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While many welcoming the shift to CAGs, I am getting a lot of messages from teachers that are more negative for the following reasons:
1. Results being perceived as teacher given: there has been so much written about the problems around teacher assessment there is a fear that...
1. Results being perceived as teacher given: there has been so much written about the problems around teacher assessment there is a fear that...
... poorer than expected results will be blamed on teacher bias, or because a school doesn't 'like' a student
2. Schools that were honest on grading will be judged against schools more generous by groups of parents, causing substantial issues
3. Year 10 disadvantaged due...
2. Schools that were honest on grading will be judged against schools more generous by groups of parents, causing substantial issues
3. Year 10 disadvantaged due...
... to grade inflation, in direct competition with year above for opportunities and will be fighting with potentially lower grades
This is not to say these teachers supported the other approaches, more than the shift to CAGs have, in their view, a sting in the tail. And one that only stings teachers, not government....
