Developing moderation across East Ayrshire

1. Developing moderation across East Ayrshire

2. Secondary Curricular Areas

4. Secondary Schools • AND • NQAG Training lead group (November twilight and half day) • Curricular specialists (suggest not PTs) to work in partnership with primary colleagues on Level 2 Literacy (Reading) within a curricular area context moderation (from January 2012)

5. Primary Level 2 Literacy (Reading)

6. Primary Schools

7. Primary Schools

8. Moderation Across East Ayrshire - Personnel • Level 3 Curricular Areas • PTs/Subject/Faculty Leaders • SfL representatives to work with Curricular Teams • Primary representatives to work with Curricular Teams • Level 2 Literacy • 1 delegate per school to join LC Team and lead developments in their school • Secondary Curricular Area specialists to work with primary colleagues on context for literacy

9. Moderation Across East Ayrshire - Timescales Level 3 Curricular Areas • Meeting 1 CMM - Sept/Oct 2011 • Meeting 2 twilight session (supported study) planning and quality assurance – Nov 2011 • Additional meetings for first cohort of NQAG training - Nov 2011 • Teaching and learning – Nov 2011 – Feb 2012 • Submission of evidence – March 2012 • Moderation and feedback – May-June 2012 Level 2 Literacy • Initial planning meeting - Jan 2012 • Additional meetings for first cohort of NQAG training - Jan 2012 • Agreement of focus and planning for the new session - beginning Mar 2012

10. Moderation Across East Ayrshire –managing staff participation • Level 3 Curricular Areas • 4 meetings • Meeting 1 CMM • Meeting 2 Twilight • Meetings 3 & 4 SQA Exam Leave • Some additional meetings – e.g. NAR (twilight) and NQAG (one PM) • Level 2 Literacy • 4 meetings • Meeting 1 Twilight • Meeting 2 Twilight • Meetings 3 & 4 – What is your preference? • Some additional meetings – e.g. NAR (twilight) and NQAG (one PM)

11. Potential By June 2012 • Increased staff confidence in planning and carrying out T, L & A. • Secondary departments able to state with confidence their significant and distinctive contribution to RoA (and begin to QA this). • Primary specialists working with secondary curricular specialists – reciprocal support/ valuable steps in enhancing quality of learning across P-S transition. • Detailed feedback on evidence submitted with clear next steps for teachers/departments. • Summary report by each team to inform future improvement. • Potential for SMT, QIT to sample the evidence/findings. • Staff able to begin discussion of what a portfolio of work towards a CfE Level might consist of. First steps towards a moderation board? • Professional recognition for staff leading developments.

12. To be developed ... 2012 • Level 1 Moderation • Internal within LCs • Your advice • Early Level Moderation • Sessions on tracking and transitions EY-P1 staff • NAR Project - Science • Your advice • Special Schools • Existing good practice in sharing the standard • Your advice • The Assessment Steering Group will ... • involve the right people • draw on existing good practice

13. To summarise! Secondary • Encouragement of staff to attend Meeting 2 (twilight QA) – ideally should be all curricular/subject area PTs. • Your agreement that named staff can be invited to NQAG training. • Agreement that selected curricular staff may participate in Level 2 moderation as required by the process from January 2012. Primary • LC agreement on either LIT 2-16a or LIT 2-18a Literacy (Reading: Understanding, Analysing and Evaluating) as a focus. • LC agreement on a curricular context as a focus (FORM A). • Your nominations of staff to participate in Level 3 curricular area moderation with secondary colleagues (FORM B). • Your advice – regarding scheduling and management of staff participation in Meetings 3 and 4.