Session 1 – Introduction and Overview

This session sets out the key messages from the Scottish Government and Education Scotland in relation to the Planning for Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Moderation cycle. This session also provides an overview of the tools available to support planning, learning, teaching, assessment and moderation in East Ayrshire.

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Session 1 PowerPoint

Key Documents

National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan: 2020

A Statement for Practitioners from HM Chief Inspector of Education

East Ayrshire Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks

Education Scotland Moderation Hub

East Ayrshire Planning, Assessment, Moderation and Reporting Framework

 

Session 2 – The Planning, Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Moderation Cycle

This session provides more detail in relation to each element of the Planning, Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Moderation Cycle and the use of East Ayrshire documentation to support planning, learning, teaching, assessment and moderation activity.

Session 2a – Learners and Planning Using the Experiences and Outcomes

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Session 2b – Learning Intentions and Success Criteria and Learning, Teaching and Assessment

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Session 2c – Key Features of High Quality Learning, Teaching and Assessment

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Session 3 – Developing High Quality Assessments

This session provides support in the development of High Quality Assessments (previously referred to as Holistic Assessment)

Session 3a –

High Quality Assessments

Session 3b – Examples of High Quality Assessments

Session 3c – On-going Assessment Approaches

Session 3c Ongoing Assessment Approaches Video

Session 4 – Evidence, Evaluating Learning and Using the Four Stages of Progress to Support Teacher Judgement

This session provides support in gathering evidence, evaluating learning and using the Four Stages of Progress to support teacher judgement

Session 5 – Local Authority, Education Group and QAMSO support

This section outlines the supports available at school, education group and authority level in relation to planning, learning, teaching, assessment and moderation.

Gail Elder (Literacy Education Manager) and Robert McCallum (Numeracy Education Manager) are the Assessment Coordinators for East Ayrshire and are members of  the South-West Educational Improvement Collaborative (SWEIC) BGE workstream and regularly attend national assessment coordinator meetings organised by the National Improvement Framework Team.  The role of the assessment coordinator is to share key national and regional key messages and form local authority policy and facilitate and deliver and facilitate local, regional and national professional development in relation to the Planning, Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Moderation Cycle.  It is also the role of the Assessment Coordinator to support the work of the Quality Assurance and Moderation Support Officer (QAMSO) network.

Within the local authority we have extended the QAMSO network across each of the education groups.  The QAMSO Map provides details of the QAMSOs working in each of the education groups.  The QAMSOs role is to support individual schools and work collaboratively across their education group to support practitioners in all aspects of the Planning, Learning, Teaching, Assessment (PLTA) and Moderation Cycle by:

• providing ongoing support to schools/Education Groups in moderation as appropriate
• promoting and supporting the work of the QAMSO team across their Education Groups and the authority
• providing regular updates to Head Teachers on QAMSO work
• Updating local resources in line with national publications

A number of East Ayrshire QAMSOs have volunteered to be part of a SWEIC team working on developing a consistent BGE moderation programme across the authorities. East Ayrshire continues to be well represented in this team providing support for colleagues across the SWEIC.

Each school and education group will plan moderation activities in relation to their improvement priorities.  The QAMSO network is there to support any related moderation activity and in some cases may lead activities.  Each Education Group should agree time and a focus for moderation activities. A minimum of two opportunities throughout the school year would be helpful. Education Group Moderation priorities (link to EG plans will be added soon) were derived from the February 2019 inset day for session 2019-20 and discussion with the QAMSO team and Assessment Co-ordinators.

Teachers who are taking part in Education Group moderation are expected to bring plans and appropriate evidence, based on their EG focus and to be prepared to discuss them. These should have been moderated within the school already and will then be moderated at education group level to confirm teacher judgement within an establishment. It is recommended that teachers present their own moderation evidence. Accompanying moderation paperwork will be provided at the Education Group events.
Education Scotland currently advise teachers to submit for moderation of progress, or achievement of a level, evidence from one learner.  The professional dialogue around such samples is to support the verification of teacher judgement.

Through providing opportunities for practitioner collaboration at school, education group, local authority and national level we aim to increase opportunities for all practitioners to engage in moderation activity across all themes in the PLTA cycle . By embedding collaborative approaches to the planning, learning, teaching, assessment and moderation cycle we aim to increase the confidence and reliability in our assessment judgements.

 

Welcome

Welcome to the East Ayrshire Planning, Learning, Teaching, Assessment and Moderation site

This site has been created to support practitioners in EA while engaging in the planning for learning, teaching, assessment and moderation cycle.

The PLTA Guidance Outline and Links provides the most recent guidance and support for planning, learning, teaching and assessment for practitioners within East Ayrshire

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