Assessment and Reporting
Assessment and reporting of every student's progress is undertaken throughout the year and the information is used to plan future teaching and learning schedules. Regular parents' meetings are held to update parents on their child's progress and to explain teaching methods and approaches. All students receive written end of term reports and parents are encouraged to contact school at any time to discuss their child's performance. The education of a child is a partnership between student, parents and teachers, and progress is dependent on their working closely together.
Students are monitored 'in-house' mid way through the term with formal tests at the end of the term. Reports are then issued to parents at the end of each term with grades for attainment and for effort.
Homework
Homework is important in its own right and should be seen as a normal and regular aspect of school life and an important and essential part of learning. Its purpose is to provide activities, which link work in the classroom to planned activities at home, thus encouraging parental involvement in students learning. Students will receive regular homework according to a timetable for each subject. A maximum of three subjects of homework per night will be expected and, in total, this should take 11 to 2 hours for Years 7-11 and 3 hours for Years 12
and 13.
Parents are expected to support their child during this period by making available a suitable area at home in which to complete homework undisturbed. Parents may also wish to be available themselves to assist with homework but should not complete the homework for the student. Students who regularly fail to complete homework will be disciplined and parents will be contacted to discuss the issue.
Parent Conference Evenings
Three Parent Conference Evenings are scheduled each year, one per term, after they receive the final term report. These conferences are held by the teachers and administrators for parents to discuss their child's progress and development at BIS and to set personal targets for students. Dates of these conferences are published in the school calendar.
Individual conferences can be scheduled at other times during the school year by arrangement with the school administration or the Principal.
Examinations
Whole school 'mock' exams take place in January and the Cambridge IGCSE and A level examinations take place in May and June of each year. In addition to Cambridge external examinations, internal assessments of students' performance are carried out by the teachers all year round.
