We have outlined all the things that you can do, and the support that you can access to make the best possible progress between now and June.
We hope that you have enjoyed returning to college and that you are settling into a routine again. We want you to take positive steps and so we suggest that you start by doing the following things:
Access ProPortal and remind yourself of your target grade, review your assessments in Markbook to understand where you are currently working at. Remember, you will have set targets with your tutor in your February Progress Review so that you can take steps to achieve the grades you are capable of. Remind yourself of your targets in ProPortal. Every day is a day you make an impact on your ability to achieve these targeted grades.
If you are working towards a qualification with summer external exams that have been cancelled, teachers will begin reviewing your assessment evidence over the next few weeks and will discuss any evidence gaps up to and during your next Progress Review meeting in May. After that, you will have time—in most cases until June—to make a difference to your final assessed grades.
For those of you on more practical courses, where you haven't completed practical assessments due to lockdown, our college teams are working hard to make sure you have time to get things done.
Please watch the short video on this page that discusses how you can get the best from your learning this year.
We want to make sure that you are fully aware of all the services and resources we are offering to ensure you make the best progress possible and achieve the best grades you are capable of this summer. The information below outlines what is available between now and June and we encourage you to plan how to make the most of this support.
Don’t worry if you haven’t done as much as you could have done or if that last piece of work doesn’t reflect what you feel you could do. There is still plenty of time to catch up and push ahead. The more work you do between now and June, the easier it will be for your teacher to award you a grade that better reflects your ability.
Remember you have a programme tutor and a whole network of support services. Some of you might have a Progress Coach. Reach out to us and together let’s make the next couple of months really count.