Assessment & Reporting

 Attitude to Learning in College

Records a student’s engagement with learning and their contributions in class.

• You have an excellent attitude to learning, you consistently show a high level of engagement and motivation
• You consistently show a desire to learn and make progress
• You work well independently or in group work
• Your work is consistently of the highest standard and shows pride in your learning
• You regularly work above and beyond expectations
• You actively seek feedback from teachers, peers or parents/carers and act on that feedback to improve your work.

• Your work in class is normally completed and shows the pride you take in your work
• Your attitude to independent learning, class and group tasks is good and helps you make progress
• You demonstrate resilience and persevere with demanding work
• You remain on task and stay focused on your work
• You respond positively to feedback
• You seek help or guidance if you’re unsure how to proceed
• You are well organised, have the correct equipment and usually try to self-check your work
• You actively participate in and contribute to lessons
• You aim to do your best

• Your classwork does not always demonstrate a good commitment to learning
• When work becomes challenging you don’t always remain on task
• You do not consistently engage with learning
• You don’t regularly act on feedback to improve your work  
• You don’t yet take responsibility for your learning and as a result are sometimes disorganised
• Your contribution to lessons is limited
• You are more focused on completing a task quickly rather than completing it well

• Your classwork often shows a lack of effort, it may be incomplete or demonstrate a lack of pride in your work
• You are quick to give up when work becomes challenging and as a result progress is limited
• You are not yet acting on feedback to improve your work
• You are not engaged for large parts of the lesson and need continued reminders to complete work
• You are not yet preparing properly for lessons, for example sometimes forgetting to bring equipment or books
• You don’t yet actively participate in whole class or group discussions
• You rarely take the learning opportunities on offer

 Homework

Records a student’s attitude to and completion of homework

• You consistently display a love for learning and produce homework of the highest standard which has a strong impact on your progress
• Your homework is always presented to very high standard
• Your homework shows exceptional levels of effort

• Your attitude to homework is consistently good and has a positive impact on your learning and progress
• Your homework is completed within the timescales and deadlines set by your teacher
• Your homework shows a good level of effort
• Your homework is presented to a good standard

• Your attitude to homework is inconsistent and may be having a negative impact on your progress
• Your homework is sometimes late or below the expected standard

• Your lack of engagement with homework is having a negative impact on your progress and needs immediate improvement
• Your homework is frequently late, incomplete or tackled to a very poor standard

 Behaviour

Records the respect shown for peers and the teacher, courtesy, politeness and cooperation with staff in accordance with the ethos of a Rights Respecting School

• You promote the right of others to learn
• You are consistently fully focused, attentive and cooperative
• You respect the rights of others and help fellow students to learn and staff to teach
• You take an active and appropriate role in all class activities
• You are always polite, courteous and model positive behaviour to staff and other students.

• You respect the right of others to learn
• You are positive and helpful in lessons
• You display a good level of focus, attention and cooperation in class
•  You are polite and courteous, treating staff and students with respect

• You sometimes respect the right of others to learn
• Your behaviour is inconsistent, sometimes it can be good but it can deteriorate if you become distracted or disengaged
• Your learning and possibly that of other students is being negatively affected by your choices and actions

• You are not respecting the right of others to learn.
• You regularly display disruptive behaviour which prevents other students from learning
• You may be disrespectful to staff or students
• Your learning and possibly that of others is being negatively affected by your choices and actions