They are also handed the individual test papers which they will sit on the final afternoon - this is to help them prepare and to support them in selecting the appropriate notes and materials they wish to bring into the paper. The data handling activity comes to end at the end of day 4. The final afternoon is taken up by each individual pupil preparing a personal portfolio gathered from the activities of the week. This portfolio is the evidence used to give evidence of achievement measured against the explicit criteria which the pupils have seen on the walls all week but which they are also used to working to constantly. During the week a moderator from another local school has been present during two afternoons to offer advice to the class teacher and the pupils as to the judgements which are being made.
All teachers are trained moderators to ensure that consistency is seen to be applied across schools.
Both teacher and moderator can be seen encouraging pupils throughout the week to revisit parts of their work to give evidence of mathematical skills they have but have not shown during a particular activity. The teacher draws up a series of marks from the pupil portfolios corresponding to the criteria. Each area of mathematics is marked out of 8. This mark corresponds to the level the pupil has shown evidence of operating at during the week. There are 5 areas, which correspond to the discrete areas of the National Curriculum.