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Below is confirmation from the D of E re the Linked Pair pilot and the implications for school data.
Question
We also have a different scenario concerning the Maths GCSE Linked pair pilot that we would like you to clarify please. Our Year 9’s, and 10’s, are following the GCSE Maths Linked pair pilot with Edexcel, in both cases they will sit one paper at the end of Year 10 and the other at the end of Year 11. We understand that in the performance tables we count the ‘best’ result from the two papers (so if a student gets a C in applications (first sitting) and an A in methods (first sitting) we counts the A in methods as the Maths qualification, what we are unsure of and would like you to clarify please is:-
What happens to the C grade in applications as far as the performance tables are concerned in 2015? What happens to the C grade in applications when we change to the new reporting method in 2016? Can it be counted in the ‘open’ section of the attainment 8 measure? Are we right in thinking that the best grade will be double weighted in 2016 ?
Answer
In response to your final query, the 'A' grade would be used for the maths grade, but the 'C' grade would also count in other measures (e.g. the Best 8). In 2016 the 'A' grade will be double weighted and the 'C' grade will be counted in the 'open'section. These are designed to give Head of Departments an overview of progress across a year group. They focus purely on progress and should be used to initiate conversations with teachers about which students need further monitoring/ intervention. The source data comes from SISRA - this document just puts the essential parts all in one place. The files are protected but there is no password so you can adjust them if you want. Please feel free to send any feedback or developments to me to @richermaths on twitter. Instructions are included, there is a bit of copy and pasting involved but the forms should take less than 10 minutes to fill in.
Correction has now been made to the grade C and D lines
The following resources are designed to be used with D to F grade students studying for the foundation tier. The resources are collected from a lot of different sources, the majority are my own. Those that are not are freely available on the internet. References to homework come from the Sample Assessment Material available on the Edexcel website (under linked pair). Set twice a week, homework is GCSE question practice in line with the topics being studied at the time. Medium Term Planning This is the final run of lessons towards the June exams. Students have covered other topics and some of these earlier in the year.
Starter Slips Every lesson starts with a 'functional' GCSE question. Students are encouraged to underline the key parts, annotate their calculations and write answers as sentences.
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