Reporting to Parents

on pupils progress and achievement.

Purposes

· To provide parents with information about their children’s overall progress.

· To foster co-operation and dialogue between teachers and parents to decide and review each child’s learning priorities.

Guidelines

· Reporting is honest, clear balanced and constructive.

· Reporting procedures are consistent throughout the school.

· Achievements and progress are reported with reference to the school’s curriculum objectives and learning goals.

· Reporting both formal and informal, is based on the professional judgements of teachers supported by evidence in children’s work.

· Reporting information is drawn from :

i) observations of children’s day top day work and attitudes.

ii) progressive samples of the child’s work gathered over a period of time.

iii) results from tests and surveys, and other data contained in assessment

· The school follows an annual programme of reporting to parents :

February Parent Syndicate night

March Parent - Teacher Interviews

Sample books go home

June - July Written report to parents

Sample books go home

Parent - Teacher interviews

September Sample books go home

December Written report to parents

· In addition to the annual programme, teacher or parent requests for interviews are arranged at any other time during the year to discuss points of interest or concern about a child’s progress, or well being.

Reviewed 26/07/06