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smileylady · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

We had loads of errors in reading trollhula, filled in the forms and we are sending them back- don't mind when a child doesn't do it on the day but when they do and still get no credit it's frustrating as hell!
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bluerose · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 2675

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Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

I used to read a lot on TES and post a little.This school year has been my most fulfilling ever and all consuming.
Thank you all for your words of advice on this. I will try to keep things in perspective but I can see the governors pondering over the graphs ,comparing them to last year.

Feeling much better than earlier
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Gertie Grumbles · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

Just checked your location and I'm not in the North west of the north west so I can't be! I'm more north east of north east.Sitting in fog.
Mind and body.
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shinygoldenlady · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 477

Hi Gertie Grumbles,

We very well in fact might be the same person, as like you got all results back today and got great results and value added to make up for last year disaster! And my TA were spot on! Hurray. Let's just hope this is the last year we'll have to go through it all though!

Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

Got my maths back today and I am blown away.
The children did brilliantly.It feels good.Quite a contrast to the writing.
About to have a close look at the marking this evening in the peace of my kitchen.
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shinygoldenlady · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 477

Well done Trollhula!!
Glad your maths was so much better.

sal 26 · Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Posts: 975

Yes, well done!!

Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

Yup,chest pains are subsiding.
Thanks for your support.
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bscaca · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject:

Well done Troll!

trinity0097 · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:

Feeling depressed and about to go and assign sub-levels to see how much progress the kids have made in the last 2 years (when we are responsible for them!) 80% (thanks to the power of rounding!) L4+ and 38% L5+ - aspirational targets were something like 96% and 50%!!!! Another depressing year for the Maths department!!!!! Sad

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Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

Did a bit of sublevelling with the writing and it doesn't look too bad but for some individuals there are red numbers.
75% level 5 in maths. 5% level 3.Left overs got 4.
Not worked out English progress but it is a bit sad there.
Science is fine apart from one little bod who's parents are going to be disappointed.

Putting the numbers on the tracking is calming me down but I must get the writing scripts out to have a look.
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MzB · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 794

Bit gutted with writing, although HT says upward trend!
77% L 4 + in writing
25% L5 writing

However, have 5 chn 1 mark off L5 in writing and 3 chn 1 mark off for L4!

2 / 5 of my target chn got L4 in writing and 3 1 mark off.

So close, but so far. At least I got target group right, just didnt do it!! Need to have a look at the papers. Apparently, value added good??

I just dont get data, just disapponited with the number of borderlines!

Trollhula · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 68 Role: Class Teacher

What are you going to do about the borderlines?

I am in a similar position and have 5 I think with the upper mark on the threshold. About to reread but not too sure if I need someone else to look at them alongside me.Small school with only me in Yr5/6.Head has little experience of KS 2.

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MzB · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 794

Not sure!!
Get to the point where I really couldnt care! My class have worked so bloody hard this year so know I should get them what they deserve. Need to have a good look at papers as some abnormalities with certain chn. However, worried I may find mrks that really arent there!
Grrrrrr!!

trinity0097 · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject:

I'm getting more and more depressed the more I look into it!

Only 40% reached or exceeded their (aspirational) target, and only 78% made 2 whole levels across the whole key stage.

Hasn't helped we had 6 pupils disapplied for Maths and 3 absent!!!
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LMAR · Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 84

Can I join in with all the depressed people?

Why do we always focus on the negatives? We got all of ours back today, the Science and Maths were fantastic, reading brilliant but writing really dire. Writing has pulled overall English down so that we have not met our %L5 target.

So I'm sitting here thinking about the writing results, wondering what went wrong, rather than enjoying all the other brilliant results. Sad

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trinity0097 · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately I'm only interested in the Maths, think that the English was good, but I'm not sure what they got, no Science yet!
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Venus · Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 502