How moderators select the completed profiles that will form the basis of the moderation dialogue Please give the number of children within the sample. Moderators select profiles of 5 children from a one form entry school by scrutinising interim EYFSP outcomes for the whole class and choosing children from a range of attainment in each of the 17 ELGs; emerging, expected and exceeding. Moderators may also select a child with English as an additional language, child with additional needs, a mixture of boys and girls and a mixture of autumn, spring and summer- born children. In a multi-form entry school, a minimum of 2 profiles from each class will be selected to ensure that practitioner judgements across all practitioners are accurate and consistent, making sure that judgements across emerging, expected and exceeding are all covered. Single form entry school: 5 profiles Multi form entry school: up to 6 profiles ( minimum of 2 per class) How moderators ascertain that the EYFS profile judgements were based on a range of evidence drawn predominantly from child-initiated activity Professional dialogue between practitioner and moderator will ascertain whether EYFSP judgements were based on evidence predominantly from child initiated activity. Pre-moderation visits support moderators to gain an overall view of the setting and whether routines and the environment allow for children to become involved in self-initiated activities. Other evidence available such as work, displays, photographs, could also give some indication as to whether children’s own judgements have been made on predominantly child initiated activity. Moderators would hope to see minimal judgements based on the use of worksheets/ workbooks for example. How moderators ascertain whether internal and inter--school moderation occurs Moderators will ascertain the internal moderation / cross-school processes in place through appropriate questioning of practitioners and the head teacher, plus attendance at local authority events and information gained from the pre-moderation visit. Evidence of internal moderation meetings and other school cluster moderation events will be required, such as notes of the meeting, record of discussions and decisions made with regard to the assessment of specific ELGs and levels of attainment.
How moderators select the completed profiles that will form the basis of the moderation dialogue Please give the number of children within the sample. Moderators select profiles of 5 children from a one form entry school by scrutinising interim EYFSP outcomes for the whole class and choosing children from a range of attainment in each of the 17 ELGs; emerging, expected and exceeding. Moderators may also select a child with English as an additional language, child with additional needs, a mixture of boys and girls and a mixture of autumn, spring and summer- born children. In a multi-form entry school, a minimum of 2 profiles from each class will be selected to ensure that practitioner judgements across all practitioners are accurate and consistent, making sure that judgements across emerging, expected and exceeding are all covered. Single form entry school: 5 profiles Multi form entry school: up to 6 profiles ( minimum of 2 per class) How moderators ascertain that the EYFS profile judgements were based on a range of evidence drawn predominantly from child-initiated activity Professional dialogue between practitioner and moderator will ascertain whether EYFSP judgements were based on evidence predominantly from child initiated activity. Pre-moderation visits support moderators to gain an overall view of the setting and whether routines and the environment allow for children to become involved in self-initiated activities. Other evidence available such as children’s own work, displays, photographs, could also give some indication as to whether judgements have been made on predominantly child initiated activity. Moderators would hope to see minimal judgements based on the use of worksheets/ workbooks for example. How moderators ascertain whether internal and inter--school moderation occurs Moderators will ascertain the internal moderation / cross-school processes in place through appropriate questioning of practitioners and the head teacher, plus attendance at local authority events and information gained from the pre-moderation visit. Evidence of internal moderation meetings and other school cluster moderation events will be required, such as notes of the meeting, record of discussions and decisions made with regard to the assessment of specific ELGs and levels of attainment.
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