What are the P scales?
P-scales describe the progress of pupils aged 5 – 16 with special educational needs who are working below the standard of the interim pre-key stage standards in the national curriculum.
Are P scales still used 2020?
2020/21: the transition year Since September 2020, schools have been encouraged to start using the engagement model, rather than P scales – however, if you feel you need more time to prepare, you can continue using P scales 1 to 4 for the 2020/21 academic year.
What do P levels go up to?
The P scales are a set of descriptions for recording the achievement of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) who are working towards the first level of the National Curriculum (level 1). They are split into eight different levels with P1 being the lowest and P8 the highest.
Are we still using P scales?
The engagement model is statutory for use from 2021/22 academic year. Schools can no longer assess pupils against P scales 1 to 4. The engagement model is the assessment (replacing P scales 1 to 4) for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum assessments and not engaged in subject-specific study.
What does P8 mean in school?
Page 2. Summary of Progress 8 and Attainment 8. Progress 8 was introduced in 2016 (and 2015 for schools that chose to opt in early). It aims to capture the progress a pupil makes from the end of primary school to the end of secondary school.
Do P scales still exist?
P-scales are currently used to measure the attainment of pupils working below national curriculum level. Following the Rochford review, the government announced it would remove the requirement on schools to assess pupils using the P-levels from 2018-19, but only for “subject-specific learning”.
Are P scales and Pivats the same?
With the P Scales being removed for statutory assessment, the PIVATS team had to re-evaluate the place of the PIVATS P Scale Milestones within the PIVATS assessment tool. It was decided to keep them in as they are still viable for showing progression for in-school assessment.
Are we still using P levels?
The removal of p levels and the introduction of pre-key stage standards happened in 2018. This caused lots of confusion as they pre-key state standards were only designed for end of key stage assessments.
Are Pivats the same as P scales?
PIVATS Milestones and the Pre-Key Stage Standards Our PIVATS P Scale milestones are originally based on the old P Scale descriptors – however, in many instances, they have had additional information added into them to exemplify assessment of learning at that particular ‘level’.
What is a good P8 score?
The average Progress 8 score of all secondary schools nationally is 0. Schools with a Progress 8 score of below -0.5 are not achieving the minimum standard expected by the Government. A score of +0.5 of above shows that pupils in that school are making well above the expected level of progress.