Update: 14th April 2014
In the light of further information published by the DfE, along with other publications and analysis, there is more we can consider when asking what life will be like after levels.
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Using CASPA with School Governors
Posted in Analysing Attainment & Progress
CASPA’s output is used by a wide variety of people. This article focuses on how CASPA can help Governors in response to questions posed to us by school senior leadership teams and by Governors themselves.
It is unlikely that Governors will use CASPA directly, but Head Teachers need to be able to articulate achievement effectively and back this up with evidence. From the Governors’ perspective, it is crucial that they can understand and challenge Head Teachers on achievement.
Validating your targets
Posted in Analysing Attainment & Progress, Managing Data
So you have set targets and recorded them in CASPA. But how have you satisfied yourself that the targets are going to be appropriate for the pupil; challenging and realistic, and that for the whole school, they are going to reflect ambition.
You can use CASPA to help you gain confidence in your targets as soon as they are recorded…