We’d like to thank our associate assessment experts, David New and Carolyn Unsted, for their help with this article.
Set up a moderation panel to establish your general approach
When moderating more generally, it’s a good idea to set up a panel made up of middle leaders to:
- Ensure teachers’ approach to awarding marks is consistent
- Be responsible for establishing effective assessment and moderation processes, and then sharing these across the school
Who should be on the panel
Make sure there's a mixture of middle leaders from a range of subjects and year groups on the panel – this will help make sure that each subject is:
- Moderated consistently
- Assessed in a way that’s fit for purpose
If some of your colleagues were moderators for exam boards in the past, draw on their experience The wider your resource base of experienced teachers, the more likely you are to get moderation that