You get a proposed KS1 standard — working towards, expected or greater depth — the “pupil can” statements it is evidenced against, and one or two next steps in words a six-year-old can act on. In school marking, you confirm or override it before pupils see it.
“It's perfect for identifying gaps in writing early on. Our Year 1 pupils responded really positively.”
The writing below is STA 2018 exemplification — Kim, Year 2, working at the expected standard. We use it so you can see the whole loop on a public collection instead of a pupil’s book.
Which year group?
1. Photograph the page
Pick Year 1 or Year 2 and photograph the writing. The year group sets the National Curriculum expectations and the matching KS1 framework, so the feedback is usable that afternoon.
KS1 Writing Assessment
Working at the Expected Standard
Narrative
Writes for a purpose with a clear opening and sequence.
Sentence demarcation is consistent enough for this standard.
Tense consistency within a sentence is the remaining next step.
2. Confirm the standard
Strengths, next steps, and an evidence matrix against the “pupil can” statements. Every claim points at something in the child’s own writing — so you are checking a judgement, not taking one on trust.
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KS1 writing report
Working at the Expected Standard
Keep a copy for books, parents and the next time you look at this pupil’s writing. Quoted evidence stays with the piece.
3. Keep the record
Each marked page stays in the assessment history. Premium PDF for books, parents and internal moderation — so the picture builds across the term rather than being assembled in June.
Year 2 · 6 pieces
Across the Year 2 collection, the remaining gap is accurate spelling of common exception words and high-frequency words such as said, some, something, then and can’t.
15–20 minute lesson on the most consistent TAF gap across the collection.
4. Teach the gap
Across Kim’s six pieces the remaining gap was tense consistency within a sentence. That became a 15–20 minute lesson — so the time you save on marking goes back into teaching, not into a generic worksheet.
Year 2 collection (Kim)
KS1 · 6 pieces
Working at the Expected Standard
Overall standard across the body of work. A teacher agreed the judgement.
5. Moderate the collection
KS1 writing is judged as a collection, not a single good page. Propose one overall standard across the pieces; a teacher agrees it. That is the moderation conversation, with the evidence already quoted.
Kim’s six pieces — the same framework language on every one, so the collection can be moderated as a body of work.
Contains material developed by the Standards and Testing Agency for 2018 national curriculum assessments and licenced under Open Government Licence v3.0. View the licence. Source: KS1 Kim and KS2 Leigh on GOV.UK. Live marked packs: Year 2 Kim and Year 6 Leigh.
Not a replacement for teacher assessment. A way to mark more early writing, keep the language the same across a year group, and spend the time you save on teaching.
Photograph the page and confirm a proposed standard, instead of writing the same three comments thirty times after school.
Every piece is judged against the same KS1 framework language, so a year group is not marked two different ways by two teachers.
Letter formation, spacing and joins are assessed from the original photograph — not from a typed-up version that hides them.
What the child did well, then one or two next steps they can actually act on. The piece is never rewritten for them.
Every marked piece is kept, so you can watch the standard and the next steps move across the term rather than arriving in June.
A proposal with the evidence quoted. In school marking, you confirm it before pupils see it — and if you override it, the original is kept alongside your judgement.
Years 1 and 2 are assessed against the KS1 writing framework, so the report, the lesson and the collection judgement all use the language you take into a moderation meeting.
WTS
Working Towards the Expected Standard
EXS
Working at the Expected Standard
GDS
Working at Greater Depth
Photograph something already in a book. If the proposed standard is not one you would have given, you have lost two minutes — and you will know exactly where it disagreed with you.
No card required. The trial ends on its own. School licences: from £120 per month for up to 120 licensed pupils. See school pricing.