For Unit R069 – Task 4 (Pitch your business proposal to an audience), can the panel be made up of their peers?

No, the panel needs to be independent for this task. Peers should form the audience for the practice pitch (Task 3).

At least two people need to be on the panel for Task 4, and the class teacher can be one of them, but does not have to be. Panel members may include external commercial contacts, School Leadership Team (SLT), governors, other teachers or teaching assistants.

If the class teacher is not one of the panel, they should still supervise the pitch and discuss feedback and judgements with the other witness(es) in order to complete The Teacher Observation Record.