For educators question two is: How do we know that all children are making very good progress and their learning?

For learners question two is:  How are you doing?

Planning is proportionate and manageable and clearly identifies what is to be learned and assessed. This question can be used to plan how you build assessment into Learning and Teaching and will offer a range of assessment types and approaches.

Dialogue prompt sheet for Moderation

This prompt sheet is designed to support professional dialogue for the purpose of moderation. It can be used in a variety of ways at school, local authority and national level. 

Education Scotland – Evidence – Moderation Hub

This professional learning resource equips educators to critically analyse evidence, effectively gather diverse data, and engage in collaborative moderation to refine professional judgements and improve assessment practices.

Education Scotland – Support for Assessment and Moderation

This professional learning resource equips educators with a comprehensive understanding of moderation, encompassing key features, the importance of judgment alignment, facilitation strategies, and self-reflection for continuous improvement. 

Moderation Support Questions

This bank of questions has been collated under each stage of the moderation cycle. They are prompts for professional dialogue. 

Proforma – Attainment Tracking Meetings

A structure for recording conversations with staff linked to attainment tracking discussions. 

Proforma – Learning Walks

A proforma to support the implementation of learning walks.

Proforma – Peer Observations

A proforma to support the implementation of peer observations of learning and teaching. 

Proforma – Pupil Learning Conversations – Literacy

A proforma for structuring conversations with learners around literacy learning. 

Proforma – Pupil Learning Conversations – Numeracy

A proforma for structuring conversations with learners around numeracy learning.