STARS 4 Schools tracking tools bring an end to dreaded data collections and error-prone and inconsistent tracking spreadsheets scattered throughout your school.
Instead, STARS 4 Schools uses simple, robust, online markbooks which staff can access securely from work or home.
Features
- Subject leaders can set assessment standards for all groups taking a subject.
- Subjects can be linked to qualifications so the grades are provided for you. You just need to set the grade boundaries.
- Assessments in a markbook can be grouped into mark sheets with any focus you like, e.g. 'Poetry', 'Autumn
term' or 'Homework'. An overall predicted grade is calculated automatically, along with a separate grade for each sheet.
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Weightings can be set on assessments and you can control whether marks are added, averaged etc within a sheet.
- Assessments can have due dates making it easy to identify gaps in marking.
- Students close to grade boundaries are easily identified.
- Grades from FFT and other sources can be uploaded to set target grades.
- "Traffic lights" indicate how each student is performing against their targets.
- Exam results can be uploaded to record actual grades at the year end.
Benefits
- Consistency - All students and groups taking a subject are tracked using the same assessment scheme,
and gaps in marking can easily be identified.
- Flexibility - Design markbooks that meet your needs, via a simple web interface.
- Simplicity - Entering marks is a breeze - so there's no need for lots of training!
- Seamlessness - STARS 4 Schools builds on classlists etc already held in your school MIS so there is no need to
re-enter information. Marks entered in markbooks feed straight into school statistics, student-focussed views and into
the report-writing process.
- Availability - Staff can access markbooks securely from work or home.
