Functional Skills English
Level 1 and Level 2
Speaking, Listening and Communication unit
Assessment Record Front Sheet
Complete this form for each submission (a submission may include a number of candidates)
Centre number:
Entry Code:
Please complete in block letters
Online claim number:
First candidate’s name in online claim:
Last candidate’s name in online claim:
Total number of candidates in online claim:
All candidate work must be assessed, internally moderated and complete before being submitted to the OCR examiner-moderator.
Only work that meets all of the required assessment criteria should be submitted for external moderation.
Certification claims for Entry Level Functional Skills are made online via Interchange. For information and guidance on how to build
an online claim please refer to the OCR Admin Guide: Functional Skills and the step-by-step user guide (which is available from the
OCR website www.ocr.org.uk/interchange). As soon as you have submitted your claim online, you need to send the candidate work
(for all of the candidates for whom you have made a claim) to your OCR examiner-moderator. Failure to submit an online claim
will result in your examiner-moderator being unable to moderate the work.
What should be submitted:
For Level 1: Completed Assessors Observation Records and any supporting discussion/exchange notes that cover one
formal/informal discussion (within a group) about unfamiliar subjects and one formal/informal exchange (one to one) about
unfamiliar subjects for each candidate.
For Level 2: Completed Assessors Observation Records and any supporting discussion/presentation notes that cover one formal
discussion about unfamiliar subjects and one presentation about unfamiliar subjects for each candidate.
A Centre Authentication Form (CCS160) (one form per submission per level should be completed).
For OCR Examiner-moderator use only
Please tick to confirm the submission has been accepted, partially accepted or withdrawn:
Subject & Level
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Accept
Reject
Chief
English Level 1
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English Level 2
Examiner Moderator signature …………………………………………………………………….. Date: …………………………………..
OCR Level 1 Assessor Observation Record
1
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 1 - Exchange (Between 2 people)
Centre name
Centre no.
Candidate name
Candidate no.
ASSESSMENT DECISION
AC
achieved
(Centre assessor to record: assessor questions, candidate activity, observations and responses in the Assessor Observation Evidence
section of this record, to support the assessment decision.)
AC
1.S.1
The candidate can:
Make relevant and extended contributions to discussions, allowing for and responding to other’s input.
Assessor guidance: Candidate makes relevant and extended contributions to an exchange, e.g. by saying, ‘It is important to look smart at an
interview because first impressions are really important’ and ‘It is a good idea to prepare answers for an interview so that you can respond to
the interviewer with confidence’. Candidate also allows the other person to speak (e.g. uses turn-taking conventions) and responds to the
other person’s input, e.g. in a calm and rational manner and without causing conflict.
1.S.2
Prepare for and contribute to the exchange of ideas and opinions.
Assessor guidance: Candidate prepares for and contributes to the formal discussion of ideas and opinions, e.g. actively expresses their ideas
and opinions in relation to the topic in a formal way on more than one occasion.
1.S.3
Make different kinds of contributions to an exchange.
Assessor guidance: Candidate makes different kinds of contributions to an exchange, e.g. asking questions, responding to questions,
summarising key points and expressing opinions and ideas.
1.S.4
Present information/points of view clearly and in appropriate language.
Assessor guidance: Candidate speaks clearly and at an appropriate volume to present information/points of view and uses appropriate
language for the situation.
Continued….
OCR Level 1 Assessor Observation Record
2
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 1 – Exchange (Between 2 people)
ASSESSOR OBSERVATION EVIDENCE
AC
Centre assessor to record: assessor questions, candidate activity, observations and responses in this section, to support the assessment
decision
1.S.1
1.S.2
1.S.3
1.S.4
Centre assessor name (print)
Centre assessor signature
Date
Candidate:
I confirm that the evidence provided is the result of my own work.
Candidate signature
Date
Internal moderator name (print)
(if sampled)
Internal moderator signature
Date
Examiner moderator signature
(if sampled)
Date
Pass
OCR Level 1 Assessor Observation Record
Fail
3
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 1 - Group Discussion (Between 3 and 5 people)
Centre name
Centre no.
Candidate name
Candidate no.
ASSESSMENT DECISION
AC
achieved
(Centre assessor to record: assessor questions, candidate activity, observations and responses in the Assessor Observation Evidence
section of this record, to support the assessment decision.)
AC
1.S.1
The candidate can:
Make relevant and extended contributions to discussions, allowing for and responding to others’ input.
Assessor guidance: Candidate makes relevant and extended contributions to discussions, e.g. by saying, ‘Nelson Mandela was a great
leader, who strongly believed in equality’ and ‘Martin Luther King was also famous for fighting against inequality and he won the Nobel Peace
Prize for this in 1964’. Candidate also allows others to speak (e.g. uses turn-taking conventions) and responds to others’ input (e.g. in a calm
and rational manner and without causing conflict).
1.S.2
Prepare for and contribute to the formal discussion of ideas and opinions.
Assessor guidance: Candidate prepares for and contributes to the formal discussion of ideas and opinions, e.g. actively expresses their ideas
and opinions in relation to the topic in a formal way on more than one occasion.
1.S.3
Make different kinds of contributions to discussions.
Assessor guidance: Candidate makes different kinds of contributions to discussions, e.g. by asking questions, responding to questions,
summarising key points and expressing opinions and ideas.
1.S.4
Present information/points of view clearly and in appropriate language.
Assessor guidance: Candidate speaks clearly and at an appropriate volume to present information/points of view and uses appropriate
language for the situation.
Continued….
OCR Level 1 Assessor Observation Record
4
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 1 - Group Discussion (Between 3 and 5 people)
ASSESSOR OBSERVATION EVIDENCE
AC
Centre assessor to record: assessor questions, candidate activity, observations and responses in this section, to support the assessment
decision
1.S.1
1.S.2
1.S.3
1.S.4
Centre assessor name (print)
Centre assessor signature
Date
Candidate:
I confirm that the evidence provided is the result of my own work.
Candidate signature
Date
Internal moderator name (print)
(If sampled)
Internal moderator signature
Date
Examiner moderator signature
(if sampled)
Date
Pass
OCR Level 1 Assessor Observation Record
Fail
5
April 2016