Learning at Farr

The Learning Experience at Farr High School

Tracking of pupil progress is very important. It helps us ensure that all pupils are making appropriate progress and reaching their potential. 

The Scottish Government has recently introduced the Scottish National Standardised Assessments in literacy and numeracy. These will be taken online by P1, P4, P7 and S3 pupils across Scotland. The results of these assessments, along with prior performance in primary and lower secondary, will enable staff to make more accurate judgements about progress across the BGE. This helps inform reporting and the monitoring and tracking process. 

At Farr High School, Monitoring and Tracking takes place at subject level and at whole school level.  Subject teachers will have formal learning conversations on a one to one basis with pupils twice a year.  This will be followed up in PSE where pupils’ progress across all their subjects will be discussed with their PSE teacher.   We have recently developed an online learning log for pupils to record learning conversations. 

A whole school Monitoring and Tracking system also exists which gives an overview of how all pupils are achieving.  Where there is concern around progress, a pupil will meet with their Guidance Teacher to see if targeted support is required.  Parents will also be informed of any concerns around progress. 

Further information on reporting can be found at: https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-in-scotland/assessment-and-achievement