
The baseline prior attainment to be used in the Progress 8 calculation will be based on student's test results at KS2. As the primary phase SATs have changed in recent years the table below sets out which tests will be…
Calculating Progress 8
Progress 8 scores will be calculated for each student in order for a school’s Progress 8 score to be determined. A student’s Progress 8 score is defined as their Attainment 8 score minus their estimated Attainment 8 score, the outcome…
Calculating Attainment 8
The qualifications used in the Attainment 8 calculation are: A double weighted maths element score. A double weighted English element score. This will be the highest point score from either the English Language or English Literature. Double weighting will only…
Secondary Floor Target 2016 – Progress 8 & Attainment 8
From 2016 there will be a new floor standard for schools with a key stage 4. A school will be below the floor standard if its Progress 8 score is below -0.5, and the upper band of the 95% confidence…
Secondary Performance Table Measures 2016 – Progress 8 & Attainment 8
The 2016 Performance Tables in England and RAISEonline reports will focus on the following headline measures in 2016: Progress across 8 qualifications (Progress 8) Attainment across the same 8 qualifications (Attainment 8) Percentage of students achieving the threshold in English…
Progress 8 & Attainment 8 – The Basics
The Progress 8 (P8) measure is designed to measure the progress your students make from the end of primary school to the end of Y11. It is a value added measure that will compare the results of your students to…
Linking the Growth of an Improvement Culture, Performance Management and Professional Development
Too often these are treated as separate things, to be carried out independently rather than as processes which are interrelated and should be viewed as one. The questions for schools are: “What practices and processes can we put in place…
2015 Key Stage 2 Thresholds with Sub Levels and SATS Results
Key Stage 2 SATS Test Results The KS2 test results for 2015 have been released and schools can find their results on the NCA tools website: https://ncatools.education.gov.uk/ Key Stage 2 Thresholds with Sub Levels The test thresholds have been published…
Appraisal: Completing the Process, Substantive Evidence and Effective Review Meetings
In the last blog earlier this month, suggestions were made to not let appraisal sit metaphorically on the shelf until October and that action was needed this term in order to ensure the appraisal process has impact and supports colleagues’…
Are You Ready for Appraisal Review?
It is that time of the year when the teaching profession begins to look back on the academic year that has just about gone and begins thinking about next year. There is also some light at the end of the…