Pupil profiles, the Department of Education's initiative to provide information on pupil progress without including any information which could be used for selection, are to go.

A pilot scheme running in Northern Ireland's schools got a negative response from parents who felt they were bland and impersonal. As a result the Department  proposes to return to reports complete with marks and grades. Consultation on the new proposals is due to begin next week.

The pilot scheme was introduced in September 2007 for pupils in P1 and P5 to help parents to make informed decisions about post-primary schools. Reports contained information on pupils’ achievements, progress, interests and aptitudes. what they did not provide was objective scores.