Data Tracking at Iveshead School (Y7 to Y11)

Projected Grades

Our tracking system in KS3 and KS4 at Iveshead School is based around projected grades. A projected grade is a grade which indicates what grade your child is on track to getting in their GCSE based on their current work and assessments. Subject staff have looked at what is required for each grade in the GCSE exam and worked backward to see what standard your child will need to be at in each year to achieve this grade. This does not mean that they are assessed on GCSE criteria in all year groups. Instead, teachers have worked out the standard they will need to be at based on the curriculum content for each year group. 

In BPE the grading is slightly different – they use ‘developing’, ‘secure’ and ‘exceeding’. Developing means they are working towards the expected standard for their year group, secure means they are at the expected standard for their year group and exceeding means they are working above the expected standard of their year group. 

We recognise that PE is more than just being good at practical sport and includes aspects such as leadership skills, evaluation skills, teamwork and cooperation skills and an understanding of how to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. As a result, at Iveshead School we are assessing learners in three different domains:

• Head (thinking skills),
• Heart (social interaction and effort skills) and
• Hands (practical skills)

Our Core PE assessment is now graded in line with our examination terminology to get learners used to these outcomes. It ranges from Entry, Pass, Merit, Distinction to Distinction*. The learners are assessed against all three domains (head, heart, hands) and then a final average of all three grades is awarded. On Go4School the grades may fluctuate as once more data is added over the school year, the overall average will change.

Minimum Target Grades

Your child is set a Minimum Target Grade from the data we receive following their year 6 SATs from Primary school.  We use the average of their English and Maths scores to generate this Minimum Target Grade. This grade represents the minimum grade that we would want your child to be aiming at the end of each academic year. 

How well is my child doing?

The minimum target grade is based on your child’s average scores in English and Maths in year 6 so there are likely to be some subjects where the grade is higher than others and some where the grades are lower than others. We would expect that their ‘average grade’ is reaching or exceeding their minimum target grade. It is expected that the grades will fluctuate during the year depending on what units they have covered – for example in science, you may find their physics unit tests results are high but their biology unit test results may be lower. 

How do I know how well my child is doing?

You are able to monitor your child’s progress through go4schools. The mobile app allows you to see headline results. To see more detailed results you will need to look on the website – if you want to see more details in a subject you can click on the heading in the breakdown column. If you are having trouble accessing go4schools please contact the school reception. 

What do I do if I am concerned about the progress my child is making?

If you are concerned about the progress your child is making in a subject we would suggest you contact the subject teacher to find out what they need to work on. If you are concerned about their progress in many subjects, we would suggest you contact their tutor. The easiest way to contact staff is via email. If you do not know their email address please email [email protected] and our reception team will pass it on for you.

Who do I ask about ………………?

This page has been designed to help families understand who is best placed at Iveshead to help them.

General Enquiries

The guide below should help you to identify who to contact but if you are unsure please call our friendly reception team, on 01509 602156 or email [email protected].  They will be able to help point you in the right direction.

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Allegations

Allegations are where you have safeguarding concerns about a member of staff.  All allegations must be raised directly with the Headteacher, Jane Buggins.  She can be emailed at [email protected] or called on 01509 602156.

If the allegation is regarding the Head of School please contact Chris Forrest, [email protected]. 

Attendance

If you need to let us know that your child is unwell and will not be in school then please call 01509 602156 and select Option 1.  This will let you leave a message for the Pastoral Team and they will update the register for you.

Behaviour concerns

The first point of contact for this should be your child’s Student Manager (sometimes known as a Head of Year) or Director of Post 16:

Year 7

Caroline King – 01509 602156 – [email protected]

Year 8 

Nadia Flisher – 01509 602156 – [email protected]

Year 9

Kelly Hill – 01509 602156 – k[email protected]

Year 10

Julie Pearson-Neal – 01509 602156 – [email protected]

Year 11

Mandie Huthwaite – 01509 602156 – [email protected]

Director of Sixth Form

Sam Brentnall – 01509 602156 – [email protected]

Cashless Catering

If you have any queries regarding your child’s ‘dinner card’ please contact our Receptionists who will be able to help either by calling 01509 602156 or emailing [email protected]. 

