Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) Quality Assurance Moderation Workshop - Sale
Description
The objectives of this workshop are to:
Apply the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) 2026 Guidelines and learning from Post Enumeration (PE) to authentic cases with confidence, reliability and consistency.
Use quality assurance processes to find and review appropriate evidence and support decisions.
Engage in peer moderation using national and local studies,
Identify improvement actions for school-level quality assurance and moderation practices.
Agenda
- 9:30 am - 9:45 am
Welcome and Framing of the Day
- Acknowledgement of Country - Towards a culture of inclusion: Affirmation of positive work, what we're doing well - Brief overview of aims and structure - Establish ECAS norms for collaborative moderation: E - Examine documentation C - Compare judgements against guidelines and each other A - Agree: reach consensus S - Submit
- 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Session 1: Update and discussion
Looking back - 30 mins - Cultures of Inclusion: VCEA's role in supporting inclusive education - Recap of 2026 Guidelines - Recap PE Audit information - Statewide statistics - Local statistics Looking forward - 10 mins - Policy context DDA, DSE, Thriving Kids - Balancing equitable practice with teacher workload - Positive Duty's place in inclusive contexts Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - 20 mins - Attendance - 21 day rule - Assessment (e.g cognitive) - Visa subclass/citizenship - Imputed extensive 2 years - 10 day rule vs At all times extensive - EAL, Gifted - Attendance data - School reluctance
- 10:45 am - 11:00 am
Morning tea
Catering provided.
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session 2: Joint Moderation
Live demo using NCCD portal video - Mitchell - ASD/ID - 10 mins As a room - Follow ECAS: E - Examine documentation C - Compare judgements against guidelines and each other A - Agree: reach consensus S - Submit In school groups - 50 mins: - Review the first 3-5 Catholic sector case studies (provided) - Use diocesan QA template to assess evidence quality - Identify disability category and level of adjustment Explore difference and rationale - 10-15 mins
- 12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
Session 3: Cross moderation
- Repeat ECAS with 2-3 case studies of a selection of supplied or local (brought in) deidentified case studies - 30 mins Group Feedback - 20 mins - Compare consistency and reasoning between groups - Discuss what factors influence moderation and decision making - Identify examples of strong evidence and areas for clarification
- 1:05 pm - 1:50 pm
Lunch
Catering provided
- 1:50 pm - 2:30 pm
Session 4: One for the road and reflection
Final case study - All work on the same case using ECAS discussion. Whole group reflection on Moderation: key insights and next actions. Close session & day.
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