Academic reporting

What's on this page

The ‘What’s on this page’ sections summarise the content for those short on time, but please read on for more detail

Reporting system: Pupil progress- onboarding

Our reporting system is called Pupil Progress

Download the app from the app store
Look for an email from appsupport@pupilprogress.com
You will receive reports 2x a year

Grading for KS3

We grade attainment based on 5 categories from lowest to highest possible score and this will be shown for all BET (Bohunt Education Trust) showing a student's score against what other students achieved including students in the other BET schools where they have sat a BET assessment (see BET assessment timetables)

Emerging
Developing
Securing
Advancing
Mastering

Behaviours for learning

We also report on the following three behaviours for learning which when high will support a child in achieving their full potential

Effort
Readiness to learn
Independence and engagement

The reports and supporting

There are two versions of the report

Summary report: An overview of all subjects

Subject report: A more detailed breakdown of attainment in that subject

The summary report is the most important piece, you may not need to look at all subject reports.

Please talk to your child about each section

Reporting system: Pupil Progress- onboarding

You will receive an email inviting you to pupil progress. This app allows us to:

share your child’s reports directly with you in all qualifications
show strengths and areas to improve.
have full transparency so you can see more detail about your child’s educational attainment and progress through their educational journey.

Please search for the app "pupil progress" in your apple or android app store looking for the image to the right. Students will have it installed via JAMF onto their iPads

Opening for the first time

An invite will come from <appsupport@pupilprogress.com> with the Subject “Bohunt Horsham has invited you to register for the Pupil Progress App” which will provide you with a link to activate your account. Please ensure you open this email on the device where the app is going to be installed. We recommend doing so via chrome after the app has been downloaded. Once activated, you will be able to view your child’s reports when they are published. I recommend saving the password and allowing alerts.

All reports will be released on the same day but they may upload at different speeds. If you wish to look at subject reports, we kindly ask for your patience during this process. If not all subject reports are visible immediately, please return to the app after a break.

Once you've logged in for the first time, I can't resend an invite but you can use the app to send a reset link/ reminder to your email by selecting "forgot my password"

For further guidance, visit the Pupil Progress Help Page

**reports stay on the app for one academic year so please download the reports and save or print if you wish to refer to them over a longer time period**

Pupil Progress- how to navigate

This is the homescreen from which you can access a summary report and subject reports. The below image is for a GCSE homepage but the navigation will be the same.

The summary report will pull together all essential information ready for you to review at a glance

The subject reports clickable underneath show the data from which the summary information was derived and will include additional information including BET assessment results where applicable

Grading for KS3

There are no nationally accepted grading structures for KS3. We therefore are utilising our own system which allows us to look at skills/ knowledge we wish for students to achieve and how developed these are. This is done by categorising their attainment into one of 5 bands. Each identifies attainment within the structure but at different levels

Emerging
Developing
Securing
Advancing
Mastering

Where we have BET assessments, we are able to make these attainment judgements by comparing the performance of each individual student to around 2000+ other students taking the assessments in other BET schools and identifying which band the student has fallen into according to a normal distribution curve as shown in the image.

Different subjects will have different rhythms to their assessments and will be undertaking a variety of assessment types throughout KS3 to identify where a student or class is at in their learning to enable us to support or push those students forward and help them drive their own learning. Please note not all of these will be on pupil progress.

BET assessments are our most valuable tracking resource will be labelled as follows

BET

Year

First or second

e.g. BET 7.1 represents the first BET assessment conducted in year 1 where BET 8.2 is the second BET assessment conducted in year 2. For further information about BET assessments, please see the BET assessment timetables tab on this page

An example of this can be seen on an English subject report to the right where they got 6 out of 20 on their BET 7.1. This is equivalent to a percentage score of 30 out of 100 and the grade boundaries put this as a developing attainment on this occassion.

Behaviours for learning

Classcharts remains the location for ongoing updates about your child’s learning behaviours in school but please note when you receive a Pupil Progress report, you will also be given a summary of key learning characteristics namely

Readiness to learn
Independence and engagement

These are snapshots of learning behaviours that will support progress and success and are given a rating as outlined in the table

The reports

Summary page reports

The first thing that will be visible is a summary page, this will show you the teacher name and an overview of their learning characteristics e.g. to left (though not completed!)

Subject reports- BET assessments

Each subject will also create a report page. This will show grades for a term and a summary of skills/ knowledge that the curriculum leader has identified as valuable for KS3 learning e.g. in the example from English above

Skill summary

This portion of the subject report page allows you to see for key knowledge and skills the curriculum leaders have identified as valuable to develop across KS3, where strengths and areas for development are for the child.

For example below for a MFL report, listening and writing have both been assessed so far and the child is doing a small bit better in listening when compared to writing but both are secure. Reading however has not yet been assessed.

