Assessment, recording and reporting
{"Image DocumentName": "Assessment, recording and reporting", "Image ImageDescription": "Schools should record students\u2019 progress throughout KS3 and 4, including KS3 assessment. There must be annual reports to parents at the end of years Teacher assessment is statutory at the end of KS3, against the KS3 AT. Results of teachers\u2019 assessment do not have to be included in reports to parents but can be. The arrangements for assessing, recording and reporting citizenship are summarised in the QCA document \u2018Citizenship at key stages 1-4: guidance on assessment, recording and reporting\u2019. KS3. Schools must keep records of students\u2019 progress and achievement in citizenship, including the results of their end of key stage 3 assessments, which should be made against the end of KS3 description. Citizenship must be included as a subject in annual reports to parents for years Results of teacher assessment do not have to be included in reports to parents but can be, if schools wish. Notice that the attainment target includes skills as well as knowledge and understanding. There is no 8 point scale of levels in citizenship. QCA suggests three categories to describe attainment, namely, working towards, working at, or working beyond the end of key stage description. Schools can use other descriptions if they wish. The level is judged to be comparable with level 5/6 in other subjects. Schools do not have to submit summary assessment data for citizenship to the Data Collection Agency (DCA). KS4. There is no statutory requirement for teacher assessment at KS4 for citizenship or any other subject at KS4. Nonetheless, written annual reports to parents are required in years 10 and 11 and must provide information on pupil progress and achievement in citizenship. An end of key stage description for key stage 4 provides a single attainment target against which to judge pupil progress. June 2004.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}