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Please tick to confirm the submission has been accepted, partially accepted or withdrawn: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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English Level 1
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English Level 2
Examiner Moderator signature …………………………………………………………………….. Date: …………………………………..
OCR Level 2 Assessor Observation Record
1
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 2 - 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
2.S.1
The candidate can:
Consider complex information and give a relevant, cogent response in appropriate language.
Assessor guidance: Candidate listens to and considers complex information and gives responses in a relevant, cogent way using appropriate
language, e.g. in a group discussion about how specific skills or personal attributes lead to success in a career.
2.S.3
Adapt contributions to suit audience, purpose and situation.
Assessor guidance: Candidate adapts the frequency, length and level of detail of their own contributions to suit different people in the group,
or any change in the direction of the topic and the direction/flow of the discussion.
2.S.4
Make significant contributions to discussions, taking a range of roles and helping to move discussions forward.
Assessor guidance: Candidate makes significant contributions to discussions, taking on a range of roles (e.g. facilitator, timekeeper, innovator
etc.) and intervenes on more than one occasion to move the discussion forward, using words and phrases that maintain the flow and forward
momentum of the discussion.
Continued….
OCR Level 2 Assessor Observation Record
2
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 2 – 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
2.S.1
2.S.3
2.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 2 Assessor Observation Record
Fail
3
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 2 - Presentation
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
2.S.2
The candidate can:
Present information and ideas clearly and persuasively to others.
Assessor guidance: Candidate speaks clearly and persuasively to present information and ideas to others, e.g. by saying, ‘Poverty can have
a very negative effect on a person’s health, psychological well-being and put stress on their personal relationships’.
2.S.3
Adapt contributions to suit audience, purpose and situation.
Assessor guidance: Candidate adapts the frequency, length and level of detail of their own contributions to suit different people in the group,
or any change in the direction of the topic and the direction/flow of the discussion, e.g. by adapting the style of delivery and pace in response
to audience needs.
Continued….
OCR Level 2 Assessor Observation Record
4
April 2016
Functional Skills English
Assessor’s Observation Record: Level 2 – Presentation
ASSESSOR OBSERVATION EVIDENCE
AC
Centre assessor to record: assessor questions, candidate activity, observations and responses in this section, to support the assessment
decision
2.S.2
2.S.3
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)
Internal moderator signature
Date
Examiner moderator signature
(if sampled)
Date
Pass
OCR Level 2 Assessor Observation Record
Fail
5
April 2016