Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 Assessments
Assessment is a valuable and important part of a student’s education at HBAED. They are opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning in more controlled situations.
We always give the following rationale for assessments. These are the messages that we share with students.
- The most important reason for these assessments is that they generate information: they will allow teachers to understand where your son’s strengths and weaknesses are, allowing them to give feedback on how to improve.
- They provide data that could be used to decide on future extra-support groups to support learning.
- They are an opportunity to showcase the learning and progress your son has achieved this year.
Upcoming assessment periods
Click on the links below to see assessment period dates, topics to revise and where revision resources can be found.
- Year 7 subject assessments details 2023-24 (pdf)
- Year 8 subject assessments details 2023-24 (pdf)
- Year 9 subject assessments details 2023-24 (pdf)
Click HERE to read a letter to parents about the assessments.
Assessments during the year
There are two formal assessment points during the course of the year, Autumn/Spring and Summer. School reports are generated from students' results in these assessments and shared with parents along with other important information.
During the course of the year there are also other informal points where we gauge how a student is performing.
Where do these assessments take place?
- Years 7, 8 and 9 complete their assessments in classrooms. As a result, we are not able to provide parents and students with assessment timetables as students will be completing assessments in their lessons at different times of the week.
- Year 10 Summer Assessments have some assessments that take place in the Sports Hall under exam conditions. The timetable for these will be shared with parents a few weeks in advance of the assessments.
What can you do to support students?
There are steps you can take to support your student to do as well as they can in any assessments.
- We put information about your son’s assessments on the school website. This information contains details of the format of the assessments, what content to revise and where they can access revision materials.
- You can contact your son’s subject teachers to enquire about when the exact day might be for their assessments.
- You can also contact your son’s Pastoral Director for further information.
Looking after our students during assessments
We are also aware that assessment periods can be challenging for some students. We always give them the following advice:
- That this period of school may be challenging for them.
- That it is normal to feel under pressure or even stressed by assessments.
- That the best way to reduce pressure or stress is to prepare well by revising.That students also need to look after their well-being: eat well, sleep well, exercise.
Please remind students that our library is open after school, and they can revise in Homework Club.
Seeking support
As a parent, please also remind them that if they feel overwhelmed or things are "a bit too much" we have a support system that can help them.
- On our website we have both ‘Kooth’ and ‘Sharp System’ on which students can report any issues that they have, about themselves or their peers.
- We have a highly experienced Pastoral and Welfare team who can listen and check-in on students, led by Mr Dyce, Ms Butler, Ms St Ange, and Ms Viller.
- Students can speak to our Safeguarding Lead or Pastoral Directors: Mr Ingham (Safeguarding Lead), Mr Cooper (KS3), Ms Ayodele (Year 10).
- Students should talk to teachers if they are unsure about the assessments, and they can of course request extra-revision material to do at home.
