Marking & Moderation – The Assessment Box

Marking & ModerationWhole Paper Assessment

Our respected and reliable Assessment Service gives you and your pupils the opportunity to replicate the real examination experience by having your scripts marked by a highly experienced examiner. This means that you can have confidence in the assessment process and in the data that you have returned to you.

This service is available for almost all subjects and specifications.

Our Assessment Service gives you and your learners:

Marking and assessment by an experienced Senior Examiner
Assessment Data inputted into ExCel
If the assessment project is for GCSE English and/or GCSE English Literature there will be additional analytics for you to use via our Mark Entry platform. This can include analysis by teaching group, performance using meta-data relating to Pupil Premium, Gender, SEND etc and data visualisations relating to 9-4 and 9-5 performance thresholds in terms of actuals versus targets. Pupils also receive a OARS (Outcome & Reflection Sticker) which enables them to engage with the data.
A detailed Assessment Report outlining areas of strength, areas for development, and teaching and learning suggestions. The examiner will also identify key scripts which exemplify key standards or issues so that these can be used with your teaching & learning team and other learners.

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Assessment Services to Support LearningOur Assessment
Process

From the enquiry, to the return of the marked scripts and examiner report,
we have designed a process with your needs in mind.

1. Contact Us

You contact us and book in your assessment project. We want the project to work for you and your learners so tell us about your needs and requirements at this stage.

2. Paper Choice

Some schools and academies choose to use an existing paper or they ask to use one of our original papers so that the experience is a genuine “unseen” experience.

The Assessment Box is here to help you to achieve something great this year!

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3. Scripts Delivery

The scripts are brought to us by courier or using Royal Mail, whichever service suits your needs best. We recommend using a postal service with tracking so that nothing gets lost.

4. Assessment Production

An Assessment Report highlighting areas of strength, areas for development and teaching and learning suggestions is produced. The examiner will highlight key scripts which exemplify certain issues or standards.

5. Report Delivery

The scripts, reports and data are returned to you. We always use a postal service with tracking for the return of the scripts so that the chances of the parcel going astray is removed.

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Data Security & GDPR

We take data security and GDPR very seriously. Our preference is for the use of candidate numbers on all scripts and in all data exchanges. If this is not possible, please discuss this with us when you book in your assessment project.

Mark Entry © System

The examiner marks the scripts and enters data either using our Mark Entry © system or enters them into an encrypted ExCel Spreadsheet. This means you get data in a format ready for you to use.

Making sure your team is on track

Moderation
Services

Sometimes schools and academies simply want a sample of marking from all of their teaching groups to be checked. This process can provide reassurance or lead to a clear understanding of any issues or specific areas with marking that exist.

A helpful, positive, developmental report is provided along with a mark sheet on the paper looked at so that marking patterns can be reflected upon.

Teaching teams find this exercise very useful; sometimes it provides reassurance, at other times it highlights where some things are not quite on track and points the team on the path to progress.