Over the last few weeks, 1,052 primary schools have taken part in our Year 6 writing moderation task. In total, 11,368 teachers from these schools judged the writing of 47,307 year 6 pupils. The overall reliability of the judging was 0.89, which shows a high level of consistency.

There's currently a heated debate about whether smartphones & social media cause teen mental health problems. It's a fascinating debate with a lot of interesting data. But when it comes to deciding whether to ban phones in school or not, it's a bit beside the point.

And wouldn’t it be great if as a society we put as much resource into curriculum design as Kenenisa Bekele (who I’ll be cheering to victory tomorrow) puts into his athletic endeavours!

Today we are launching a new trial assessment project - What is good oracy? Read more about the theory here. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-good… Read more about how it will work in practice & sign up to take part here. nmm.notion.site/What-is-good-o…

We've used Comparative Judgement to assess 2 million + pieces of student writing. It's a brilliant assessment method that's best used 1-2 times a year. One big question we get is: what should we do in between? How do we monitor progress in lessons? Today we have an answer!

Help us find out which team will win Euro 2024! Open your laptop or tablet, follow the link to sign up, then start judging by clicking the purple Left or Right button to choose the better team... au.nomoremarking.com/judging/signup… Dr Chris Wheadon Daisy Christodoulou

Ooh, some decisions are easy... Or are they? See what you think - help us determine which team will win Euro 2024! Follow the link to sign up, then start judging - click the purple Left/Right buttons to choose the better team... au.nomoremarking.com/judging/signup… Dr Chris Wheadon Daisy Christodoulou

Latest article from us: a tour of what's going on in various education systems around the world. Includes plenty of links! TLDR: the tide is turning against skills-based curriculums & in favour of the science of learning. substack.nomoremarking.com/p/education-po…

Really excited to announce this. I Can't Stop Thinking about VAR, published on 7th November. Available for pre-order now. Swift Press Jonathan Wilson amzn.eu/d/d3lLcnQ waterstones.com/book/i-cant-st…

My new book about VAR is out on 7 Nov. It's about football. It's also about authority, rationality & technology in the 21st century. You can pre-order now. amzn.eu/d/eCJHKYJ I'm also giving away a free copy. Retweet this post and I'll pick a winner on Fri 25 Oct.

Great to see the acknowledgment of explicit instruction & synthetic phonics for the teaching of reading, front & centre Templestowe Heights Primary It’s the best way we learn & while it’s not new, it’s exciting, visible & we can teach so efficiently using tech as a resource. Reannan Rossi

Our latest set of Comparative Judgement primary writing results are out. Approx 45k Year 5 students from 1k schools wrote a story in response to the below image prompt. blog.nomoremarking.com/assessing-prim…

The comparative judgement way to find The Nation's Favourite Selection Chocolate! Open your laptop/tablet and follow the link to sign up: au.nomoremarking.com/judging/signup… Then start judging by clicking the purple Left/Right buttons to choose your favourite... Dr Chris Wheadon Daisy Christodoulou

Tricky decisions ahead! To help us find The Nation's Favourite Selection Chocolate (if you haven't already), follow the link to sign up, then start judging by clicking the purple Left or Right button to choose your favourite... au.nomoremarking.com/judging/signup… Dr Chris Wheadon Daisy Christodoulou

AI. Brings to mind IA (Isaac Asimov). According to him a robot must obey orders given it by human beings...