Are you moving the students along the A stages every 6 months as is done for the Victorian curriculum?
If you are able to highlight every one of the indicators of progress against the modes (L&S, R and W) as being achieved, then the student should be proficient in English and should be able to be assessed ‘at standard’ against the Victorian curriculum. If they are not able to demonstrate that they have achieved the indicators of progress in all 3 modes, then they haven’t “completed” the stages. They then stay on the A stages until they are proficient. This means that they may then have to move to the B stages in year 3 if they still on the continuum.
Teachers need to ensure that the students demonstrate achievement for an indicator of progress at least 3 times before they can be considered to have achieved that indicator.
Jeanette and Bronwyn