Secondary Lead Assessor Support Programme

The programme provides a range of benefits to schools and learners including:

• Better outcomes for pupils and schools through improved teaching and learning
• Ensuring the school’s curriculum and the assessment processes align in order to measure the extent to which the intended outcomes are achieved
• Improving self-evaluation and preparation for scrutiny
• The development a highly skilled workforce with expertise in educational assessment
• Reducing teacher workload by ensuring that efficient, valid and reliable processes are used to measure and record pupils’ attainment
• Building professional trust and integrity through accredited professional qualifications.

The programme will cover key aspects of the assessment process delivered to participants through a blend of online learning theory modules delivered by the CIEA, real-life examples of how certain aspects are currently being implemented in school or college settings along with suggested activities to support putting theory into practice in your school or college.

The online tutorials will cover key themes in educational assessment designed to present a package to support schools to understand the process of setting and maintaining standards and ensuring fairness to all candidates.

Participants will work through the tutorials at their own pace.

The key themes are:

• The validity chain
• Setting and applying standards and moderation
• Using data
• Managing people

Further details are provided here.

Dedicated course leaders provide ongoing support throughout the course with live sessions and discussions boards.