1. Send the information for APW judges to your teachers
So that your teachers can make their judgements as reliably as possible, before they sign up for the judging, please send them this link as preparatory reading:
https://www.notion.so/nmm/A-guide-for-APW-judges-2654ca1319664e82b8cf3316a83c10ef
2. Please check the calendar for the judging window for the given task.
3. Send out the judging sign up link to your teachers in preparation for the judging session
Make sure you have tried the judging sign up yourself and that it works (sign yourself up as a judge)! Please make sure you have correctly set the judging quotas for the number of candidates and judges that you have. Click here for the help guide for setting up your judges.
4. If possible, judge together as a staff team
The process of judging itself can be really good CPD if you organise it well. You can decide whether some or all of the judging will be done in a first get-together - if staff are carrying out some judging at this point, make sure that computers are available for all judges. It may be that there is not time for all the judging to be done, in which case staff can judge at another time of their convenience.
On the day, make sure everyone knows what they are looking for in the pupils' work. A very quick discussion and outline before you start can help reassure more nervous judges.
To start the judging, each judge should click their own unique judging link that they received via email. (If this isn't possible, a copy of their links can be viewed in the table on the Judges screen.) Everyone should make their judgements independently. The independence of judging removes any bias and makes sure every pupil is considered fairly.
Encourage people to take a few notes while they judge, rather than discuss. A good discussion at the end of the process is great, but too much discussion during the process can slow people down.
If you have time at the end, it is really good to take a look at your results and have a discussion with your judges. (Press the 'Refresh Task' button first, to update the results!)
Are you happy with the piece you have judged to be the best? The worst? How do you feel as you move down the rank order? Do you feel that you have rewarded what you feel is important in the work? Has the judging given you a feel for next steps in teaching and learning?
If you would like to read more about providing feedback to pupils, please read our blog series on whole-class feedback here.