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ACADEMIC Policies
PROCEDURE OF MONITORING ACADEMICS
Homework:
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Every subject teacher assigns 2 to 3 home works per week
to the students in each grade which are regularly marked
by him. Homework is done by the students in their Toye-rooms
where Housemasters and tutors supervise and give them
extra help if needed. The marking/grading of homework
notebooks are also checked and verified by the concerned
Heads of Department. |
Weekly Assessment Grades:
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Subject teachers give Weekly Assessment grades to the
boys of his class on the basis of homework assigned,
performance in class tests, grading, class participation
& efforts made by the boys. These forms are submitted to
the Head of the Department who checks and verifies them
and submits to the Vice Principal for record and
necessary action. Vice Principal after consulting the
concerned Head of Department and with the approval of
the Principal assigns Remedial Classes to the boys who
have been given low grades in weekly assessments and
have been producing poor results in their End of Term
Exams. If any Weekly Assessment Grades Form is not
submitted in time, necessary action is taken against the
concerned subject teacher/Head of Department. |
Monthly Tutorial Report:
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These reports are filled in by the
subject teachers handed over to the Head of Department
who then given them to the Vice Principal.
This report covers the following:
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What
was covered in each subject during the month?
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Assignments
done/ Tests taken during the week
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Boys
who had been ticked off for misbehaviour/poor
academic performance.
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Boy
who have remained absent from school for two or more
days.
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General
remarks/observation of Form Tutors regarding
teaching /courses covered/problem faced by the
boys/suggestions regarding improvement
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Monthly Monitoring Grades:
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Every subject teacher gives the achievements and efforts
grades to every boy on a prescribed form at the end of
each month. Then individual student’s report is prepared
and sent to the parents.
Achievements and Efforts grades are as follows.
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Achievements |
Effort |
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A |
Excellent |
1 |
A really outstanding effort has been made |
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B |
Very Good |
2 |
The boy has done more than has been asked of
him |
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C |
Average |
3 |
The boy has completed all requirements
diligently |
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D |
Satisfactory |
4 |
The boy has not completed all requirements
diligently |
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E |
Poor-
(Cause for concern) |
5 |
Been lazy, failing to complete several
assignments. |
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End of Term Exams:
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At the
end of term boys are examined from the syllabi covered
during the term as prescribed in the Syllabus Breakdown
booklets. The proper procedure of paper setting, marking
and examination conditions are observed. End of term
examinations are completed within eight days. Detailed
reports are sent to the parents. Vice Principal/ HM and
Director Examinations decide the boys on Academic
Probation on the basis of failure in English or in any
other three subjects. Remedial Classes are also arranged
for the same boys. |
Mock Examinations:
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Mock Examinations are arranged for outgoing classes
(Grade 11 & 13) in the month of March exactly on the
pattern of Cambridge University Examinations (UCLES). All examination
conditions are fulfilled as required by Cambridge
University in external exams. Internal Grades are sent
to the Cambridge University on the basis of performance
of students during the whole year and achievement in
Mock Examinations. |
Annual Promotion Examinations:
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These examinations are finished within 10 days of its
start. Boys are examined from whole year syllabi in
grade 6, 7, 9, & 12. In grade 10, the boys are tested in
from the syllabi covered during the years 9, 10 & 11 and
12 & 13 respectively. Academic Council then decides the
promotion/ demotion of the boys keeping in view their
results. |
Lesson Observation:
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Principal/ Vice Principal observes the classes of
subject teachers and now the Heads of Department
also have started the lesson observation from this
term.
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Following points are kept in mind while observing
the class:
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Classroom situation
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Starting the class
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The amount of material the teacher attempted to
cover in this lesson
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Knowledge, confidence and class control
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Presentation of material
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Use of the blackboard/ OHP
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Activities of the students
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Questioning
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Homework
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Support to individuals
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End of the lesson
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Overall quality of the
lesson
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Lesson Plan:
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Subject teachers to make lesson plans (on a prescribed
form) and submit it to the concerned Heads of Department. |
Departmental Meetings:
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Departmental Meetings are
organized to review the progress going on within the
department. Certain points are regularly discussed. For
example, coverage of syllabi, assessment tests, week
students, teaching resource material, teaching
methodology, etc |
Monitoring of Academics and
Examinations:
Academics are monitored according to the formal
procedures elaborated in Appendix ‘D’ which contain the
following information.
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Weekly Assessment Grades
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Monthly Monitoring Grades bases on class
participation, discussion, class tests, homework,
etc.
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Monthly Tutorial Report
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Terminal Exam
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Mock Exams
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Annual Promotion Exams
Senior members of the
faculty provide reliable academic leadership to the
junior teachers in the school. Teachers have freedom to
form their own questions in the exams to elicit
appropriate response from his class. However, in each
department, some thought provoking questions/past papers
on different topics in different subjects are dully
catalogued in the library for the use and
guidance of the junior staff.
Standard of making of the
examination scripts occupies a pivotal position.
Uniformity of standard and careful marking of answer
sheets are maintained. Common errors are discussed in
the class with a reasonable spectrum which aims to
encourage originality of thought and expression.
Assessment of teacher’s
work is monitored by the HM/DHM regularly. (Please see
Appendix E). |
Measures taken to improve academics:
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Over the last three years 15 teachers have either been
weeded out, have left as they were unable to cope with
the pressure put on them in the new administrative set
up or went abroad for better prospects.
Experienced teachers who had been teaching O/A levels
were hired. These teachers were teaching in well known
Public Schools or Grammar Schools like Frobels, Army
Burn Hall School Abbottabad, Abbottabad public School
etc. We have two foreign qualified teachers as well.
Only teachers who have themselves done their A levels or
have had experience of teaching A/O levels are being
inducted now.
Remedial classes are being held on a regular basis. Weak
students are made to attend the remedial classes.
However students who want to improve their grades also
join the classes.
Lesson plans are being made by all teachers. These are
kept in the Library. All teachers have access to them
and benefit from them.
Academics continue to be monitored at every stage.
Homework, weekly assessment grades, monthly monitoring
grades, class observations, Departmental meetings are
all part of the monitoring process.
Teachers are made to attend professional development
workshops conducted by the British Council (Both
Cambridge University & London University) Pakistan
Education Quality Control, City School in collaboration
with University of Strathslyde. Advanced students
Programme. Along with this in service teachers training
workshops are held on the campus. Experienced teachers
who have made their name in the field of Education are
invited to the School to conduct these workshops |
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