§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the evidence she has evaluated which shows that the performance of a school pupil in respect of subjects and related grades achieved in the general certificate of secondary education at the age of 16 plus can be predicted on the basis of assessments made at the age of 11 plus. [22768]
§ Mr. PaiceThe first year of statutory assessment of 11-year-olds at the end of key stage 2 was 1995. It will be possible to compare these pupils' 1995 key stage 2 national curriculum assessment results with their GCSE results in 1999.
435WThere are, however, a number of local schemes in existence which compare the value added by schools to pupils' achievements over time. We have asked the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority to investigate these and to advise how value added might be calculated nationally and for individual schools. The SCAA is due to report by the end of the year.