Why should I add an assessment to both tiers?
Students on tiered subjects can be assigned to either the Higher or Foundation tier on Pupil Progress, depending on which you are planning on entering them for.
This means that;
Data is clear and accurate
No duplicate grades are being produced that would impact your school's A8 or P8 scores.
Adding an assessment to both tiers can be beneficial when;
You are unsure which tier a student will be on when they sit their GCSE, as adding an assessment for only one of the tiers would mean that any students' data will be hidden should they change from one to the other.
Adding an assessment to both tiers means that;
Any data entered will remain on the tracker regardless of whether you change their tier of entry, with any custom grade boundaries that you set kept consistent also.
Something to note:
Whilst useful for any student who moves tiers, this can also be really handy for Year 9 and 10 classes where all students are sitting the same assessments.
How do I add an assessment to both tiers?
First toggle Tools from your tracker and then click Add Customised Assessment.
You're also able to access this same page from the home page, by hovering over Tracking -> Assessments -> Add Customised Assessment.
On this page, you're able to select the course specification as well as which unit you'd like to add the assessment to just below in the Target Trackers area.
In this case, you want to select the same unit for both the Higher and Foundation tiers. (Highlighted in the GIF below)
Providing that you do this, you can then go and set up the rest of your assessment as you need, whether this is a single mark or at QLA.
Once you return to the tracker and begin entering data, you can be sure that any data you enter will be visible regardless of which tier the student is showing on.
📖 Pupil Progress Tip
You can use the Copy and Modify Assessment feature to pull through Published Assessment QLA, for upload onto different tiers