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Our Lady and St Patrick’s College

Our Lady and St Patrick’s College. Welcome to Our GLA Information Evening. GL Assessment and PPTC. Post-Primary Transfer Consortium [PPTC] is made up of 35 Grammar Schools

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Our Lady and St Patrick’s College

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  1. Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Welcome to Our GLA Information Evening

  2. GL Assessment and PPTC • Post-Primary Transfer Consortium [PPTC] is made up of 35 Grammar Schools • It uses GL Assessment to produce and mark assessments in English and mathematics based on the Northern Ireland Key Stage 2 curriculum

  3. GL Assessment and PPTC • GL Assessment tests are used by over 85% of all UK primary and secondary schools every year. This makes it the UK's largest independent provider of educational assessments. • GLA provide a bespoke, standardised test to the PPTC for the purpose of determining transfer from Primary School to Grammar School.

  4. Key Dates • 27 Sept 2013 Deadline for Registration • 16 Nov 2013 Entrance Assessment Day • 25 Nov 2013 Deadline to request the Supplementary Assessment • 7 Dec 2013 Supplementary Assessment • 13 Dec 2013 Deadline for claims of Special Circumstances • 31 Jan 2014 Outcomes posted to parents • 14 Feb 2014 Deadline for re-mark requests

  5. Registration Pack • Contains: • Registration Form; photograph required • Specification for English and Maths • Sample English and Maths Booklets • Sample English and Maths Answer sheets • Guidance Notes and Access Arrangements • Frequently Asked Questions • www.pptcni.com has this information

  6. Arrangements on 16 November • Everyone who applied to sit their Assessment in Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock will be able to do so. • Classrooms will be used rather than large halls. • P7s to wear school uniform • As far as possible children will be in a room with some children from their Primary School.

  7. Assessment Day 16 November • Parents will leave their children at the front door of the College at 9.00am • Parents are welcome to stay in the College during the morning – tea and coffee will beprovided.

  8. Arrangements on 16 November • Staff will welcome each boy and girl and check the Information Card which they bring with them. • A member of staff will stay with each group and bring them to their room at 0930.

  9. Details of GLA Tests • There are two standardised assessment papers in English and Mathematics • Multiple choice format with 4 or 5 potential answers • First paper – English followed by BREAK • Second paper - Mathematics • Separate answer sheets • There is no charge to parents

  10. Details of GLA Tests • English Familiarisation and Practice: 1 short reading passage with 3 familiarisation questions (answers and explanations given) 7 Practice questions (correct answers will be read out) • English Assessment – 3 reading passages and 60 questions in 50 minutes • Comprehension, spelling and punctuation.

  11. Details of GLA Tests • Maths Familiarisation and Practice: • 3 Familiarisation and 6 Practice questions • Maths Assessment – Number, Money, Measurement, Geometry, Processes • 45 questions in 45 minutes • 12:30pm Children escorted to school exits and collected by parents.

  12. Access Arrangements • For pupils with: • Special Educational Needs; • Medical needs; • Factors requiring reasonable adjustments to be made to the assessment process; Complete Forms AA1, AA2 and/or AA3. and claims will be considered by Centre.

  13. Entrance Assessment Outcomes 1 • There is a Supplementary Assessment for children who were absent, with good reason, or were unable to complete both papers through illness • If a child sits the Supplementary Assessment on 7 December 2013 then only these outcomes will be used • Individual PPTC schools are free to use the outcomes in ways which suit the school and are in accordance with its Admissions Criteria.

  14. Entrance Assessment Outcomes 2 • Parents will receive the following outcomes on Saturday 1st February: • An Entrance Assessment Grade – i.e. A, B1, B2, C1, C2 and D and awarded in percentages. 2Standardised Age Scores (SAS) for both English & Mathematics 3National Percentile Ranks (NPR) for both English & Mathematics

  15. Entrance Assessment Outcomes 3 • Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, will use Entrance Assessment Grades as the first criteria i.e Grade A before B1 before B2, before C1 etc. • Other criteria such as siblings, eldest child, SAS, etc will be used to differentiate between children in the same band – see Transfer Booklet from SEELB.

  16. Special Circumstances • If your child has experienced adverse circumstances which have affected his/her performance in the Entrance Assessment you should complete and return Form SCR before the deadline of 2.00pm on Friday 13th December, 2013 • Form SCR is available from the College and from our website www.knock.co.uk

  17. Familiarisation Day 11 November • Supervisors will take you to the assessment room; • Birth certificates will be returned and questions answered; • You can see the location of the toilets; • Remember the rooms will have no visible aids.

  18. Open Day – Saturday, 11 Jan The College will be open from 9.15am to 12 noon for P6 and P7 pupils and their parents to visit and meet staff and students.

  19. To Conclude • More Registration Packs available at Reception • If you have questions wait in the Hall • Best wishes to all P7s

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