Value Added
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:12 am
I've been pondering value added scores today. Obviously a negative number is not good, but should a high positive number be a good thing? If a child has had a bad primary school education, then adding value in secondary school is definitely a good thing. But for those of us that have kids passing the 11+ that isn't the case for our kids. They have already had a good start.
A recent poster on our local forum talked about a school where the work was so intense and relentless that many children left as a consequence. This school also happens to have the highest value added in the region. Is this really what we want for our bright children? Is basing a school's success on a v high value added score really in our children's best interests? I would be interested to hear the thoughts of those more experienced than me...
A recent poster on our local forum talked about a school where the work was so intense and relentless that many children left as a consequence. This school also happens to have the highest value added in the region. Is this really what we want for our bright children? Is basing a school's success on a v high value added score really in our children's best interests? I would be interested to hear the thoughts of those more experienced than me...