Curriculum service

Assessment Design

Formative and summative assessments aligned to what actually matters in your curriculum.

The problem it solves

Assessments measure what is easy to measure, not what the curriculum claims to build.

Why it matters

Assessment is the strongest signal a school sends to teachers and students about what really counts. When it drifts from the curriculum's intent, the intent quietly loses.

Our approach

We start from the curriculum's outcomes, define what evidence would count, then design the assessments that produce it — with equal seriousness given to formative and summative work.

What is included

Everything that makes the engagement land.

  • Assessment philosophy and blueprint
  • Formative check-for-understanding designs
  • Summative task and exam design
  • Aligned rubrics
  • Moderation and calibration protocols
Timeline

How the engagement unfolds.

Phasing is calibrated to your context — this is the typical shape.

  1. 01
    2–3 weeks

    Blueprint

    • Assessment philosophy
    • Grade-by-strand blueprint
  2. 02
    4–8 weeks

    Design

    • Task and rubric design
    • Moderation protocols
Deliverables

What you actually receive.

Every artifact is designed to be used by the people who need it — not to sit in a shared drive.

Deliverable 01

Assessment blueprint

A grade-by-strand blueprint naming what is assessed, how, and why — the anchor for every downstream task.

Deliverable 02

Task and rubric library

A library of aligned formative and summative tasks with matching rubrics.

Deliverable 03

Moderation protocol

A protocol for departmental moderation and calibration, with worked examples.

Sample outputs

A few of the artifacts partners have received.

Anonymized examples of the kind of work this engagement produces.

Sample

Sample summative task

An anonymized summative task with rubric, exemplar responses, and moderation notes.

Full samples are shared under NDA during discovery — never on the public site.

Frequently asked

About assessment design.

Do you design exams as well as coursework?

Yes — including end-of-course exams, mock exams, and standardized-format practice.

Book a discovery call

Book a discovery call about assessment design.

Pick a 30-minute slot with a senior curriculum lead, or send a short note and we'll respond within two working days.

  • 30-minute discovery conversation, no cost or obligation.
  • Confidential — details are never shared beyond the advisory team.
  • Prefer to write? Switch to the short note fallback on the right.
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