Levels

Deathlyhallows · #1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2007, 09:53 PM

Hi everyone,

Supply going well, but doing more KS2 than KS1 at mo so not so happy! Can't say I like the big ones that much but at least I've got work. Just would like to know if someone could help me with a
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of things. In maths and literacy, teachers use levels 1c, 1b, 1a, 2c, etc Can you tell me where you can find descriptions of these sublevels and what pupils have to know to achieve them? Just trying to get my head round everything to be ready when a more permanent job comes along. Thank you for any help you can give me.

skiteacher · #2 (**permalink**) 08-12-2007, 09:59 AM

There is a really good document for maths, from West Sussex, detailing level descriptors and what they have to achieve for it. I can't remember exactly where it is on their webiste at the moment as it's at school. As for the literacy and science - there are lots of LEA's / ngfl websites that have level descriptor documents, I just can't think of any off the top of my head. I know the brighton edu
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ion online site has a document about matching book bands to level descriptors and guided reading objectives.
Hope that helps. I would hate to be in KS2, thankfully I got enough supply out of FS and KS1. Good luck

NuttySupplier · #3 (**permalink**) 08-12-2007, 08:16 PM

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has general level descriptors, but not broken down into c/b/a...

To be honest, I believe what you need to be able to do for the c/b/a tends to change, less emphasis was put on punctuation a year or two ago, and certainly handwriting is now only marked out of 3, rather than 5.

I know we've got a breakdown for the KS2 Literacy writing assessments at school, and with each pack of SATs papers, you get the breakdown, but as c/b/as aren't reported when Y6 SATs results come out, I'm wondering if that's why I can't find any online?

Deathlyhallows · #4 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 10:16 AM

Thank you everybody for your help. Just trying to make sure I know what's going on.
I have now got something to moan about!!! I am a proper supply teacher!!! I had some Year 6 yesterday and I didn't enjoy it much. I
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ed with the lesson content well but struggled a bit with the behaviour side of things. Three lads in particular: 1 immature, 1 rude and 1 noisy. Managed to get rid of the rude one after he answered me back and escaped to the boys
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! I asked someone to watch the door to make sure he didn't slip out of there. I was asked who it was and when I answered heard "Ah, it's so and so. Oh he's a horrible child!"He got out of the
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s somehow but was cornered and brought back to the main entrance. I went to his teacher, who was in school, and the deputy head and asked for the child to be removed out of the classroom. Teacher said he was dealing with it but I then saw said lad hanging around the corridor, he then st
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ed back into the classroom. So I sent him out as he was not supposed to be there! What's the point of trying if the classteacher doesn't support you. But those three lads are usually in trouble and on an almost daily basis, so at least it wasn't me BUT I HATE KS2!!! But not enough work in FS and KS1. But will speak to the agencies to try and reiterate my needs!!
Sorry about the ranting but it was really needed.

danfur · #5 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 02:17 PM

A
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bless you, it's awful when you have days like that when you feel totally unsupported. At least on supply you can leave at the end of the day and never have to go back to that class or that school again if you don't want to. I think you'll be doing the right thing, tal
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to the agencies again but its really difficult as if you are too specific then you run the risk of missing out on work. Good luck with it and remember for every day like that there are 10 better ones!!

NuttySupplier · #6 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 07:37 PM

Why not ask your agency for just Y3 & 4 to
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t with? See how you get on in terms of amount of work?

Have to say though, sounds like a pretty bad class, they're not all like that! Give me the behaviour problems in KS2 over KS1 any day!
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Deathlyhallows · #7 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 08:32 PM

Thanks for your support. I know all classes aren't like that as I have had some lovely ones. Just wasn't a good day. But trying to look on it as experience and thin
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about how else I could have handled the problem. I've got another year 6 tomorrow but at another school so will keep you posted to let you know how that one went. Been to the school before and it's a nice place so going to go in with a positive attitude! I never feel defeated for too long though.. Anyway thank you for listening and speak to you soon!

ruby_tuesday · #8 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 09:25 PM

Glad you're feeling happier again!

Re Levels... you need to refer to the national curriculum for levels, my
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y is at school but it was a white booklet with blue bits on the front and then the programmes of study for all curriculum areas and level descriptors inside.

Various different agencies (Liverpool level descriptors, Roz Wilson, schemes which give a level etc), including some authority websites such as the Sussex one Ski mentioned all suggest levels for work based on certain criteria, but as Nutty said, depending on the source they vary / change. Depends what you are assessing. If you want the definitive guide stick to the National Curriculum, though it is very general.

Gnomoospan · #9 (**permalink**) 13-12-2007, 05:37 AM

If you pm me I can email you reading writing and maths level descriptors that I find useful. DOn't forget to give me your email address!

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