[senco-forum] Measuring progress

Perhaps this might be helpful. 
Effective leadership: Ensuring the progress of pupils with SEN and or
disabilities.  (DfES) 
This document contains three sections that highlight how to:
Use data to track and monitor pupils progress.  This includes information on
reviewing prior attainment and progress, to identify groups or individuals
who are not making expected levels of progress.  Data collated should
include that on attendance and exclusion.   
Manage the deployment of additional adults through examining main areas of
investigation to promote reflection on effectiveness.  
Review other areas of school improvement in relation to the progress of
pupils with SEN and or disabilities.  
A useful self evaluation checklist is included within the appendix that
targets the above areas.  

Download from http://tinyurl.com/yep4z2

Carol 

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Pearl Daniel
Sent: 31 October 2006 22:39
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [senco-forum] Measuring progress

At our annual SEF type review meeting, SLT acknowledged that they found it 
hard to make judgements because they didn't know what progress to expect 
from students identified with SEN.

Our response that it is difficult to be hard and fast - depends on the 
nature of the child, type and extent of the difficulty, type and amount of 
support offered etc was grudgingly accepted, but they wondered if there were

any national benchmarks that they could use to draw comparisons.

Does anyone work with any numbers/rates of improvement etc in mind?

We use improvements in reading and spelling ages, plus KS3 /GCSE results 
against target grades and results of any intervention groups for our report.

  What figures/data do other SENCos generally present to their SLT?

Many Thanks

Pearl Daniel

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