Learning2 min«Your own progress counts when learning»Headteacher Philippe Villiger explains why his school has done away with school reports for eight years and what experiences it has had with them.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «We know where our daughter stands»Abandoning school grades in the upper school? Michael Renaudin thinks highly of the new model, but also recognises some stress factors.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «Is «good» good enough?»School without grades. Five young people at the Schüpberg comprehensive school in Schüpfen BE take this approach and tell their stories.
Learning6 minAlternatives to the note - an overviewIs it possible to assess performance without grades? What are the alternatives to grades? Voices from educational research categorise.
Learning3 min«We are a high-performance school even without grades»Since 2017, the Lucerne primary school Staffeln has dispensed with grades during term time. The headteacher and two teachers report.
Learning16 minThe crux of the matter with the notesSchool grades, yes or no? This dossier sheds light on the state of the debate, alternative assessment systems and what children need to learn.
Family5 minAn end to selectionOur columnist believes that selection after primary school is unfair and calls for a radical rethink.
School5 minAn Aargau school breaks new ground without gradesThe Aargau school Rütihof under the then headmistress Lisa Lehner dispenses with grades. With success!
Columns7 minStudents need feedback instead of gradesAs a father, our columnist Fabian Grolimund finds himself in the middle of a dispute about the sense and nonsense of grades.
Family5 minThe old song about sheet musicGrades are controversial. It is high time that schools moved towards a modern, fair and child-centred system of assessment.
