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OOL HER S CHOO PPE 2 R ESULTS D AY OHN F ISHER T UESDAY 27 TH M ARCH 2017 HE J OH T HE T HE MAJORITY OF YOUR SON S SUBJECTS ARE NOW GRADED USING G RADES - N UMBERS OR L ETTERS NUMBERS RATHER THAN LETTERS . E NGLISH AND M ATHS MADE THESE


  1. OOL HER S CHOO PPE 2 R ESULTS D AY OHN F ISHER T UESDAY 27 TH M ARCH 2017 HE J OH T HE

  2. • T HE MAJORITY OF YOUR SON ’ S SUBJECTS ARE NOW GRADED USING G RADES - N UMBERS OR L ETTERS NUMBERS RATHER THAN LETTERS . • E NGLISH AND M ATHS MADE THESE CHANGES LAST YEAR . S OME SUBJECTS WILL NOT MAKE THIS CHANGE UNTIL NEXT YEAR . • T HE GRID BELOW SHOWS THE COMPARISON BETWEEN NUMBERS AND LETTERS . • A*, A AND B LINE UP NEATLY WITH 8, 7 AND 6. • G RADE 9 WILL ONLY BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 2 OR 3% NATIONALLY . • G RADE C COVERS BOTH 4 AND 5 - STRONG PASS AND STANDARD PASS . T HE J OHN F ISHER S CHOOL

  3. • T HESE GRADES ARE EXAM RESULTS , NOT PREDICTIONS . • W HILST STAFF MAKE PREDICTIONS FOR INTERNAL MONITORING PURPOSES , WE DO NOT TEND TO MAKE THESE PUBLIC BECAUSE : Y OUR S ON ’ S R ESULTS – G RADE BOUNDARIES MOVE EVERY YEAR . W HAT WAS AN A* LAST YEAR MAY NOT BE AN A* THIS YEAR . – I T CAN AFFECT MOTIVATION IF STUDENTS PERCEIVE THEIR PREDICTION TO BE TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH . • F OR THE SAME REASONS WE DO NOT GIVE BOYS AN INDICATION OF HOW COURSEWORK / NON - EXAMINED WELL THEY HAVE DONE IN ANY COMPONENT . T HE J OHN F ISHER S CHOOL

  4. • O NLY YOUR SON WILL REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT HE A CCURACY OF YOUR S ON ’ S R ESULT PUT IN TO REVISING FOR THE PPE S . L OW E FFORT , H IGH G RADE H IGH E FFORT , H IGH G RADE T HIS YEAR , MORE THAN ANY OTHER , A REPEAT OF THIS WORK ETHIC SHOULD THIS AREA IS OF THE BIGGEST CONCERN . PAY OFF . Y OUR SON IS LIKELY REVISING IN THE RIGHT WAY . Grade H IGH E FFORT , L OW G RADE L OW E FFORT , L OW G RADE A REPEAT OF THIS WORK ETHIC SHOULD A REPEAT OF THIS WORK ETHIC WILL PAY OFF . Y OUR SON LIKELY NEEDS TO AGAIN LEAD TO POOR RESULTS . Y OUR CHANGE THE WAY THAT HE REVISES . SON NEEDS TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME CATCHING UP WITH THE REVISION HE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE . Effort T HE J OHN F ISHER S CHOOL

  5. C HANGING G RADE B OUNDARIES x 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 T HE J OHN F ISHER S CHOOL

  6. C HANGING G RADE B OUNDARIES x 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 T HE J OHN F ISHER S CHOOL

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