This material has been developed to assist school leaders in workshops with staff in planning for and implementing the consistency of judgement when analysing student work samples.

School leaders may choose to use this material to run sessions at staff, stage or faculty meetings, staff development days.
Each workshop has a PowerPoint presentation, presenter's notes and downloadable materials.

It is suggested that schools begin with the Consistency in practice workshop K-12 workshop before visiting moderation, assessment and reporting.

Moderation in practice workshop K-12
This option provides an introduction into the process involving close collaboration to establish a shared understanding of what achievement of syllabus standards looks like and whether or not the student has demonstrated achievement of the syllabus standard. The session allows for identification of follow up areas and questions. More sustained discussion with staff will be needed to ensure a shared understanding of policy requirements and collaborative planning for effective implementation across the school.

Suggested time:             1hr
Materials for downloading

• PowerPoint and presenters notes (MS PowerPoint - 160kb)
• Handout Matrix for Self Evaluation of Current Practice
• Handout  Consistent Teacher judgement – schools planning model
• Planning Sheet 1 Consistency of teacher judgement (MS Word - 76kb)
• Board of Studies Assessment Resource Centre http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au//

Professional learning workshops K-12

Workshops presentations have been developed for both primary  and secondary schools to assist school leaders to facilitate discussions and planning with staff and parents within each KLA.  Each PowerPoint presentation provides explanations and discussions around the syllabus and forms the basis upon which teachers can have consistent understanding of each syllabus and participate in moderating activities and support the principles of assessment. 

Each PowerPoint presentation has presenter’s notes, handouts to accompany each KLA and can be part of a staff meeting, stage meeting or Staff Development day.

Suggested time:             1hr per KLA

• Department brochure –- Getting the Balance Right (pdf - 336kb)
  
• Board Of Studies booklet –- Foundation Statements
• Planning Sheet 1 Consistency of teacher judgement (MS Word - 76kb)
• Board of Studies Assessment Resource Centre http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au