At the end of every programme
The written report
Every programme ends with a written report on the student's work, covering strengths, next steps and evidence of growth, and a recommendation for what comes next. The mentor writes it, and Aldevere issues it to the family with the certificate.
What it contains
For a Field Seminar or Research Scholar, the report has five parts. Academic Essentials ends with a written readiness note and a recommendation for what comes next.
- 01
The question the student answered
The research question the student settled on and the essay or project that answers it, so the reader knows what the rest of the report is about.
- 02
Where the student is now
Five dimensions, each rated Emerging, Secure or Strong. This profile is the heart of the report, and the conversation with the family starts here, not with the mark.
- 03
The result
For a Field Seminar, the essay marked against the five published criteria and the engagement score, with the seminar grade out of 100. For Research Scholar, the mentor's assessment of the finished work at each stage.
- 04
What went well, and what to work on next
Written by the mentor in plain terms: the two strongest things about the work, and the one change that would most improve it.
- 05
The recommendation
After a Field Seminar, one of four: consolidate core academic skills before a longer project; another seminar, here or in a related field; ready for one-to-one Research Scholar mentorship; or has explored the field and is taking it no further for now. Whatever the programme, it is based on what the student did in the work, never on confidence, eloquence, family enthusiasm or ability to pay, and the evidence behind it is stated.
The five-part profile
Each is rated Emerging, Secure or Strong from the student's work across the programme. The profile says where the student is, so the next step can be chosen for them rather than assumed.
- Understands the subject
- Finds and judges evidence
- Builds an argument
- Uses feedback
- Works independently
Who writes it, and who sees it
The mentor writes the report after marking, as one considered document rather than a marker's notes, and Aldevere issues it.
It goes to the family, and with the family's consent to a referring counsellor. Marks stay in the report; the certificate carries no grade.
A student who wants to use the report in an application can quote it. Anyone the student shows the certificate to, such as a university, can verify it with its number and the student's full name.