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(Teachers) What are the arrangements for giving Functional Skills grades this summer?

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  • Updated

Functional Skills English, Maths and ICT

Which qualifications does this apply to?

This update applies to all OCR Functional Skills qualifications across all levels:

  • Legacy Maths, English and ICT Functional Skills
  • Reformed Maths and English Functional Skills

What is the process for awarding Functional Skills grades this summer?

For all those students who were expecting to complete assessments between 20 March and 31 July 2020, we will work with you to provide a calculated result. Details on how to prepare for this are below:

Preparing your centre assessment grades and evidence

  1. Complete the ‘intention to claim’ survey by 12 June 2020 to confirm the approximate numbers of students you expected to submit assessments for between 20 March and 31 July 2020.

  2. Identify the candidates who were due to complete assessments (take examined assessments or submit internally assessed work for moderation) during this period. 

  3. Review evidence to support your centre assessment grades. You must have evidence for every candidate you submit a grade for – see the guidance document for more details. Centre assessment grade submission forms and the supporting information form should be downloaded from our website to record your centre assessment grade decisions.

  4. Assign each candidate you have identified a centre assessment grade as follows:

    • Examined components – Pass or Fail (Pass Descriptors)

    • Moderated components – Pass – Only assign centre assessment grades for those candidates who you consider would have passed.

  5. Complete the centre assessment grade form(s). There are separate forms for examined and moderated components. Indicate on the form(s) the evidence type used to inform your decision:

A

Previous attempts at the live exam (based on feedback previously supplied by OCR)

B

Previous centre-marked attempts at Functional Skills practice tests

C

Formative assessment results. Formative assessment is defined as assessment undertaken to check learning has taken place and assess progress towards the Functional Skills level. This can be centre-devised or a commercially-available product.

 This does not include initial and diagnostic assessment (see F below).

D

Any other work which the candidate has completed towards the qualification (such as
work they have done in class or at home independently).

E

Candidate work demonstrating the skills assessed by Functional Skills qualifications that has been
completed in support of another qualification learning aim

F

Results of initial and diagnostic assessment (supporting evidence only – see page 11 of full guidance)

Submitting your centre assessment grades and evidence to OCR

The deadline for submitting centre assessment grades and evidence to OCR is 6 July. The next steps are:

  1. Make your entries (if you have not yet made them) and a single claim for each component in the usual way from 15 June to 6 July.  

  2. Submit your centre assessment grades, supporting information and the Head of Centre declaration once your entries and claims have been made and by 6 July. 

Detailed instructions on the process for submitting centre assessment grades to OCR (for exams officers) is available here. Results will be available Thursday 20 August.

 

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