Management Information Sheet
Submission of KS3 Teacher Assessments 2010
(Including Religious Education and P Scales)
Schools are asked to submit both core and non-core Teacher Assessments electronically, on the QCDA's NCA Tools website, in June. The submission of core subject Teacher Assessments is a statutory requirement, and we ask you, please, to continue submitting non-core Teacher Assessment Levels so that they can be used in supporting school improvement.
Information and guidance, including a section on 'access arrangements' can be found in the new KS3 Teacher Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (TARA) for 2010, downloadable from www.qcda.org.uk.
Pupils who change schools during the summer term
For a pupil who transfers from one school to another in the summer term, it is the responsibility of the school at which the pupil is on the roll on Monday 3rd May 2010, to submit the teacher assessments. This may require the school to obtain teacher assessments form the pupil's previous school (see TARA for 2010, pages 16 and 21).
Early Deadline - Thursday 17th June
The deadline for QCA to receive your teacher Assessments is 9th July. To allow us at least two weeks to monitor schools' submissions and resolve any problems before the QCA deadline, please submit your file by Thursday 17th June.
P Scales (for children on the SEN register)
P Scales should be recorded for children who are on the SEN register and are assessed at Level W. This is a statutory requirement. The Level W must still be recorded for the pupil, in addition to the P Scale. For further information on P Scales please refer to the KS3 Teacher Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (TARA) for 2010 www.qcda.org.uk. Your Management Information System (MIS) will facilitate the recording of this P Scale data and your exported file will automatically include any P Scales. (e1 guidance is provided on the ICT Solutions website)
Religious Education Levels
As in previous years, you are asked to submit RE Levels in accordance with the Norfolk Agreed Syllabus for RE which became statutory in September 2006. For further information see MI sheet 33/07, issued on 3rd March 2007. The syllabus requires assessment to take place in relation to two Attainment Targets: learning about religion, and learning from religion. The syllabus, p.34-35, gives Level descriptions for attainment in both Attainment Targets. When assessing a pupil's level of attainment at the end of Key Stage 3, teachers should judge which description best fits the pupil's performance across both Attainment Targets and report a single Level.
If you are using e1, please enter and submit Levels for RE along with the other subjects. Guidance is provided on the ICT Solutions website.
If you are not using e1, please arrange to let me have your RE TA Levels in a separate file (CSV or Excel). The required fields are: (1) UPN and (2) Religious Education Teacher Assessment Level.
The Process for submission of Teacher Assessments
(e1 guidance is provided on ICT Solutions website.)
If you have any queries regarding these arrangements, please contact Mrs Chris Jackson in the Information and Research Centre, by email at chris.jackson@norfolk.gov.uk or telephone on 01603 224223.
Schools are asked to submit both core and non-core Teacher Assessments electronically, on the QCDA's NCA Tools website, in June. The submission of core subject Teacher Assessments is a statutory requirement, and we ask you, please, to continue submitting non-core Teacher Assessment Levels so that they can be used in supporting school improvement.
Information and guidance, including a section on 'access arrangements' can be found in the new KS3 Teacher Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (TARA) for 2010, downloadable from www.qcda.org.uk.
Pupils who change schools during the summer term
For a pupil who transfers from one school to another in the summer term, it is the responsibility of the school at which the pupil is on the roll on Monday 3rd May 2010, to submit the teacher assessments. This may require the school to obtain teacher assessments form the pupil's previous school (see TARA for 2010, pages 16 and 21).
Early Deadline - Thursday 17th June
The deadline for QCA to receive your teacher Assessments is 9th July. To allow us at least two weeks to monitor schools' submissions and resolve any problems before the QCA deadline, please submit your file by Thursday 17th June.
P Scales (for children on the SEN register)
P Scales should be recorded for children who are on the SEN register and are assessed at Level W. This is a statutory requirement. The Level W must still be recorded for the pupil, in addition to the P Scale. For further information on P Scales please refer to the KS3 Teacher Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (TARA) for 2010 www.qcda.org.uk. Your Management Information System (MIS) will facilitate the recording of this P Scale data and your exported file will automatically include any P Scales. (e1 guidance is provided on the ICT Solutions website)
Religious Education Levels
As in previous years, you are asked to submit RE Levels in accordance with the Norfolk Agreed Syllabus for RE which became statutory in September 2006. For further information see MI sheet 33/07, issued on 3rd March 2007. The syllabus requires assessment to take place in relation to two Attainment Targets: learning about religion, and learning from religion. The syllabus, p.34-35, gives Level descriptions for attainment in both Attainment Targets. When assessing a pupil's level of attainment at the end of Key Stage 3, teachers should judge which description best fits the pupil's performance across both Attainment Targets and report a single Level.
If you are using e1, please enter and submit Levels for RE along with the other subjects. Guidance is provided on the ICT Solutions website.
If you are not using e1, please arrange to let me have your RE TA Levels in a separate file (CSV or Excel). The required fields are: (1) UPN and (2) Religious Education Teacher Assessment Level.
The Process for submission of Teacher Assessments
(e1 guidance is provided on ICT Solutions website.)
| 1. | Enter or transfer KS3 Teacher Assessments (including P Scales) into your MIS. A single subject level must be entered for each pupil in each of the core and non-core subjects, with the exception of Citizenship (see page 15-16 of KS3 TARA 2010 www.qcda.org.uk for Citizenship requirements). |
| 2. | Export a file in CTF format |
| 3. | Upload the CTF file onto QCDA's NCA Tools www.qcda.org.uk by Thursday 17th June. (The QCA will provide further details about the website in April.) The Information and Research Centre will have access to the uploaded files in order to monitor and check submissions. |