NEA

AQA led teacher online standardisation (T-OLS)

Teacher standardisation is led by AQA, and is strongly recommended (in addition to internal standardisation) if marks have been significantly adjusted or if a specification is being taught for the first time. In any case, we advise that centres complete external teacher standardisation every year to help maintain standards and avoid the need for adjustments in the future.

This is normally done online, referred to as teacher online standardisation, or T-OLS.

For most subjects, you will need to standardise non-exam assessment work through our T-OLS system on Centre Services.

T-OLS is available at any time and can be accessed by all teachers in a department. You can see sample work that's been marked by the lead moderator, then mark it yourself to get instant feedback on how you compare to the standard.

How to access and use T-OLS

• Check that T-OLS is available for your subject using the drop-down below.
• Log in to Centre Services (if you don't have a login, see our Centre Services help page)
• Select Pre-exams tab, then Teacher Online Standardisation from the list of services (this will take you to the e-AQA log on page until mid-September).
• Select Level > Subject > Component in the online standardisation system, then familiarise yourself with the information.
• Select View Assessment Criteria to study the assessment criteria, then move on to view examples and moderator’s comments explaining each one (where available).
• Mark a sample piece of work – recording your marks and notes on the mark sheet as you go – and then submit for instant feedback.
• Study your feedback and compare your marks to the lead moderator’s. Repeat for all the available pieces of work.
• You can then share and discuss the feedback with your department.

Contact your NEA advisor if you have any questions.