Tuesday 27 September
Information for Yr 12 Parents
‘Yr 12 & 13
Exams & Assessments’
Linda Smith -Exam & Assessment Manager
Bill Fraser - Exam Officer
Types of Assessment
Types of Assessment
• GCE’s
(AS/A Levels)
• Vocational
. Courses
Types of Assessment
• GCE’s
(AS/A Levels)
• Vocational
. Courses
• Unit Exams January / May - June
• Coursework Unit(s) / Performance(s)
Types of Assessment
• GCE’s
(AS/A Levels)
• Vocational
. Courses
• Unit Exams January / May - June
• Coursework Unit(s) / Performance(s)
Teacher assessed units
throughout course
Awarding Bodies
GCE courses
AQA (Assessment & Qualifications Alliance)
.
(www.aqa.org.uk)
Edexcel (London University now Pearson)
.
(www.edexcel.org.uk)
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge & Royal School of Arts)
.
(www.ocr.org.uk)
WJEC (Welsh Joint Education Committee)
.
(www.wjec.co.uk)
Awarding Bodies
Vocational courses
BTEC (Business &Technology Education Council)
.
(www. edexcel.org.uk)
CAA (Construction Awards Alliance
.
(www.caalliance.co.uk/)
City & Guilds (www.cityandguilds.com)
.
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge & Royal School of Arts)
.
(www.ocr.org.uk) .
VTCT (Vocational Training Charitable Trust
.
(www. vtct.org.uk/)
GCE Courses
• units of study
• each unit assessed by written exam/coursework
• results for each unit reported as a UMS mark
(Uniform Mark Scale). as well as a grade (a-u).
AS (Year 1) = 2/3 units (6 for double award)
A2 (Year 2) = 2/3 units (6 for double award)
AS/A Final Grade (Award) decided by aggregating
the best UMS scores from each unit.
A* – E are Pass Grades
GCE Courses
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Year 1
‘Cash in’
AS Award
GCE Courses
Unit 1
Unit 2
Year 1
‘Cash in’
AS Award
Unit 3
Year 2
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
‘Cash in’
A Level Award
BTEC/OCR Nationals (Level 3)
• Certificate = 6 units of study = 1 A Level
• Diploma = 12 units of study = 2 A Levels
• Extended Diploma = 18 units of study = 3 A Levels
Mixture of Core and Optional Units
All internally assessed, externally moderated.
Awards:
Distinction,
Merit,
Pass
. AS
.
GCE, BTEC/OCR Nationals, VTCT
Grade, Award, ‘Points’ ‘Equivalents’
GCE
BTEC / OCR
VTCT
A
Double A Cert. Dip. X Dip.
360
DDM
320
DMM
280
AA
DD
MMM
BB
DM
MMP
200
CC
MM
MPP
160
240
DD
B
EE
A
D
B
E
C
D
E
140
A
C
Points
DDD
A*
.
UCAS
D
MP
PPP
120
P
M
100
80
60
P
D = Distinction
M = Merit, P = Pass
50
40
30
20
Over 14,000 entries for 6th Form last year!
Students need to understand:
• what happens
• when it happens
• what they have to do.
Failure to complete their part may result in:
• not being entered for an exam
• being entered for the wrong subject/option
• wrong personal details on final certificates
• being charged for costs incurred
Remarks & Re-sits
Remarks
• May be requested by Student or Department . whoever makes the request pays!
• no charge if there is a change in grade.
Re-sits
Students pay for all re-sits.
• GCSE – only Maths & English available in November
• GCE – No limit on number of attempts at each unit.
.
Highest mark counts.
The Exam Year
September
Requests for:
• Remarks
• Access to scripts
• November GCSE Re-sit entries
• January GCE Re-sit entries
October
•
.
Year 12 & 13 ‘Exam Guide’ published on
Leeds Learning Platform
• Registration of students onto Vocational Courses
•
Entries for January GCE AS / A Level exams
• Check Provisional Statements of Entry for
. January GCE exams & Vocational Course
. registrations
November
• GCSE Maths & English re-sits
• Certificates from June exams available for
. collection.
You’re kidding!
I need my
certificates?
Collect certificates and keep them safe.
You never know when they might be needed!
December
• Individual Timetables for January exams
. published and distributed via form tutors
–
check for clashes, make note of dates & times.
January
• GCE AS/A Level Exams
• Results of November GCSE re-sits
February
• GCE entries collected from Departments &
. Students (Year 13 – re-sits from Yr 12)
March
• Results of January exams received
• Requests for Remarks / Re-sits resulting from
. results of January exams
• GCE students check provisional Statements
. of Entry for summer exams, Vocational
. students for their registration.
• Summer Exam individual timetables produced
. and 1st copy posted to home address
- check for clashes, make note of dates & times
April
•2nd copy of timetable distributed via form tutors
- check for clashes, make note of dates & times
May - June
• GCE AS/A Level written Exam period.
14th May – 22nd June
• AS students return after exams to start
. A2 studies.
August
• GCE / BTEC results published
16th August
• GCSE results published
23th August
Personal Problems
Personal Problems
• Special Arrangements
• Special Consideration
Personal Problems
• Special Arrangements
Making provision before an exam period for
candidates who have identified problems.
• Special Consideration
Dealing with problems that arise during an
exam period
Exam Office must be informed immediately
a problem arises.
The End