TESthink, educate, share

NC levels - future??

Avatar

TES Mathematics - Forum

Join hundreds of maths teachers in the TES Maths group. Find lesson ideas and inspiration, share best practice and get your questions answered by your peers. This is also the place to go to debate the latest issues in maths teaching.

Members 3278 Total Posts 42744

NC levels - future??

  • post reply
    Does anyone know where I can find some articles about the future of NC levels. I've heards from one or two sources that levels will go and be replaced by a system that focuses more upon what they can'can't do etc. etc. Is there any 'official' documentation on this at this stage?
    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply

    There isn't a lot of documentation in the public domain but it is true. Michael Gove confirmed as much when he was in front of the Education Committee last week.

    At the end of Key Stage 3 (for example) each student will be placed in one of three categories:

    1)  Has exceeded the standard expected

    2)  Has met the standard expected

    3)  Has failed to meet the standard expected

    This information will be reported to the DfE and parents.

    May God have mercy on any school with more than 20% of a cohort in the final category.

    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply

    DM - I fixed your typo:

    DM
    May Gove have mercy on any school with more than 20% of a cohort in the final category.
    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply

    Thumbs up

    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply
    DM

    There isn't a lot of documentation in the public domain but it is true. Michael Gove confirmed as much when he was in front of the Education Committee last week.

    At the end of Key Stage 3 (for example) each student will be placed in one of three categories:

    1)  Has exceeded the standard expected

    2)  Has met the standard expected

    3)  Has failed to meet the standard expected

    This information will be reported to the DfE and parents.

    May God have mercy on any school with more than 20% of a cohort in the final category.

    I must say I do have concerns about this approach - it'll be like GCSE where all the attention within school goes on the 'C/D borderline' students and those who are working at a lower level or have already achieved the standard get massively less attention.
    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply

    Interestingly, at KS4, GSCE grade C will become "the standard expected". Some work for schools to do there then.

    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply
    In effect it already is with the almost total focus on C/D borderline students in some (many?) schools.
    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply
  • post reply

     It's not exactly replacing levels, is it.

    More like changing the concept of what are acceptable levels.

    Posted
    Please join this group to replyReply