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.

Reporting P ScalesP scale subject Reportable levels

EnglishReadingWritingSpeaking Listening

P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii

P4, P5, P6, P7, P8

MathematicsNumberUsing and applying mathematicsShape, space and measures

P1i, P1ii, P2i, P2ii, P3i, P3ii

P4, P5, P6, P7, P8

Science 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 Advisermargo.barraclough@kent.gov.uk

07919 212035

Jackie Lawrence, Assessment PAjackie.lawrence@kent.gov.uk

01732 876625

Advisory Service KentEast Malling Research Centre

New RoadEast Malling

Kent, ME19 6BJ.Fax: 01732 876620