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Subject Tracker Key Stage 5
Subject Tracker Key Stage 5
How do I know if I'm making progress?
Your teachers will give you target grades. These give you important
information. They are based on the actual results of students who started
Key Stage 5 courses with your level of achievement, so the targets tell
you what you could or should achieve in each subject. You can compare
them with the marks and grades you get during the year and see if you
are on target. You will also have information about the levels or grades
you achieved last year and they will help you set yourself your goals for
this year.
What if I am not meeting my targets?
This is when you need to discuss your work with your teachers. You will
need to think about your effort level in the subject. Are you working hard,
completing homework and keeping up to date? Use Subject Tracker to
monitor your grades and effort levels and make an Action Plan to help
you succeed.
How can I improve?
If you are already meeting or exceeding your targets in a subject you have
some choices to make. You need advice from your teachers to help you
decide whether to improve even more in that subject or to work harder
on one of the subjects that you find more difficult.
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Deadlines! Deadlines!
Most of your courses are evaluated through the year by assessments,
projects, portfolios or modular exams and it is important that you keep on
track. Subject Tracker helps you keep on top of your work and makes sure
you allow time to redraft if needed.
Getting the grades
Use Subject Tracker to monitor all your results from examinations and
grades for assessments and check whether they add up to the grade you
need to achieve in the subject. This will be particularly important if you
are deciding whether or not to resit modular examinations.
Knowing the course
It's vital that you know your exam boards' specifications and how they
are assessed so that you can keep focused on the key areas of study and
monitor your progress over the year. You can use the Course Summary for
each subject to get that vital overview.
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Subject:
A C H I E V E M E N T
WHERE I STARTED
Average point
score at the
end of KS4
E F F O R T
WHERE I WANT TO BE
My target grade to
be reached by the
end of this year
WHERE I STARTED
Effort level earned
at the end of the
last school year
WHERE I WANT TO BE
My target effort level
to be reached by the
end of this year
My progress throughout the year - internal assessment
Assessment
Date
Subject
Grade
Effort
Level
Action Plan/Notes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Record of assessment items & portfolio pieces this year
Date
Due
Title
Handed
In?
Redraft
Completed?
Needed?
Grade
Action Plan/Notes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Modular results this year
Module
Name
Target
Grade
UMS
Score
Grade
Equivalent
Action Plan/Notes
1.
2.
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All of the subjects you study are important and you need to think carefully
about your progress and learning in each of them. It's easy to work hard and
make progress in your favourite subjects, but successful students give extra
time to work on the areas they know they need to develop. Future employers
and universities will be looking for evidence of your ability to succeed in all
the areas you have chosen to study. This gives them evidence not only about
your academic performance, but also your ability to persevere and manage
your work load. If you are applying for university or for employment you will
need to know what grades you require. It's important to monitor your own
progress towards these goals.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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