Inter-school Training and Agreement Trialing using the P Scales

Objectives

•To prepare schools for the County moderation of P scales.

•To provide opportunities for agreement trialling.

•To ensure schools are confident in their understanding and assessments of P scales.

•To ensure assessments of pupils are in line with national standards.

P scale subject

Reporting P Scales

Reportable levels English

Reading Writing Speaking Listening

Mathematics

Number Using and applying mathematics Shape, space and measures

Science

P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii P4, P5, P6, P7, P8 P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii P4, P5, P6, P7, P8 P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii P4, P5, P6, P7, P8

P scales: national information

• End of Key Stage children working at Level W must be reported as P levels to refine assessments. • The DfES collects P scales’ data from schools – statutory.

• P scales’ descriptors at: www.qcda.gov.uk/pscales • Using the P scales – assessing pupil attainment

in English, maths and science at Levels 4 to 8

from QCDA website.

Inter-school Training and Agreement trialling

• All schools in all partnerships in January with two partnerships at each venue.

• Evidence in writing, number and science.

• Primary, infant, junior, middle, secondary and special schools.

• Use P Scale Moderation Guide to understand how the process works.

• Moderator is facilitator.

The Process

• Agreement trial first. Agree levels and next steps in children’s learning.

• Then moderate evidence brought.

• Moderating the work / activity NOT the child. • Work can exemplify an aspect of the level – not necessarily all criteria.

• Look at elements of level above and below in order to reach a decision.

• Information on context sheet is key.

Context Sheets: guidance

• Learning intention.

• Level of support (eg: individual, independent, child initiated.) • Type of support (eg: equipment, modelling, support prompt.) • Evidence: • Level/extent of prompt • Duration • Reason/frequency of prompt • Supported by/method of response

County Moderation

• Up to 2 teachers from each school with children working at P scales.

• Bring 2-3 examples each in number, science and writing from P4 to P8.

• Each piece of work should have the annotated Assessment Moderation Proforma from the “P scale Moderation Resource File” attached to it, indicating the context in which it was produced. • It is important that the samples of work brought

to moderation have been moderated by the school first to show which levels have been agreed.

Contacts

Margo Barraclough, Assessment Adviser [email protected]

07919 212035 Jackie Lawrence, Assessment PA [email protected]

01732 876625 Advisory Service Kent East Malling Research Centre New Road East Malling Kent, ME19 6BJ.

Fax: 01732 876620