garbage46 Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Does anyone have a target setting method they are willing to share? I am trying to decide on a method for setting end of KS4 targets for current Y10 pupils but with so many unknowns with GCSE reforms and changing Attainment 8 estimates it is a difficult task. I am beginning to think it would be best to wait until September is see what the 2017 A8 estimates look like.
tombry Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 my asst head and I used the A8 expected scores from last year to set our current targets. it's a bit ridiculous in some instances, but a lot of places lines up with what she's looked at in FFT - hard thing is nobody really knows. We have had to have some discussions though - as the estimated A8 scores per slot are a bit squiffy, and you can't set a student a target of 3.43 (for example), so they either get a 4 or a 3, depending on the student. using this method, our current y10's targets, against the 2016 measure, show us as having a +0.3 P8 score if they all hit their targets. we're aiming high though, as I suspect the Expected A8 scores to go down a bit
Corvidae Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 We've also used the A8 estimates for setting targets. With the odd P8 values for legacy subjects, and the variance in estimates, it's not an exact science but what else is there to use as a benchmark? The biggest challenge has been shifting staff away from their 'get them over the C line' habit and helping them to realize that progress matters even for those who are already over the C line but below their P8 estimate and those who will never reach the C line but could get a positive P8 despite that.
bobsmith Posted April 7, 2017 Author Posted April 7, 2017 Didn't Peter Atherton make a nice excel thingy "progress 8trix?" or similar? Uses A8 to estimate targets much like you're doing. This year our new Head decided the methodology for me - 4 Levels of Progress from KS2 regardless, and a minimum of a C to boot! I'm not sure the a8 estimates are going to drop, the EBacc element in particular is going to creep up if schools are putting more students through it.
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