Careers Advice

Our programme of careers events and support is arranged by Cathy Stevenson who can be contacted by emailing [email protected] 

Our Careers Advisor can be contacted through your child’s Student Manager or Director of Post 16.

Community and Facilities

We have extensive facilities available to hire and a number of adult and children community classes take place on our campus, any enquiries regarding this should be made through Lesley Russell our Community and Facilities Officer by emailing: [email protected] 

Complaints

We hope you won’t have any! However, we do aim to quickly resolve any complaints that we receive.  We always encourage that you start by making contact directly with the member of staff concerned.  If it is not possible to resolve your complaint directly then we suggest you speak to the Director of the Faculty.  The link here will help you to determine who can help if you need to escalate a complaint.  In the unlikely event that your complaint remains unresolved then we refer you to our complaints policy on our school website.

Free School Meals

If you think you may be entitled to these or have any queries regarding eligibility criteria visit the local authority website: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/social-care-and-supporting-families/free-school-meals

Bromcom

We use this system for a variety of purposes in school, if you are having difficulties in accessing it please contact our reception in the first instance by calling 01509 602156.

Exams

Our examinations officers are the best starting point for general enquiries related to examinations for 

Year 11 and Year 13 students.  Our Examinations and Data Manager is Elaine Bridge and she can be emailed on e[email protected], or you can phone her on 01509 602156.

Medical Needs

If your child has any medical needs that we need to be aware of, or if their medical situation changes please let us know.  Rebecca Elgey is our SENCO is responsible for this.  She can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01509 602156.  Our Receptionists have also been trained to deal with medical matters and can assist with any issues you need to raise with us.

Out of Hours

If you have an urgent safeguarding matter that you need to alert us to that directly affects the wellbeing of a child then you can contact us on our emergency line: 01509 649896

All other matters will be dealt with on the next available working day.

Progress

Information regarding your child’s progress is detailed on Go4Schools.  If you have any questions you can contact your child’s progress lead:

KS3 – Mrs Chatwin – [email protected]

KS4 – Miss Wright – [email protected]

If the query is regarding progress in a particular subject then you can contact the subject teacher, this can be done by emailing [email protected] 

Pupil Premium

If your child is entitled to this and you have any queries regarding how it is administered you can contact Kate Wileman in the first instance by email: [email protected]

Relationship difficulties (Bullying)

It is most important that we are informed of any concerns about relationships between students or incidents of bullying as soon as possible.  The best person to inform is the appropriate Student Manager or Director of Post 16.

If you are unable to make contact with the appropriate person above then please contact main reception on 01509 602156.

Safeguarding

If you need to speak to someone about a safeguarding related issue then you need to start with our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).  This is Sophie McNally and she can be reached via 01509 602156 or by emailing [email protected]. We also operate a 24 hour emergency safeguarding line and this can be reached on 01509 649896, calls to this number are answered by Sophie McNally.

If you are unable to speak to Ms Mcnally then our Deputy Safeguarding Leads can be contacted: 

• Jenna Buck – [email protected] 
• Nathan James – [email protected]
• Julie Pearson-Neal – [email protected]

School Food

This is provided by Leicestershire County Council, further information is available here on their website.  However, if you have a specific enquiry, please contact our Reception who will be able to help – 01509 602156 / [email protected] 

SEND

Rebecca Elgey is our SENCo and is also responsible for our specialist provision.  If you have any questions or queries concerning your child’s educational needs, please contact her by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01509 602156.

Timetable or option subjects

Chris Chisholm is the member of the Senior Leadership team with responsibility for overseeing the whole school timetable and our options process.  He can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01509 602156.

Transport

Laura Gordan oversees school transport arrangements.  Any issues with school transport or to enquire about reserving a space for your child please contact her on [email protected] or by calling 01509 602156.

MCAS

This is our school communication app.  If you have any questions regarding how the system works or if you are having difficulties accessing it, please contact our Receptionists on 01509 602156 who will be able to assist you.