Year 7 Best Start - Week 4
In Week 4 of this term, our school will participate in Best Start Year 7, an optional assessment that has been made available to secondary schools in the first weeks of the academic year.
Best Start Year 7 is an online literacy and numeracy assessment package for schools to assess the literacy and numeracy skills of students as they begin their secondary schooling. It is designed to assist teachers to identify where students may require additional support and to more effectively target teaching for all students across all secondary subjects.
Best Start Year 7 does not provide separate parent reports, as the purpose of the assessment is to provide feedback to inform teaching. However, teachers are able to provide feedback to students, parents or caregivers during the usual teacher interview process. Best Start Year 7 is just one of a range of informal assessments that the school uses to assess students.
Please inform us if your child has special needs requiring support to complete an online assessment.
More information about the Best Start Year 7 is available via this link:
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs Claire McGillicuddy at the College.
Claire McGillicuddy - Curriculum Administrator