With KS1 attainment reporting no longer being statutory, school leaders are being left in the unenviable position of having little external assurance that their writing attainment is accurate. By inviting our English Adviser to deliver KS1 writing moderation and training for your Y1 and/or Y2 class teachers, you will have ensured that measures have been put in place to maintain accuracy, and to create a solid benchmark.
The full day moderation offer includes activities and training which will deepen attendees understanding of the end of KS1 writing expectations. The afternoon will be allocated for an opportunity to peer moderate each other’s work. Peer-to-peer moderation is a crucial activity to ensure the accuracy of your writing assessments and to allow your teachers to not only deepen their understanding of the in-year writing expectations, but to also develop their own skill in the articulation of these. In addition, at the Services For Education moderation, your teachers will have our English Adviser and KS1 assessment expert at hand to answer any queries and questions.
If a half day moderation is required, then the above sessions will be condensed so that the most important elements of the training and peer moderation are retained.
Emma Mudge - Adviser, Services For Education
Emma has more than 20 years' experience in primary education and has worked in a variety of roles, including Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, and Acting Head Teacher - working at the forefront of school leadership and improvement for the majority of her career.
Emma now works as an Educational Adviser, sharing her experience and knowledge to continually promote and improve the standard of teaching and learning in English, develop and extend the safeguarding culture within schools and to support leaders with their school improvement implementation overall.
Supporting schools with the accuracy of their KS1 and KS2 writing assessments is an important part of her role, using 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.
Claire Steele - Adviser, Services For Education
With over 20 years of experience in primary education, Claire Steele is a respected and committed school leader who has worked across a diverse range of schools and multi-academy trusts.
Her previous roles include Assistant Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), SENCo, and Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead. She has also worked extensively with partners to support the delivery of a wide range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). Claire also holds the NPQSL and NPQLTD.
Claire is deeply passionate about creating safe, inclusive, and nurturing school environments, where the well-being of pupils is at the heart of practice. She brings her extensive knowledge, dedication, and enthusiasm to Services For Education, supporting schools in embedding effective and compassionate safeguarding and SEND practices at every level.
As part of the team of advisers at Services For Education, Claire champions SEND and equality, ensuring these values remain central to all aspects of her work. Most recently, she has developed the newly launched SEND offer from Services For Education. She also delivers high-quality safeguarding training and conducts comprehensive safeguarding audits in schools.
