Functional Skills (Reformed): Centre assessment grade process

Overview of the process for reformed Functional Skills

• Download the centre assessment grade submission forms and the centre supporting information form from the OCR website.
• Complete the centre assessment grade submission forms for examined and moderated components, include both pass and fail candidates for examined components.
• Create and submit a moderation form for internally assessed components (for pass candidates only) on our secure website for Functional Skills.
• Create a test session for examined components (for pass candidates only) on our secure website for Functional Skills.
• Submit the supporting information form and centre assessment grade submission forms for examined and moderated components to OCR by 6 July 2020.

Preparing your centre assessment grades and evidence

1. Identify the candidates who were due to complete assessments (take examined assessments or submit internally assessed work for moderation) from 20 March and 31 July 2020.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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:

Create and submit a moderation form for internally assessed components (for pass candidates only).

A moderation form should be submitted to OCR containing all candidates you consider would have passed. This is done in the usual way on our secure website for Functional Skills. If you are new to this process, a step-by-step guide is below.

Create a test session for examined components (for pass candidates only) on our secure website for Functional Skills.

A test session should be created and submitted to OCR containing all candidates you consider would have passed. This is done in the usual way on our secure website for Functional Skills. If you are new to this process, a step-by-step guide is below.

Step-by-Step guide for Summer 2020 (reformed)

Submit the supporting information form and centre assessment grade submission forms for examined and moderated components to OCR by 6 July 2020.

Once you have submitted your moderation form and/or created your test sessions, please email  your Functional Skills supporting information form and centre assessment grade submission forms to vqprocessing@ocr.org.uk. 

Your email should include:

• Centre number
• Completed supporting information form, signed by Head of Centre attached
• Centre assessment grade submission forms attached

Depending on the type of Functional Skills, please also include on your email:

• The form reference (F/OCR/xxxx) for reformed moderated components
• The booking reference (B/OCR/xxxx) for reformed examined components