Pinewell

Evaluation resources

Working guidance on review briefs, evidence checks and consistent decisions.

Notes from the review desk

These notes cover recurring questions in English content review and response evaluation. They are practical project guidance, written for the people who prepare briefs and assess review output.

Project worksheets

A consistent format can make review decisions easier to compare. Use these blank sheets as starting points, then adjust the fields to the project rubric.

A note on terminology

We use “calibration” for a shared review of examples before batch work, “rationale” for the written reason behind a decision and “escalation” for a case that needs an authorised project decision.

The words matter less than the procedure. A brief should explain what the reviewer does at each stage and where a question should go.

Are these specialist validation guides?

No. They describe generalist review processes. Specialist factual assessment requires appropriate domain expertise.

Can the worksheets be used offline?

Yes. They are editable plain text files and require no account or connected service.