A Year 7 parents' evening after levels are abolished: A play in one Act.
Act 1: A cold school hall in October
Headteacher: Can I help you?
Parent: Yes, I'm a little confused.
H: Why is that?
P: Well, last year, in primary school, my son was blue for maths but this year he's been told he's a circle.
H: Well, yes, we don't use colours, we use shapes.
P: So is a circle better than blue?
H: Err, I don't know.
P: So how can I tell whether he's doing better?
H: Err, I don't know.
Parent 2: Excuse me, I couldn't help overhearing but my daughter was a giraffe last year for English but they tell me that, this year, she's a rocket.
P1: Oh my son is a satellite in English.
P2: I think a rocket is better!
H: I'm sure both your children are doing well.
P1: But mine is doing better, surely?
H: Err, I don't know.
P1 & P2 (together): Whatever happened to levels?
H: They were abolished for being too confusing.
P1 & P2: ????
Curtain falls
