Moderation FAQs

All information is sent to the Programme Contact. Occasionally, the Head of Centre and Exams Contact will also receive communications to ensure all relevant parties are informed. 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 visiting moderation is required, 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).  

You won’t be allocated a Moderator for qualifications which don’t require visiting moderation. In these cases, moderation takes place remotely.   

Please visit our Moderation Page for important key dates and helpful resources to guide you through your moderation journey. 

Information on moderation and how it works can be found on the moderation page. 

No. If the qualification has a moderated component, you won’t be allocated an EQA. However, you’ll be allocated a Quality Reviewer (QR) who will conduct your annual monitoring review (AMR).  

You should check the qualification specification and associated documents which outline acceptable assessment records.

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.  

Yes. The teacher/assessor can be the internal quality assurer (IQA) as long as they don’t internally quality assure their own assessment decisions.  

If you are a small centre with one assessor and one IQA we recommend you internally quality assure each other’s work. The IQA must be occupationally competent and have knowledge of the subject.  

We have created internal standardisation materials which will be available to providers on the website from the beginning of October in each session. The aim of the standardisation training materials is to provide an opportunity for provider delivery teams to look in more detail at the tutor guidance document and marking bands, allowing them time to discuss and develop a standardised approach. This will support teams to have confidence that they are marking consistently and to allow successful preparation for the assessment window.

The internal standardisation session should be led by the centre’s lead IQA and be part of annual standardisation activities.   

Centres should follow the special consideration guidance on our website and the JCQ guide to the special consideration process (external link).

The only qualification this applies to is the T Level in Education and Early Years. When you have booked students on to their chosen Occupational Specialism (OS), you will be able to see who your moderator is.  

You can find the moderator allocation in the 'Products’ tab, either via the Portal home screen or via the ‘Search’ tab in the Portal.    

For further details on how to access this area of the Portal and view your moderator’s contact details, please see our T Level system user guide, available within the ‘Support’ area of the Portal.  

Once a moderator has been allocated, they will contact you via email.