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Achievement

For an overview of statutory and non-statutory subjects at Key Stage 4, assessment reporting and target-setting, see TeacherNet.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /teachinginengland/detail.cfm?id=286

The GCSE booster pack contains resources suitable for all GCSE students, but they are particularly aimed at those who are predicted a Grade D and need support to achieve Grade C at GCSE.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /teachingandlearning/secondary/ks4/ ks4boosterkitandlearningchallenge/?sectio n=3680&CFID= 15905676&CFTOKEN=2e6d256-f71ec1b6-b2d1-42 9d-a9ac-2e39416f8102

The QCA provides practical guidance and case studies for teachers on how to use day-to-day assessment effectively to improve teaching and learning.
http://www.qca.org.uk/

Read about assessment for learning.
http://www.qca.org.uk/7658.h tml

Read about developments in e-assessment.
http://www.qca.org.uk/6877.h tml

You can see how some schools have benefited from using a range of different methods of assessment recording in the case studies database.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /casestudies/SubCatHome.cfm?&id=34&sid=22

The School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables (formerly Performance Tables) will include a wider range of qualifications from 2004 onwards.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/perfo rmancetables/

You can read about the Raising Boys' Achievement Project online.
http://www.standards.dfes.go v.uk/genderandachievement/goodpractice/se condarycs/

The Pupil Achievement Tracker (PAT) is a software package which allows you to import electronically or enter manually school and pupil level data and compare these against the national data. It also contains a question level analysis function, and a target-setting tool.
http://www.standards.dfes.go v.uk/performance/pat/

For more information to support the use of PAT, see the Standards Site.
http://www.standards.dfes.go v.uk/performance/