Primary Assessment briefings and Moderation meetings 2025 to 2026

 Training and briefings will be charged on a pay as you go basis which will be £100 per person for in-person courses and £85 for online. 

Please note cancellations made the day before briefings will incur a charge of £50 and a £100 charge for cancellations made on the day.

Date

Time

Activity

Audience and Venue

4 December 2025

2.30pm to 4.30pm

Book your place

 

End KS2 statutory assessment briefing for Headteachers, Year 6  teachers, assessment leads and governors.

The briefings led by Helen Masefield will focus on the statutory requirements for schools relating to assessment.  Head teachers, assessment leads, Y6 teachers and governors are encouraged to attend these sessions in order to ensure fulfilment of statutory duties.

Assessment cycle 2025 to 2026

Head teachers, Year 6 teachers, assessment leads & governors.

Microsoft Teams

Led by Helen Masefield

9 December 2025 (session 1)

 

3 March 2026 (session 2)

 

 

28 April 2026 (session 3)

9.30am to 3.30pm

Book your place for session 1

9.30am to 3.30pm

Book your place for session 2

9am to 12pm

Book your place for session 3

Assessment and Moderation Network – Year 6 Writing - * attendance to all 3 courses is not compulsory but advisable *

CPD and support for your End of Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment in Writing. 

An essential training package for all teachers, consisting of 3 focused CPD sessions, along with an opportunity to review children’s learning, evaluate planning and make assessments.

Session 1 (Autumn)

Standardisation using STA training materials and unpicking the TAF statements – CPD session. Review of NC statements and learning so far and then planning for Spring.

Session 2 (Spring) – Further Standardisation/key messages – CPD session.

DfE updates and statutory guidance – Assessment Update

Identifying gaps in learning /are pupils on track?

Development of the professional discussion for moderation and the presentation model.

Session 3 (Summer) – Making final judgements/review of evidence.

Professional discussion and group moderation

Preparing for In School and external moderation

*******Please note the 3 sessions are a repeat of last years training*********

Year 6 teachers

Trainer Janet Fisher

Friargate M1.3 & M1.4

8 January 2026

 

9am to 5pm

 

Spring training (New Moderators SE2)

LA moderators will receive an invitation to this session

LA Moderators

Friargate Room M1.3

Trainer Julia Etheridge

27 February 2026

8.45am to 12pm

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Teachers New to Year 6 -  Part 2

 

Blue Sky training room Sacred Heart School

Trainer Will Allen, Julia Etheridge

10 March 2026

9am to 4pm

 

Moderator CPD

Moderators will receive an invite

LA Moderators

Friargate Room M1.4

Trainer Julia Etheridge

24 March 2026

 

 

1pm to 4pm

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KS2 Standardisation and moderation meeting

An invaluable session for Y6 teachers led by the KS2 Moderation Manager:

STA updates and good practice with regard external moderation, plus the use of standardisation materials. 

Teachers are also asked to bring collections of pupils’ work for discussion alongside Coventry moderators.  The ideal way to prepare for making final TA judgements

*****Please note this is a repeat of last year's training***** 

Year 6 teachers

Friargate Rooms M1.3 M1.4 & M1.5     

Trainer Julia Etheridge       

25 March 2026

 

1pm to 4pm

Book your place

KS2 Standardisation and moderation meeting

An invaluable session for Y6 teachers led by the KS2 Moderation Manager:

STA updates and good practice with regard external moderation, plus the use of standardisation materials. 

Teachers are also asked to bring collections of pupils’ work for discussion alongside Coventry moderators.  The ideal way to prepare for making final TA judgements

*****Please note this is a repeat of last year's training***** 

Year 6 teachers

Friargate Rooms M1.3 M1.4 & M1.5     

Trainer Julia Etheridge       

14 April 2026

 

1:30pm to 2:30pm

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Test Administration briefing

Head teachers and Governors

Microsoft Teams - Led by Helen Masefield

16 April 2026

9am to 12pm

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Preparing for Year 6 Moderation

This half day CPD will support Year 6 teachers to be confident in making judgements in Writing.

The session will include -

  • Review of KS2 Teacher Assessment Frameworks for Writing (TAF’s)
  • Planning for assessment opportunities/ensuring a range of evidence
  • Making accurate judgements
  • Collection of Evidence
  • Preparing for Moderation – Internal/External

*****Please note this is a repeat of last year's training***** 

Year 6 Teachers

Friargate Rooms M1.3 & M1.4 M1.5

Trainer Janet 

7 May 2026

3.30pm to 5pm

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Administering the Phonics Screening Check

*****Please note this is a repeat of last year's training***** 

Friargate M1.3 & M1.4

Trainer Laura McGinty

19 May 2026

 

2pm to 3pm

 

Moderator CPD

Moderators will receive an invite to this session

Friargate M1.3

Trainer Julia Etheridge

19 May 2026

3.30pm to 5pm

Meet the Moderator

Schools will receive an invite to this session

Friargate M1.4

Helen Masefield and Julia Etheridge

9 July 2026

1.30pm to 3.30pm

Moderation review

Moderators will receive an invite to this session

Friargate M1.4

Moderators

Helen Masefield and Julia Etheridge