KS4-Year-10-11 - GCSE Progress Reviews - Guide to Grades

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Guide to GCSE Progress Reviews for Year 10 and Year 11 explains how KS4 target grades and predicted grades should be understood under the new 9–1 grading system. It maps former GCSE grades to the new scale and clarifies how plus or minus markers refine teacher predictions relative to adjacent grades. The guide also describes grading criteria for learning attitude (ATL), including excellent, good, inconsistent, poor, and insufficient-information levels, and provides Areas for Development codes to support next-step improvement.

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End of Key Stage 4 Target

Grade conversion: former GCSE to new 9–1

Predicted Grade

Childcare Course

Predicted grade plus/minus meaning

Attitude to Learning (ATL) grading

Areas For Development (AFD)

AFD codes

Form Tutor: Attitude To Learning (ATL)

Guide to GCSE Progress Reviews – Year 10 and 11 End of Key Stage 4 Target Students in Year 10, in most subjects, are now working towards a Grade 9 – 1. The table below shows how the former GCSE grade equates to the new 9-1 grades. The target grade set is based on the KS2 data and other contextual information about your son or daughter. The target set is an aspirational grade based on the progress made by students in the top 20% of schools in the country, taken from Fischer Family Trust data. | New GCSE Grade | Former
GCSE Equivalence | | --- | --- | | 9 | A* | | 8 | A* | | 7 | A | | 6 | B | | 5 | B/C | | 4 | C | | 3 | D/E | | 2 | E/F | | 1 | G | | 0 | U | Predicted Grade This is the grade that the teachers of your son or daughter predict will be the outcome at the end of the course of study, should they continue to work as they are. To refine the predicted grade more, a plus or minus sign has been added to indicate where the student is in relation to the grade above or below. Please see the detailed explanations below: 5+ = The top of a Grade 5, almost at the threshold of a Grade 6 5 = The middle of a Grade 5 5- = The bottom of a Grade 5, close to the threshold of a Grade 4 Childcare Course This course is graded in the following way: L2D* = Level 2 Distinction * L2D = Distinction L2M = Level 2 Merit L2P = Level 2 Pass L1D = Level 1 Distinction L1M = Level 1 Merit L1P = Level 1 Pass Classroom Teacher: Attitude to Learning | (4) EXCELLENT | Always on task with high levels of commitment to the subject. An excellent student takes responsibility for all aspects of their learning, follows instruction, and acts on feedback that is given to promote progress and improvement. Highly organised, an excellent student is respectful to peers, staff, and the environment they interact in and always demonstrates resilience when learning. The student displays a readiness to learn, realise their potential and produce work in the school environment and independently that is of a high quality for their ability. | | --- | --- | | (3) GOOD | Nearly always on task and has the equipment needed to learn. A good student is nearly always respectful, follows instructions and takes responsibility for their learning. Organisation is good. Classwork and independent work are usually completed to the best of the student’s ability but there are areas where work produced could be developed further and improved. A good student regularly demonstrates resilience with learning activities. | | (2) INCONSISTENT | The student is usually engaged with the work but sometimes needs time for reflection and may at times need re-direction from the teacher. The student needs to take more responsibility when attempting some learning activities and in the way they interact in the learning environment. Independent activities are not always completed and when they are, only sometimes are they done to the best of the student’s ability. A more resilient approach to learning is required to realise the potential they have. At times an inconsistent student needs to display a more respectful attitude to their peers and staff. | | (1) POOR | The student generally demonstrates a lack of interest in, and resilience with, the subject and the learning activities that they are required to do. The student rarely has the correct equipment and is often slow to follow instructions. The student does not demonstrate resilience or the respect to their peers and/ or staff that is expected of a student at the school. A lack of responsibility and respect can often lead to a student being disruptive to their learning or the learning of others. Classwork is limited and independent work is rarely attempted or completed to an acceptable standard. | | (0) INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION | Extremely poor attendance (less than 50%) to lessons in this subject means it is not possible to comment or the student is new to the school and currently there is a lack of information to co

FAQs

How do former GCSE grades convert to the new 9–1 GCSE grades?

A grade equivalence table links each former grade band (e.g., A*, A, B, C, D/E, E/F, G, U) to the corresponding new GCSE grade from 9 down to 0 (U).

What does a predicted grade with a plus or minus sign mean?

The plus/minus indicates where the student sits relative to the grade above or below. For example, 5+ is near the top of Grade 5 and close to the threshold of Grade 6, while 5- is near the bottom of Grade 5 close to the threshold of Grade 4.

What are the main levels used to judge Attitude to Learning (ATL)?

ATL is assessed across levels from (4) EXCELLENT to (0) INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. Each level describes how consistently the student is on task, organized, respectful, resilient, and able to complete classwork and independent learning.

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