The publication is designed to support teachers in making accurate, evidence-based assessments of writing across KS1 and KS2 where no national criteria or exemplification exists and therefore provide support for teachers in establishing appropriate expectations for their year group. Assessment of Writing comprises collections of writing assessed as EXS and GDS for every year group together with completed Evidence Gathering Grids (EGG) and detailed commentaries, providing exemplification in a similar style to the STA exemplification for Y2 and Y6.
All the collections of writing are from individual pupils from different schools with the standards awarded moderated by our team of STA approved statutory moderators. Across the whole resource, there is a range in terms of the strength of evidence that the writing demonstrates with some collections reflecting very secure evidence while others meet the criteria but with less security.
The materials can be used in a range of ways:
- To support in-school standardisation and moderation
- To support judgements for individual pupils
- To develop teacher subject knowledge
To view a few sample pages from the publication, please click here.
We offer a range of resources to support assessment on our Assessment page and can provide training and support in assessment of writing, standardisation and moderation. Visit our School support and training pages to see the full range of support.