NO! to League Tables

IEUA position

· IEUA does not support ‘simplistic league tables’.

· IEUA believes that parents have a right to information about their child’s progress and the

achievement of their child’s school relative to national benchmarks.

· IEUA believes that schools are responsible and accountable for the public funding they receive.

· IEUA commits to working will all school stakeholders and communities to establish best-practice

models of school reporting.

· IEUA will monitor the reporting requirements to ensure that the standardized testing and national

reporting frameworks do not lead to a narrowing of the curriculum

· IEUA believes that governments must commit appropriate resources to assist school communities to

re-build their effectiveness when they don’t meet minimum standards and recognize that this

re-building process can take 5 or more years.

· IEUA believes that it is a critical and central stakeholder in providing support and capacity to assist

school communities in re-building to meet minimum standards.

The IEUA believes that:

The primary purpose of reporting is to provide meaningful information so as to improve student learning. Reporting must be an integral part of the teaching and learning.
Reporting should enhance students’ capacities to reflect on their learning, their successes and areas for further learning. Reporting should be based on teacher judgements, based on sound evidence and teachers’ shared understandings of the standards that apply.
The development of reporting policies and practices must involve teachers and must value their professional expertise and experience. Schools and systems must allocate sufficient resources for adequate time release for reporting and for professional development to enhance teachers’ skills and knowledge.
Parents should have access to timely, meaningful information about their children’s progress and are entitled to comprehensive and accessible reports