Descriptor Guidance
Progress Descriptors:
1Exceeding– Working beyond the expectations for the subject related KS3 skills
2 Secure– Meeting the expectations for the subject related KS3 skills
3 Developing– Working towards the expectations for the subject related KS3 skills
4 Emerging– Below the expectations for the subject related KS3 skills Learning
Learning Behaviour Descriptors:
1 Excellent– Always positive, prepared, respectful, and working with excellent effort.
2 Consistently Good– Positive and prepared, with good effort and behaviour.
3 Requires Improvement– Effort and behaviour are inconsistent; some disruption may occur.
4 Cause for Concern– Low effort, poor preparation, and behaviour that regularly disrupts learning.
Homework Descriptors
1 Excellent– Home learning is always completed, on time, and of exceptional quality.
2 Consistently Good– Home learning is consistently completed and presented to an acceptable standard.
3 Requires Improvement– Home learning is often late or incomplete, with variable quality.
4 Cause for Concern– Home learning is rarely completed or presented poorly
Descriptor Guidance – KS4
Learning Behaviour Descriptors:
1 Excellent– Always positive, prepared, respectful, and working with excellent effort.
2 Consistently Good– Positive and prepared, with good effort and behaviour.
3 Requires Improvement– Effort and behaviour are inconsistent; some disruption may occur.
4 Cause for Concern– Low effort, poor preparation, and behaviour that regularly disrupts learning.
Home Learning Descriptors
1 Excellent– Home learning is always completed, on time, and of exceptional quality.
2 Consistently Good– Home learning is consistently completed and presented to an acceptable standard.
3 Requires Improvement– Home learning is often late or incomplete, with variable quality.
4 Cause for Concern– Home learning is rarely completed or presented poorly