Statutory Moderation Guidance

Data submission and quality assurance

Data submission dates 2026-27

Key Stage Two moderation

On this page you will find our Local Area Agreement and the moderation plan for KS2.

KS2 Moderation Plan 2027.pdf ^{(pdf, 163kb)}

Local Area Agreement 2026-27 ^{(pdf, 221kb)}

The moderation teams are led by Swabra Lloyd - Senior Education Leader (Assessment ) and Nikki Tilson - AD, School Partnership, Standards and Sustainability, in partnership with expert consultants Di (Count-on-me Consultancy) and Lynn and Anthony (The Literacy Tree), a team of Senior Advisors and our teacher moderators.

KS2 moderators have received training via STA training materials and have successfully completed standardisation tests. Moderation training materials can be found via the NCA Portal. 

Teacher assessment moderation: standardisation and training process - GOV.UK

Information for local authorities on training and standardisation for moderators of key stages 2 (KS2) English writing.

Moderators are recruited for all key stages following a recommendation from a senior advisor and subject consultant. They are invited to write an expression of interest using STA moderator requirements and are required to pass a standardisation test in order to be part of the  KS2 moderation team. We particularly value the input that teacher moderators make to our moderation teams.

Feedback from schools is always overwhlemingly positive. Here are just a few of your feedback comments from moderation visits: 

“Very fair process, felt that I really gained a lot from the experience...I have a better understanding of how we can help year 6 children."

“It was particularly helpful to discuss the borderline children which gave us confidence with our judgements across the class."

“We found the moderating process extremely supportive, thank you very much!”

“The whole process felt supportive. It was helpful to have the professional dialogue around target children which incorporated the child's whole learning experience.”

“Really helpful to have a year 2 teacher on the moderating team.”