We will monitor your child’s progress continuously throughout the year and provide written assessments of their progress to parents & caregivers. At IES Östersund we grade all students from Year 4-9.  Grades are provided at the end of the autumn term and the spring term.  All students (F-9) receive mid-term summary information.  This informs students and their caregivers whether they are meeting the goals for their age or not.  If students fail to provide evidence that they have sufficient knowledge for a subject, teachers will issue a subject warning and provide specific information about what the student needs to do to have the subject warning removed.  

All F-3 students and parents receive regular feedback on progress during development talks and via SchoolSoft, but grades are not set for these year-groups.

Student-Teacher-Parent development talks (STPs) are held twice a year. Students complete goal setting forms with their mentors before the talk is held and we encourage students to talk to their caregivers about these.   This enables caregivers to have time to discuss with their child the progress they have made throughout the term.  Caregivers book their STP meeting time through SchoolSoft.  Meetings are either held face-to-face or digitally depending upon the latest Covid guidelines.  The meeting focuses on the student’s review of previous goals and is a time for the student to plan how they will work towards their next set of SMART targets with the help of their caregiver(s) and mentor.