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Weak areas and programme links

Each weakness identified from the pre-program assessments is linked to the part of the catch-up programme that addresses it.

Comparison and evaluation

high to address

Reading Q13 partial; Q14–15 blank. Comparison/evaluation was not sustained with methods and evidence.

Programme link: Priority 2/3 — Structure, poetry, comparison and later application (p3/p4)

Extended writing technical control

high to address

Q42 prior marking about 14/24: narrative tension and imagery present, but tense/agreement/spelling/dialogue punctuation/paragraph control were inconsistent.

Programme link: Priority 3 — Later Autumn 2 application (p4)

Grammar, punctuation and editing control

high to address

Grammar baseline included Q16 incorrect, Q20 blank, Q21/Q23/Q31 partial, alongside several secure correction items. The gap is selective rather than universal.

Programme link: Priority 1 — Writing clinic (clinic)

Inference and precise evidence

high to address

Reading baseline Q3, Q5, Q8 and Q11 were partial rather than secure: broad ideas were recognised but precise evidence and developed inference were missing.

Programme link: Priority 1A/1B — Inference, evidence and word-level analysis (phase1/p2)

Poetry: implied meaning, figurative language and mood

high to address

Poetry Q36 secure at literal level; Q37–38 partial; Q39–41 blank. Prior marking: 2/12 for poetry.

Programme link: Priority 2 — Structure & poetry (p3)

Sustained analytical paragraphs

high to address

Across Reading Q3–8/Q11–15 and Poetry Q37–41, understanding was often present but was not consistently converted into claim + precise evidence + explanation of effect.

Programme link: Priority 1→3 — Analytical paragraph progression (phase1/p2/p3/p4)

Word/phrase analysis, connotation and effect

high to address

Reading Q2 incorrect, Q4 blank, Q6 partial and Q12 partial; Grammar/Vocabulary Q25 blank, Q28 partial and Q29 incorrect; Poetry Q37–38 partial and Q40–41 blank.

Programme link: Priority 1B — Evidence, vocabulary & effect (p2)

Formal register, vocabulary precision and connotation

medium to address

Q25 connotation blank, Q27 partial, Q28 partial, Q29 incorrect, Q30 formal register blank.

Programme link: Priority 1B/3 — Vocabulary, register and application (p2/p4)

Structure: focus, pace, shifts and endings

medium to address

Reading Q7 was secure and is a relative strength; Poetry Q39 was blank. The programme develops this into consistent structural analysis rather than treating it as wholly absent.

Programme link: Priority 2 — Structure & poetry (p3)