We like the collaborative approach to moderation online that Pobble has created, allowing leaders access to see children's work easily, and also to join in with discussions around moderation with your team. It's a simple and easy to use tool that will help you understand where your school is on the moderation journey.
An online writing moderation tool and expert training to improve the accuracy of your school's writing assessments.
At Pobble, our aim is for all moderation sessions that teachers are involved in to be positive, meaningful and impactful. We have developed the world’s only GDPR-compliant online moderation tool with schools and assessment experts. This tool has been built with features to ensure moderation sessions are easy to lead and enjoyable to participate in.
Alongside our moderation tool, we offer a comprehensive range of services to support schools in enhancing their assessment and moderation processes. Led by our Head of Moderation and Assessment, Laura Bailey, our expert-led training and consultancy services are designed to empower teachers and school leaders with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to make accurate and consistent writing judgements across the entire school. All schools that purchase moderation subscriptions are provided with training for English Leads and Assessment Leads to understand and analyse the fundamental pedagogical principles that effective writing moderation sessions are based on.
Our bespoke consultancy and training sessions provide personalised guidance tailored to your school's specific needs, ensuring external validation and enhancement of your writing assessment practices. Whether you're seeking to streamline your moderation processes, improve assessment accuracy, or embed effective writing standards, our team is dedicated to supporting your school's journey to excellence.
For international schools following the British curriculum, our tailored international school moderation training and support ensure robust and consistent writing assessment judgments, regardless of your school's location worldwide. As part of this package, we provide training for teachers and leaders and external validation of a sample of writing assessment judgements.
Laura is a highly experienced moderation manager who works closely with the Standards and Testing Agency as part of their review group. Through Laura’s Local Authority commissioned services we are a statutory assessment provider, providing academies, free schools, and independent schools located anywhere in the U.K. the option of selecting us as their KS2 moderation provider. Our statutory assessment service contracts provide access not just to our moderation tool but a range of valuable benefits such as access to assessment leader networks, training and Governor briefings.
We offer a range of interactive online training courses and cross-school moderation sessions, where teachers gain invaluable knowledge and skills to improve their assessment and moderation processes, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence in writing education.
By partnering with Pobble, schools can transform their approach to writing moderation, ensuring accurate judgements, streamlined processes, and enhanced teacher confidence in supporting students' writing development, leading to improved outcomes.
"I'm genuinely looking forward to the next session. I've never, ever, looked forward to a moderation meeting before!"
Teacher
"Amazing moderation session from Pobble this morning. Focusing on the writing. The platform is going to transform moderation across school and can't wait to get started."
Headteacher
"Laura facilitated three really useful writing moderations last year to our 13 primary schools in our trust. Using Pobble meant none of the teachers needed to travel and they were able to upload their writing onto Pobble to share with other colleagues. Laura’s communication throughout was exceptional and the online meetings were well organised. Teachers are able to celebrate writing and also offer feedback on next steps for individual writers! It has really helped to gain a shared approach to assessing writing."
School Improvement Lead
"Absolutely the best writing moderation training I've had - and the Pobble moderation tool will help the process enormously"
Executive Headteacher
"I found this useful, both in terms of moderating writing but also general discussion about teaching writing. Reduced travel for all involved is a good thing in terms of time and the environment."
Teacher, North Yorkshire
"I just wanted to express how valuable the experience of moderation was. It was a great opportunity to share my knowledge of the TAF and celebrate my children’s successes.
It has inspired me to potentially become a moderator in the future.
My thanks to Laura and the team."
Year 6 teacher
“Good to be able to use it to compare and moderate work across schools to make it easier to moderate with others, without having to meet face to face."
Teacher, North Yorkshire