Report Writing

Read all the school documentation relating to reports Read all the school documentation relating to reports Be aware of all deadlines Be aware of all deadlines Follow departmental guidelines Follow departmental guidelines Use mentoring sessions to focus on report writing Use mentoring sessions to focus on report writing Keep copies of all reports Keep copies of all reports

OFSTED Many reports are unduly positive giving the impression that attainment is much better than it is Many reports are unduly positive giving the impression that attainment is much better than it is Over detailed reporting often obscures rather than illuminates reports Over detailed reporting often obscures rather than illuminates reports Concerns raised about about the failure in reports to diagnose weaknesses in both understanding and skills and therefore a failure to make it clear what the pupil has to do to improve Concerns raised about about the failure in reports to diagnose weaknesses in both understanding and skills and therefore a failure to make it clear what the pupil has to do to improve Superficial comments often form a significant part of reporting to parents Superficial comments often form a significant part of reporting to parents

Activity Consider the school report for Consider the school report for William Cairns. Discuss the approaches used for each subject and highlight which subject statements would be acceptable to send to parents and which would have to be returned to the subject teachers to be re-written. Discuss the approaches used for each subject and highlight which subject statements would be acceptable to send to parents and which would have to be returned to the subject teachers to be re-written.

Advice on Report Writing Ensure the report is subject specific. Ensure the report is subject specific. Reflect on strengths. Reflect on strengths. Provide guidance for improvement. Provide guidance for improvement. Ensure the report is pupil centred not teacher centred. Ensure the report is pupil centred not teacher centred.