Dear Parents and Carers,
As part of our commitment to provide the best education for each child at The Radclyffe School, we will administer online tests to our Year 7 students. These tests are part of the GL Exact testing programme and provide us with information on students’ word recognition, spelling, reading comprehension and dictation (handwriting and typing speeds). We know that difficulties in these areas can compromise success in lessons and assessments. As a result, we are committing to assessing all students to identify anyone with additional needs that may require intervention. If you would like to know more about the tests please follow this link to their website: Exact – GL Assessment (gl-assessment.co.uk)
These tests do not assess knowledge in the same way as traditional exams. For this reason, there is no pre-learning or revision that students need to complete before the assessment – they should just focus on doing their personal best. Please reassure your child that they do not need to worry. This is an important part of our work as a school in making sure we provide the very best education for our students, but it is not something they will be judged by. For example, if the test identifies reading comprehension as an area of weakness for a student, we will add them to our ‘Reader-Listener’ intervention programme to support them with useful techniques.
The tests will take place during their reading lesson in the library in the weeks beginning 16th and 23rd September. It is very important that your child attends these lessons and takes the test seriously, failure to do so could delay our interventions and support.
I will work closely with the SEND team to ensure all students who may have barriers to completing these tests are supported appropriately.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me via the school office.
Kind regards,
Mrs G Hamilton
Whole- School Literacy Lead
