Moderation visits will take place throughout the assessment window for Assignment 2 of the Occupational Specialism (OS). During moderation visits your moderator will observe structured observations for a sample of students (see ‘Sample Sizes’ for more information). Your moderator will plan these visits with you. This is Stage 1 moderation. If a provider are marking within tolerance during stage 1 moderation, no further sampling is required.
Remote moderation then takes place once the moderation window closes. This is stage 2 and 3 moderation. This is only required if a provider are marking out of tolerance during stage 1, meaning further sampling is required.
For remote moderation, you’ll be required to submit evidence on the portal for a sample of students in the cohort (see the ‘View students selected for moderation' section above). The moderator will review evidence submitted on the Portal and apply a mark for each student. The moderator’s mark will be compared to the mark awarded by the provider and a final mark will be applied.
If the provider mark and the moderator’s mark are within tolerance, the provider’s marks will be applied to all students in the co-hort. If the marks are outside of tolerance, we’ll apply a regressed mark to all student marks within the cohort. If marks are outside of tolerance and cannot be reliably adjusted, we’ll request evidence for all students in the cohort and the moderator’s mark will be used.
We’ll provide a final moderation report on results day with feedback on areas of good practice and areas for development.