Principal’s Nominee Seminar 2017

1. Principal’s NomineeSeminar 2017

2. Seminar Programme 8.45-10.30 Engaging in digital assessment and external moderation 10.30 – 10.50 Morning tea 10.50 – 11.50 Effectively engaging with outside providers 11.45 – 12.30 Updates

3. Use of digital tools in teaching and learning pedagogy Number of responses Frequency

4. NZQA’s digital strategy NZQA’s implementation plan: Flexible and responsive to feedback Uptake at school’s pace

5. 2016 Digital Trials & Pilots Recap • Evaluation report is being prepared; likely to be published March 2017 • Includes: • Level of school / student participation cut by a range of dimensions • Student, teacher, marker, examination centre and NZQA staff feedback • Withdrawal of the L 1 French Pilot because of likely variable student experience • Variable student experience with “anti-breach” software especially for L1 English • Some SAC candidates withdrew when we confirmed there was no spellcheck available • Psychometric analysis (limited because of numbers), including a Māori & Pasifika perspective • Overall, the feedback very useful, largely positive & actionable • Widespread recognition that the Trials & Pilots are designed to accelerate our collective learning while keeping students safe

6. 2016 school engagement in digital external moderation 42% made at least one online submission 7% submitted all work digitally 12% of the total moderation was submitted digitally

7. Activity Reflect on your school’s 2016 digital external moderation experience using page 8 of the handbook

9. Tools to support digital external moderation development Page 10 and 11 assist you to identify: • where faculties are now • where additional support may be needed • innovators and areas of strength Pages 12 and 13 assist senior management to: • identify next steps • what needs to do

10. Activity The changes in the external moderation process are detailed on page 9 Using the review templates on pages 12 and 13 what do you see as your school’s • next steps? • next priority?

11. Work ‘born’ digitally should be submitted digitally The shift to digital external moderation submission can be facilitated by: • providing professional support to assist teachers to have the skills and confidence to submit digital evidence for external moderation • having in place digital storage processes to store the random selection ready for submission (including assessment task and schedule)

12. Resources and support training material will be provided at each stage of release eg Assessment Plan release link to all training material is on moderation home page

13. Internal Moderation Application information The internal moderation application will let the user: • seek quality assurance feedback on • assessment tasks • assessor judgements • choose whether the critique/verifier is • someone they know • an unknown subject specialist

14. Internal Moderation Application information The internal moderation application will: • let you practise assessment judgements using the student materials provided for quality assurance • be available for teachers to use from mid-year

15. Activity: Why do schools formally engage with external providers?

16. A provider code identifies responsibility for: internal moderation external moderation quality management systems Refer Circular page 48 A2015/024

17. Whose provider code is to be used when an external provider is the assessor?

18. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) A MOU: must be in place where an external provider code is used documents the relationship between the school and the consented assessor

19. Activity Read the MOU template on page 19 and 20 of your handbook. In your group Cross-reference the elements of a MOU with the checklist (page 21 of handbook) For the highlighted elements, what risks exist if the element is missing?

20. Activity Read Personal Best Gym MOU on pages 22 and 23 of your handbook Identify and discuss any shortfalls or gaps identified in the relationship

21. As PN, how do you: make your staff aware of the need for a MOU? know there is a MOU with all external providers? know that the external provider is consented? know that quality assurance is occurring?

25. Students transferring to your school during the year your school needs to re-report all internally assessed results against the other school’s code contact the other school to ensure all results are entered

26. Subcontracting A formal relationship between a consented school and a non-consented party, approved by NZQA Refer to Circular 2015/026 page 49 Contact your SRM for further information

27. Updates

28. Emergency Procedure Changes Business Continuity Management Plan reviewed Plan of what will happen, when it happens and who is responsible Emergency Grade process clarified and information published Emergency Grades are not the same as Derived Grades

29. What do schools need to do? Submit Emergency Grades prior to the examination period Emergency Grade evidence must be valid, authentic, standard-specific and verifiable, and can be gathered from a number of sources Re-iterate to students and teachers the importance of practice external assessments Ensure NZQA has current Principal and Principal’s Nominee cellphone numbers and email addresses

32. New Zealand Certificates and Programme Approval and Accreditation New Zealand Certificates have replaced National Certificates Schools must apply online for NZQA approval and/or accreditation to deliver a programme Schools must have consent to assess the standards offered in the programme seeCirculars A2016/025 and A2016/026 pages 51-54 or contact your SRM

33. Consent to Assess Extension Applications In future, applications will be made online through High Security / School Administration / Applications / Consent Documents and application requirements are unchanged Instructions to upload documents will be available on NZQA website

34. Code for International Students New Code came into effect 1 July 2016 Resources to support the Code are online Code team available for support. Questions to code.enquiries@nzqa.govt.nz Contacts can be updated through secure site

35. Special Assessment Conditions Refinements End of Term I: first deadlinefor new applications and rollovers New applications are automatically checked against ENROL records. A warning message identifies errors All new entitlements will be for one year with the option to roll over On-site SAC audits will recommence this year

36. Derived Grade Reminders The NZQA Derived Grade Team approves derived grade applications against the eligibility criteria Students with on-going medical conditions e.g. concussion, depression should be managed through Special Assessment Conditions, as appropriate There is a pre-approval process for students selected for National Representation

37. Assessor Support Best Practice Workshops face-to-face (one day) online (5 weeks) delivery Early enrolment encouraged to guarantee workshops running Guest Speaker Option Regional cluster groups/schools or national subject associations can request an NZQA Facilitator/Moderator Requires any accommodation, travel and facilitator costs to be met

38. ‘Quality is more important than quantity’ ‘Assess less, better’ Consider strategies to manage workload for students and staff