Moderation FAQs
Here you'll find answers to your frequently asked questions about moderation.
We send moderation information to the Programme Contact. We may also contact the Head of Centre and Exams Contact where appropriate.
You can update your Programme Contact by completing the web form on our change of contact details page.
You'll only be allocated a Moderator if the qualification requires visiting moderation, as outlined in the qualification specification. For example, for the Education and Early Years T Level, you'll receive confirmation of your Moderator once you've registered and booked your learners onto their Occupational Specialism (OS).
For qualifications that do not require visiting moderation, moderation takes place remotely.
Please visit our Moderation Page for important key dates and helpful resources to guide you through your moderation journey.
You can find information about the moderation process on our moderation page.
No. If a qualification has a moderated component, you won’t be allocated an EQA. Instead, you’ll be allocated a Quality Reviewer (QR) who will carry out your annual monitoring review (AMR).
Please check the qualification specification and supporting documents to confirm which assessment records can be used as evidence.
It's important for assessors to maintain their CPD and, where possible, they should hold an assessor qualification. Where assessors are not qualified, centres must provide adequate staff development (for example, attendance at our assessor training events) to ensure assessors are working to national standards.
You should check the individual qualification specification for specific staffing requirements, as they all differ.
We must approve T Level Education and Early Years assessors. Please see our Provider Appointed Assessor Approval page for more information on this.
Yes. The teacher/assessor can act as the internal quality assurer (IQA), provided they do not quality assure their own assessment decisions.
If you are a small centre with one assessor and one IQA, we recommend internally quality assuring each other’s work.
The IQA must be occupationally competent and have knowledge of the subject.
We've created internal standardisation materials which will be available to providers on our website from the beginning of October in each session.
These training materials help delivery teams to review tutor guidance and marking bands, discuss assessment decisions, and develop a standardised approach to marking. This supports consistent assessment practice and helps centres prepare for the assessment window.
The internal standardisation session should be led by the centre’s lead IQA as part of annual standardisation activities.
Centres should follow the special consideration guidance on our website and refer to the JCQ guide to the special consideration process.