My daughter came home last night with a slip of paper showing what grades she was predicted to get by year 11. In her case it was B's for all subjects.
This of course leads to a load of undue stress because "X and Y friends are predicted A*s"
To me this just doesn't seem right - firstly how on earth can they predict the grades of children in 5 yrs time. Children can change massively in that period (for better or worse).
They've only been there a few weeks, and in my daughters case and no doubt many others, it's been a massive leap from a small primary of 70 kids to a school of 1500.
And how can it be a good thing to hand these out in open class. A sealed letter to parents maybe. But not soon after starting secondary school - she's now got the 'I'm thick' mindset to battle with before she's started.