Yr11 Assessment
Dear parents/carers
As you will be aware, the Department for Education has announced that students will be awarded teacher assessed grades for the summer examinations. Grades will be awarded and determined by teachers, based on what they have covered, taking into account the disruption to learning over the last 12 months due to the pandemic. The information below sets out how we intend to gather information to support these judgements over the next 8 weeks in school.
- Planned testing will take place between Monday 22nd March and Friday 28th May
- Students will have a minimum of three assessment opportunities to generate evidence (this may be less in vocational subjects where some units may already have been externally assessed)
- Assessments and evidence gathered earlier in the course may also be used to support judgments
- Assessments will be an appropriate length of time linked to subjects/tests and will be completed within normal lesson time
- Questions will vary in difficulty – assessments will allow students to access the full range of grades from 9-1 (except where tiered papers are being used)
- Assessments could be based on previous exam papers or new exam board materials
- Each assessment opportunity will be preceded by focused teaching/revision to prepare students for the assessments
- For the majority of students, assessments will take place in the classroom under supervised exam conditions
- Access arrangements will be incorporated into assessment arrangements for identified students
- Marks will be moderated and standardised in departments then quality assured by the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher
- All teacher assessed grades must be submitted to the exam boards by Friday 18th
| Date |
Action |
| 22nd March – 1st April |
Focused revision and assessment in subject areas |
| Eater holiday |
| 19th April – 30th April |
Focused revision and assessment in subject areas |
| 3rd May – 14th May |
Focused revision and assessment in subject areas |
| 17th May – 28th May |
Focused revision and assessment in subject areas |
| Half-term holiday |
| 7th June – 17th June |
Final catch up & submission of grades |
| 18th June |
Submission of teacher assessed grades to exam boards |
It is vital that students make the most of the available time and put their efforts into revision and preparation for assessments. The attached timetable gives an indication of the schedule of revision and assessment and subject teachers will provide more a more detailed plan via Google Classroom.
We are awaiting further guidance on an official leaving date for Year 11 students and we hope to be able to communicate this with you after Easter.
Yours sincerely
Mr N Scoltock
Deputy Headteacher
Year 11 Revision / Assessment Timetable
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