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Writing assessment is a complex professional judgement. AI is beginning to change how schools approach it.

Poetry holds a special place in the primary English curriculum. It gives students space to play with language, express ideas, explore emotion and make careful choices as writers.

Key takeaways from our recent Pobble webinar, What Would a Writer Do?

Every year, as we head into the final term of the year, I speak with Year 6 teachers who tell me they are nervous about being selected for statutory external moderation. We unpick together what is cau...

During our live webinar on 14th January, one thing became abundantly clear: teachers and school leaders are exhausted by checklist moderation sessions. From attendees, we heard the same frustrations r...

Assessment is hard. Anyone who has ever tried to decide whether a student is “working at the expected standard” knows that. It’s complex, nuanced, and deeply human work.

The 2025 moderation cycle once again offered the opportunity to celebrate the hard work and expertise of Year 6 teachers and leaders across the country. This year, one message came through louder than...

Moderation shouldn’t be a one-off Summer Term task. When Assessment and English Leads plan together throughout the year, moderation becomes a powerful driver of consistency, confidence, and celebratio...

When I first joined Pobble’s moderation team, I’ll admit I was curious (and a little sceptical) about how a fully remote moderation process would work. I’d moderated and been moderated before, but alw...

With the Department for Education now having published the updated Writing Framework on 8th July 2025, many are understandably asking: what has changed for assessment?