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Of extended writing. Work backwards from your most recent pieces - we didn’t even get past work written in February. Don’t fret if you have an impending moderation. Just be honest and know the standards.

To be true. You absolutely do not need to spend the year tracking and obsessing over every single objective in the TAF. How do I know this. Because I haven’t therefore I know that you can effectively moderate without the rigmarole of doing this for every child after every piece.

Easier or less stressful. Just don’t go and try play silly beggars and pull the wool over their eyes. We can all see when children haven’t met a specific standard. So can they. Our judgements were 100% accurate and it proved everything that I thought about writing assessment.

little more time. We used the flexible approach freely and there is no judgement on their part when using it. Just ‘have you used it?’ This can be applied to any pupil who needs it. You do not need to provide evidence as to why. Honestly the whole process couldn’t have been.

They looked at about 3/4 texts per pupil because they saw everything that they needed. There is no benefit in spending hours and hours beforehand. You know when you look at a child’s books roughly what the judgement is. Some children you can assess in 3 minutes - some need a.