‘Yr 12 & 13 Exams & Assessments’

Tuesday 27 September

Information for Yr 12 Parents

Bill Fraser - Exam OfficerLinda Smith -Exam & Assessment Manager

Types of Assessment

• GCE’s(AS/A Levels)

• Vocational . Courses

Types of Assessment

• GCE’s(AS/A Levels)

• Unit Exams January / May - June

• Coursework Unit(s) / Performance(s)

• Vocational . Courses

Types of Assessment

• GCE’s(AS/A Levels)

• Unit Exams January / May - June

• Coursework Unit(s) / Performance(s)

• Vocational . Courses

Teacher assessed units throughout course

Types of Assessment

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)

CAA (Construction Awards Alliance . (www.caalliance.co.uk/)

VTCT (Vocational Training Charitable Trust . (www. vtct.org.uk/)

BTEC (Business &Technology Education Council) . (www. edexcel.org.uk)

City & Guilds (www.cityandguilds.com) .

Awarding Bodies

Vocational courses

OCR (Oxford, Cambridge & Royal School of Arts) . (www.ocr.org.uk) .

• units of study

GCE Courses

AS (Year 1) = 2/3 units (6 for double award)

• 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).

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

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 1

‘Cash in’

AS Award

Year 1

GCE Courses

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 1

‘Cash in’

AS Award

A Level Award‘Cash in’

Year 1

Year 2

GCE Courses

• Diploma = 12 units of study = 2 A Levels

• Extended Diploma = 18 units of study = 3 A Levels

• Certificate = 6 units of study = 1 A Level

BTEC/OCR Nationals (Level 3)

Mixture of Core and Optional Units

All internally assessed, externally moderated.Awards:

Distinction, Merit, Pass

GCE, BTEC/OCR Nationals, VTCT Grade, Award, ‘Points’ ‘Equivalents’

GCE BTEC / OCR VTCT UCAS . AS A Double A Cert. Dip. X Dip. Points . DDD 360

DDM 320

DMM 280

AA DD MMM 240

BB DM MMP 200

CC MM MPP 160

A* 140

. A DD D MP PPP 120

B EE P 100

C M 80

A D 60

B E P 50

C 40

D 30

E 20

D = Distinction

M = Merit, P = Pass

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

Over 14,000 entries for 6th Form last year!

Remarks & Re-sits

Remarks

Re-sits

• GCSE – only Maths & English available in November

• GCE – No limit on number of attempts at each unit. . Highest mark counts.

Students pay for all re-sits.

• May be requested by Student or Department - . whoever makes the request pays!

• no charge if there is a change in grade.

The Exam Year

September

Requests for:

• Remarks

• November GCSE Re-sit entries

• Access to scripts

• January GCE Re-sit entries

October

• Entries for January GCE AS / A Level exams

• Year 12 & 13 ‘Exam Guide’ published on . Leeds Learning Platform • Registration of students onto Vocational Courses

• 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.

Collect certificates and keep them safe. You never know when they might be

needed!

You’re kidding! I need my

certificates?

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

• GCE students check provisional Statements . of Entry for summer exams, Vocational . students for their registration.

• Results of January exams received

• Requests for Remarks / Re-sits resulting from . results of January exams

• 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

• Special Consideration

Making provision before an exam period for candidates who have identified problems.

Dealing with problems that arise during an exam period

Exam Office must be informed immediately a problem arises.

The End