The GvP School aims for students to develop their talents optimally and to be successful, academically, physically, technologically, vocationally and socially. Both our students’ learning outcomes and wellbeing are important criterions for the GvP School Board when assessing the quality and effectiveness of our education. This is monitored through several tools.

SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENTS (SBA’S)

Our mission is to offer our students education that is challenging and that fits their needs. To achieve this, we need to know what our students know, which skills they have and what they are capable of handling. All CXC subject examinations include a school-based assessment (SBA) component. SBA forms part of the continuous (or: formative) assessment of our students and include tasks, assignments, or projects, the students do at school. The student benefits from constructive feedback from the teacher on his/her performance.

The right execution of SBA’s is key in the students’ study success. Starting from Form 1, our students are trained and supported by the teachers how to properly do their SBA’s. The exam students are stimulated by the teachers to finalize their SBA’s in the 2nd period of the school year, to leave adequate time in the 3rd and 4th period for repetition before the exams.

GL ASSESSMENT

In addition to completing the various SBA’s, all Form 1 and Form 2 students (plus the group 8 primary school students) and are doing the Progress Test Math and Progress Test English of the GL assessment program twice per school year (in January and in June). Like the SBA’s, the GL assessment tests are formative assessments. It provides a good indication of our students’ attainment levels in Math and English, but more importantly they reveal a student’s overall ability and potential.

EXAMS CXC AND CNAVT

Students at the GvP School take the CCSLC exit exam in the 5 core subjects (English, Math, Social Studies, Integrated Science and Spanish), and the CVQ and CSEC exams in their occupational area, core subjects, profile choices, and electives. All CCSLC, CSEC and CVQ exams are regulated by the CXC. Since schoolyear 2021-2022, the GvP School students write the exam Certificaat Nederlands als Vreemde Taal (CNaVT) for Dutch as a Foreign Language.

SCHOOLOGY

To keep close track of our students, all their results, as well as their behavior and well-being, are registered in our Student Information System. Per school year 2024-2025 the system we used, Magister, will be replaced by Schoology. Both the parent/guardian and the student receive their own Schoology Account. A Schoology Parent Account gives access to the child’s classes, the child’s upcoming assignments, the school and class announcements, the child’s grades, etc. Per lesson, teachers place comments on students’ absenteeism, behavior in class, incidents that have happened and so on. This enables us to get a realistic picture of how a student is doing and to recognize possible issues at an early stage. Interventions, by the Mentor or the Department Head, are to be taken as soon as possible. When necessary, for example because of certain behavior, a student will be discussed in the Care Team meeting. At the end of each period (4 times per school year), student performance meetings are held per class, also with the Care Team, based upon all available relevant information.

QUALITY SURVEY

An important tool to monitor the quality of the school is our yearly survey. With the help of questionnaires for students, parents/guardians, staff, and management the quality perception of each group can be mapped and compared to each other. The results from the social safety surveys done in May 2023 and May 2024 have provided us with good feedback, especially from the students to what extent we succeed in realizing our ambitions.

RESULTS 2024 SURVEY

We are moderately satisfied with the results of the 2024 survey. The scores range between 3.0 and 4.0 on a five-point scale and between 2.0 and 3.0 on a four-point scale. These results are like those from 2023. However, most scores are below the external benchmark, which represents the average for other secondary schools in the Netherlands. It is our goal to at least meet that benchmark.

Successes

• The development of citizenship skills: students are relatively satisfied with their citizenship education. • The overall social safety at school and the decreased experience of bullying.
• Talent development and the availability of IT resources.

Attention points

• The school’s atmosphere: the perceived atmosphere is like last year but when compared to other secondary schools in the Netherlands, students are slightly less satisfied.
• Student input and ideas: students are a little less satisfied with the school doing something with the opinions or ideas of students.
• Consistently enforcing the school rules and approaching students positively. For 2024-2025 the GvP School will continue to work on improving the school’s atmosphere and social interaction, in close consultation with, amongst others, the Student Council.