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It is important to note that the Teacher Assessed level awarded to a pupil is based on a ‘best fit’ model that takes account of a pupil’s achievements across a broad range of work, not a single task. KEY STAGE 2 WRITING MODERATION 2013 Purpose of the Moderation Process Kent has a statutory duty to ensure the end of Key Stage assessments take place, that the tests are correctly administered, and that judgments are fair and consistent. The purpose of the writing moderation is to ensure that teacher assessment is accurate and consistent with national standards. Kent is required by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) to moderate a sample size of schools for writing. These visits will be carried out by experienced school-based moderators. Writing Moderation Visits LAs are required on behalf of STA to carry out a programme of moderation visits during the academic year. The purpose of these visits is to ensure that teacher judgements in Year 6 are accurate and consistent with national standards. Schools on the list from the Standards and Testing Agency (STA): will receive a writing moderation visit between 15 th April and 22 nd June. Schools will be informed of a moderation visit no more than two weeks in advance, so they can make any necessary arrangements, including ensuring the availability of staff to talk to the visiting moderator. The moderation visit will be carried out by a school-based colleague who works in a different district. This may involve: • Discussion with the Headteacher/Assessment Co-ordinator/Year 6 teacher about the process of the moderation visit. • Discussion with Year 6 teachers relating to the ways they have reached their Teacher Assessments including, where appropriate, the steps taken to ensure consistent assessments across parallel classes. • Discussion with a senior colleague with oversight of assessment within the school to gain an insight into the steps the school has taken to ensure consistency of judgement about pupils’ work from Year 5 to Year 6, and from Year 6 to Year 7. • Scrutiny of pupils’ written work from September onwards (eg: exercise books, “finished” and “rough/draft” work, writing across a range of genre and in other subjects, such as history and geography, project-based work), together with any outcomes of the tests already undertaken. See Appendix A for suggested range of writing evidence. 8
Schools will need to provide the moderator with the class list of Year 6 pupils and their teacher assessed levels. The moderator will then select a sample of borderline pupils and review the evidence. It would be helpful if teachers could indicate how secure pupils were working in that level. See sample size below: Cohort Size Less than 16 pupils 16 to 40 pupils More than 40 pupils Level 2 writing One highest achieving (if applicable) Two highest achieving (if applicable) Three highest achieving (if applicable) Level 3 writing* One highest achieving Two highest achieving Three highest achieving Level 4 writing One lowest achieving Two lowest achieving Three lowest achieving One highest achieving Two highest achieving Three highest achieving Level 5 writing** One lowest achieving Two lowest achieving Three lowest achieving Level 6 writing All (if applicable) All (if applicable) All (if applicable) * If no Level 3s then make up the sample size with the lowest Level 4s. ** If no Level 5s then make up the sample size with the highest Level 4s. NB: The pupils in the sample size should be working at borderline levels. Moderators may wish to see evidence from additional pupils if they are not satisfied that the evidence provided confirms accurate judgements. Moderators will complete a Note of Visit, which will be a summary of their visit, outlining their judgements and reasons. This will either be left with the school or sent to the school within the appropriate timescale. District Moderation of Writing 2013 Moderation Meetings These will take place between 22 nd May and 14 th June 2013 at venues across the county following the District model. The meetings provide opportunities for discussions about consistency, standards and effective practice in assessment. Precise details will be provided to schools in March. Each moderation session will take half a day and will be from 1.00pm - 4.00 pm. Most Kent schools with Key Stage 2 pupils will be required to send one Year 6 teacher representative to attend the meeting. The LA feels that participation in the moderation process represents a valuable opportunity for professional development. Secondary schools will be invited to send two Year 7 English teachers to participate in the moderation process, and to bring samples of their pupils’ writing to moderate. Format of the Moderation Meetings During meetings Years 6 and 7 teachers will work in small groups scrutinising the samples of pupils’ work. If the groups agree on the assessments made by their colleagues, those assessments are confirmed. However, changes to the assessments are sometimes made by the groups and in cases where they cannot come to an agreement, the team of moderators act as in independent group to make and feed back a decision. 9
Page 1: Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements
Page 4 and 5: PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKLET This bookle
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Page 31 and 32: APPENDIX B KS2/3 Writing Moderation
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