Event Details

Day 1: 18 March 2025
Start time: 13:00 GMT
End time: 16:00 GMT

Venue: Services For Education, Unit 3 Holt Court, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4AX

Although now non-statutory, it is best practice to continue using the 2019 KS1 Teacher Assessment Framework in order to maintain rigour, and to make robust and accurate judgements at KS1.
During the half day session, participants will gain:

• An understanding of what constitutes independent and effective evidence to ensure consistent and reliable teacher assessment judgements
• Peer moderation and review of writing across all standards awarded within the national teacher assessment framework
• A reflection on necessary next steps; the opportunity to consider the further curriculum provision which would enable pupils to meet the standards in a robust and effective manner by the end of the year.
• Some consideration of SEND and Pupil Premium provision will also be included in the session to enable steps towards closing the gap.

Each delegate should bring routine evidence of pupil performance in writing, derived from normal classroom practice for three sample pupils who represent the Teacher Assessment Framework standards of WTS, EXS and GDS as appropriate.

Other year group, in-school external moderations (writing, reading and maths) can be arranged with specific schools, MATs or consortiums. Please contact the advisers for more information.

For more information, contact us here.

About the Advisers

Emma Mudge - Adviser, Services For Education

Emma has over 20 years of experience working in primary education. Throughout this time, she worked as a leader in a wide variety of areas, and as Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and Acting Head Teacher, she has been at the forefront of school leadership and improvement for a significant number of years.  

Emma now works as the Educational Adviser for English and is also a member of the Safeguarding team, sharing her experience and knowledge to continually promote and improve the quality of safeguarding, the standard of teaching and learning in English, and in school improvement overall. Supporting schools with the accuracy of their KS1 and KS2 writing assessments is an important part of her role as she can use her expertise as a member for the moderation team to inform, train and support teachers and school leaders. 

Emma is also part of the team which delivers the Health For Life programme (improving the healthy opportunities for primary aged children) and the NPQSL, where she proudly supports the development of our aspiring leaders in the city. 

Helen Grundy - Adviser, Services For Education

Helen's journey began in 1998 when she proudly graduated with a first-class honour’s degree in English and Education Studies. Her time studying in Amsterdam at the Hogeschool Holland added a TESOL element to her degree, opening her eyes to international approaches to education.

Her teaching career in Staffordshire saw her excel in various roles, from subject leadership to SENCo and SLT. Helen's passion and dedication led her to become a Leading Maths Teacher, supporting colleagues and ultimately transitioning into consultancy and advisory roles.

Joining Services For Education in 2015 as an Education Adviser, Helen's initial focus on Maths Advising quickly expanded to include managing the highly successful Health for Life in Primary Schools programme and overseeing ECT Induction. Her expertise is also sought after for delivering parts of the nationally recognised NPQ suite of qualifications.

Helen's journey is not just a career, but a testament to her unwavering commitment to education and the betterment of schools and students.