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Student Report:. An Effective Process? June 2011. Issues:. Does report uphold our core value to ‘Always act in the best interest of the students?’ Does the report system ‘ support ’ as well as ‘ sanction ’ students? Does report ‘ have teeth ’ ?
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Student Report: An Effective Process? June 2011
Issues: • Does report uphold our core value to ‘Always act in the best interest of the students?’ • Does the report system ‘support’ as well as ‘sanction’ students? • Does report ‘have teeth’? • Does report effectively, ‘manage’ students out of college? • Do subject teachers feel empowered to deal with students? • “Report”?
Meet... • ‘Charlotte’ • 5.10 GSCE score / NAG of C • 4 AS programme
September: • Initial patchy attendance • Several course changes - First 1-to-1 flags up that Charlotte chose A-levels because her friends were doing the same • Didn’t attend Open Evenings
October: • Attendance continues to be patchy and work rate, poor • Asks to drop down to 3 AS subjects, claiming he finds 1 subject too difficult and says teacher picks on her • Same subject teacher sends several concerns about under-performance & ‘bad’ attitude • Already been sent home 3 times for not wearing her ID / lanyard.
January: • 86% attendance; 10% unauthorised • Concerns from 2 of 4 subject teachers – 1 is her least liked subject • Concerns largely raising non-completion of homework • Achieved U in one other mock before Christmas • Attends all exams but is found to have phone in her pocket in her General Studies exam. This leads to her being disqualified and given zero by the board
March: • Attendance now 81%; unauthorised stays at 10% • Out of 3 exams taken, achieves 2 Es and 1 D • All 3 teachers send concerns about under-performance • Expresses wish to restart or leave college to do BTEC Art at Manchester College
April: • Attendance now 76% attendance; unauthorised now 14% • Leaves home after fall out with family over suspected cannabis use • Stays with various friends and relatives for next 2 weeks • No communication with parents during this time • Student has missed 2 Directed Study sessions both scheduled at the end of the day
Returns home but strained relationship with parents • New boyfriend who she’s seeing a lot of the time • No further plans made and expresses intention to return • Returns after study leave • Registers with UCAS and begins researching degree courses Progression from A1 to A2: