5 School and the home
Reporting to parents
Parents of pupils in S1 are given two school reports - one interim and one full report. The first of these is sent home at the end of the first term and S1 receive the second during the summer term. S2 receive one report in the Spring term. Parents of S3 pupils receive a full report issued in June. Parents of pupils in classes 4, 5 and 6 receive one report each session, issued after the 'S' grade and Higher grade 'prelim' examinations.
When parents receive their child's School Report, they are asked to sign and return the tear-off slip to indicate the report has been read. School reports should be kept safely as they may be of interest to a possible future employer. Samples of the types of report sent home are included in the appendices.
Pupils in S5 and S6, following National Qualifications at any of the levels from Intermediate 1 to Advanced Higher, will receive their final report, based on course work and Prelim examinations, at Easter. This will give a fairly accurate prediction of the probable outcome in the final examination. In the first and second terms, students will be issued with a 'Student Log' which records progress in all subjects, targets and records information for the student's personal profile. Parents will have the opportunity to sign these to acknowledge that they have examined them.
However, a different style of reporting is required for pupils taking Standard Grade courses. The electronically generated report form is presented as a booklet to which each subject makes its own contribution. It includes an explanation of grades given and provides much more information about the performance of each pupil.
All reports are designed to present the parent, in as clear and concise a way as possible, with all the information that we consider will give them an accurate understanding of the progress made by their children. They do not, of course, tell the whole story. Parents concerned about marks, grades or comments on their son's or daughter's report should contact the appropriate member of the Guidance Staff and make an appointment to discuss the report. Problems spotted at an early stage are far more easily remedied. Parents' Consultation Evenings, detailed elsewhere in this brochure, give parents a further opportunity to discuss the report.
