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Using the P Scaleslaunch conferences 2009
Richard Byers
University of Cambridge
Faculty of Education
In ‘Using the P scales’, moderation is defined as:• a process that enables staff and
others to review and confirm assessment judgements.
The key purpose of moderation is:• to help schools ensure that
assessment judgements are sound and consistent.
‘Using the P scales’ provides guidance on moderation at three levels:
• in class teams and in teaching groups within a school
• across a whole school
• between schools in clusters, local authorities and regional or national groupings.
‘Using the P Scales’ can support ASSESSMENT by helping staff to:
• use the P scales to make judgements about individual pupils’ attainments below level 1 of the National Curriculum
• record and share summative assessments.
‘Using the P Scales’ can support MODERATION by helping staff to:
• compare and adjust judgements made using P scales within a class, department, key stage team or school
• share and compare judgements made using P scales between schools, across local authorities and more widely.
‘Using the P Scales’ can also:
• help staff to REPORT judgments that are sound and consistent – for example, to parents or to other professionals
• support school development by helping staff to EVALUATE and IMPROVE teaching and learning using aggregated assessment data