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Key Stage 3 Pupil Profile

From 2008/09, the Annual Pupil Profile Report will become the statutory means of reporting to parents for Year 8 and Year 9 pupils. By 2009/10, the Annual Pupil Profile Report will be used for all pupils in Key Stage 3.

The purpose of the Pupil Profile at Key Stage 3 is to:

• provide information on pupil learning, progress and achievements; and
• inform decisions about courses, career options and school pathways at Key Stage 4.

Schools are encouraged to develop a version of the Annual Pupil Profile Report that reflects the revised Northern Ireland Curriculum and is meaningful for their pupils and parents.

Exemplar Annual Pupil Profile Report

To assist with planning for the implementation of the Pupil Profile for 2008/09, exemplar formats are available for discussion and use within your school. The exemplars illustrate possible approaches to reporting within a revised Northern Ireland Curriculum context and reflect the statutory requirements for assessment.

In each exemplar, reporting takes place in the following areas:

• Areas of Learning (including Learning for Life and Work);
• Cross-Curricular Skills (Communication, Using Mathematics and Using ICT); and
• Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities.

Exemplar 1

Exemplar 1DOC, 68 KB

This format of the Annual Pupil Profile Report includes comments on each of the nine Areas of Learning, and requires comments for the Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities to be infused into subject statements as appropriate. A discrete section for comments on the cross-curricular skills is also included.

Exemplar 2

Exemplar 2DOC, 69 KB

This format demonstrates one way in which schools might adapt and add to the Annual Pupil Profile Report by providing additional quantitative information, such as attainment grades, to reflect the school’s own assessment and reporting policy. The template allows for additional columns and rows to be added as required.

Exemplar 3

Exemplar 3DOC, 69 KB

This format includes a Pupil Comment to provide an opportunity for the pupil voice in their Annual Pupil Profile Report. This process might be supported by the Progress File to help produce a pupil personal statement. The template allows for additional rows and columns to be added as required.

Key Stage 3 Comment Banks

Comment BanksDOC, 114 KB