What everyone should know about comparing 4+ Assessments.

It’s a waste of time.

Waste your time actually preparing your child.

These are the questions I hear ALL THE TIME…

How does school x Assessment compare to school y Assessment?

I’ve heard that school x test phonics differently to school y?

Is the Assessment easier at school x than school y?

These are just not useful questions.

These schools know exactly what they are doing. And they will never keep the Assessments the same year after year anyway. So just because something was the way it was last year absolutely does not mean that it will be that way again this year.

I know what these Assessments at each of these school have been like HISTORICALLY (the last 15 years)

And I certainly do prepare my students specifically for the schools that they are applying to.

My main priority is to prepare them to the highest possible standard.

When planning my lessons, I don’t ever ask myself if phonics will be easier at school x than school y. Do you know why?

Because it is irrelevant.

Instead, I prepare my students to go into each and every one of their Assessments equipped with the phonics knowledge needed in order to pass their 4+ Assessments at each of the schools that they sit Assessment at.

Who cares if they test phonics differently at different schools?

What I care about is that my students know their phonics so that if they are asked their phonics, they know how to answer the questions.

‘Easier’ or ‘harder’ is so subjective. What I think is easy, you might think is hard!

Don’t waste time comparing Assessments at different schools.

Waste time actually preparing your child each and every day so that they can go into each of their Assessments and actually pass.