Supporting via the reports- attitudes to learning

Whatever the report says, it's a snapshot allowing yourself and the student to be informed about the behaviours for learning that are happening within classrooms and the attainment on key assessment point at this point in time. Maintaining positive behaviours for learning or making improvements will support enjoyment and attainment over time so do look for changes in report 2 as you work together to this point as well as identifying areas on a snapshot. A reminder, reports will be available on the app for one academic year, they then get removed so please do make sure they are downloaded and saved if you want to track over a longer time period.

Looking to improve effort (classwork/ homework)

The top grading here is of someone who regularly goes above/ beyond but closely behind this is someone who always completes the work to the best of their ability.

Effort is a grading we put high value on. Learning is absolutely a journey. It's going to have ups and downs, there are going to be subjects we love, subjects we are ambivilant about and maybe even (!) subjects we don't enjoy.

What is also true is that, as humans, we tend to enjoy what we are good at and we also tend to put our energy into things that make us feel good!

Improving effort means learning to hack your own psychology. It means showing up and trying, even when you’re tired, distracted or not in love with the topic.. Trust the system, we have a curriculum designed for young people, constructed by experts across the BET schools and delivered by teachers who want you to succeed. Turn up. Do the right thing. Do your best. Achievements will come — and when they do, you’ll start to enjoy it more. That’s the power of a virtuous cycle: effort builds success, success builds motivation, and motivation fuels even more effort.

Start by: Setting yourself small goals for classwork and homework, during the smart start. Ask yourself "What would my best look like right now?" and go for it! Praise yourself for your effort, unfortunately the results can lag behind but know, it will come and be proud of showing up for yourself, even when difficult because you are showing how resilient you are which is a characteristic that will take you far!

Looking to improve readiness to learn

The top grading here is being regularly prepared and punctual. This isn't just about having your equipment (though it is included in here!) but it is your mindset too. Being ready, being curious, being willing and ready to learn.

We hack our psychology here too. By showing up, with our equipment, having our iPad charged, having a pen and calculator available, being there from the start of the lesson. We show our brains that this matters. It also allows you to feel calm, safe and in control so that at the start of a lesson, you can take a breath, welcome yourself into a new learning space and be ready to learn.

Start by: Packing your bag the night before. Have a look at your timetable. What have you got, does your bag reflect this? Walk yourself through your day and think about any barriers that you may need to overcome or need help overcoming. If one of the barriers is being able to have access to the equipment you need, please do reach out to your child's Head of Community for support.

Looking to improve independence and engagement

This is about us getting you ready to be adult learners. To take control over your own journey. The top grading here is regularly independent and proactive. It's about knowing this is your learning, your development and you are in control of this. It means taking hold of opportunities given to you in class, engaging with them, focus on them and taking that control, it's empowering to know you are driving your progress but do be kind to yourself and know that your journey will look different to others and will look different in different subjects.

Start by: Checking your work before handing it in and making improvements, if stuck think "3B4Me" Brain, Book, Buddy, Boss. See if you can work it out based on what you've learnt so far, look in your book (or Showbie classroom!), then if unsure still, take ownership of that and check in with your seating buddy or the boss (teacher!) as appropriate. Even when independent, we will need help., it's part of being human.

Supporting via the reports-BET assessments

There may be other data points visible but one we put high value on is the BET assessment data. As you'll have seen from the above section "Grading for KS3" this is derived from comparison to attainment by a large number of students and so is very useful data for us to use to track an individual's progress across KS3.

Looking to improve BET assessment grades

The BET assessments are a process, they are time taken out of regular lessons to pause, reflect on what has been learnt, check in on it and continue forward. Each moment is a moment for some key reflection so looking at these grades we can think about how the whole cycle was for us and where we can make our improvements as part of this bigger picture.

We can also use the subject summary on the subject reports to identify areas that we may want to work on because they show up as weaker areas for us.

DEAR- Drop Everything And Revise:

This starts in the lessons before the assessment and will look like time in lesson to review content but should also look like work done at home to revise. Revision can be one of the trickiest skills to develop at KS3, it’s not just about reading notes, it’s about learning how you learn best and KS3 is a great time to experiment with different techniques.

Start by:

Reflecting on what revision techniques you used and how effective they felt in helping you answer questions confidently.

Visiting the “Revising for Assessment” section of this site to explore other methods you could try next time.

Thinking about how you organised your time, what went well and what you’d do differently next round.

Assessment fortnight:

This is your opportunity to show what you’ve learned and how far you’ve come. We also know that by testing ourselves, we are able to reinforce our long term memory for skills and knowledge so just doing the test will help.

Start by: Talk about the different styles of assessment, which were easier to approach, which were harder, why? Identify how you approached the assesment. One technique I think is very powerful is BUSY (Box, Underline, Scribble, Go) Box the command word (the verb at the start of a sentence saying what to do), Underline bits of the question that help you understand what is being asked, Scribble key words you want to include Go answer the question!

Also talk about the approach, how long did they spend on different questions, what kind of questions are they finding easier or harder

DIRT: Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time:

After the assessments these will be conducted in class where papers are returned to students and opportunities to review their paper and reflect on their work is given.

Start by: Talking about what was learnt during this lesson and what can be done differently in the next cycle. Note this and bring it into the next assessment round.

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