Please see here for the latest information for students completing in summer 2021 and teacher assessed grades (TAGs)
Where a student was due to take an assessment in summer 2020 and could not do so, an assessed grade will be available to them for the unit(s) in question. The assessment does not need to be taken.
Students are eligible for an assessed grade if they were due to complete the assessment during the qualifying period 20 March to 31 July.
Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 11/12/2020)
If our students were entered for an examined unit in summer 2020, are they eligible for an assessed grade for the unit?
Yes, the assessed grade applies to both examined and moderated units.
If the unit entered in summer 2020 was mandatory, are the students eligible for an assessed grade for the unit?
Yes, the assessed grade applies to both mandatory and optional units.
We entered our students in June 2020 but withdrew the entry/entries. Are the students eligible for an assessed grade?
Yes, the students will be eligible for an assessed grade. We will provide further details on the process to re-instate entries as soon as we can.
We intended to enter our students in June 2020 but, due to the disruption, the entry was missed. Are the students eligible for an assessed grade?
Yes, as the students were due to be entered because the intention was they would complete the assessment in the qualifying period between March and July 2020, the regulations say they are eligible for an assessed grade. We will provide further details on the process to request late entries for June 2020 as soon as we can.
We did not enter our students in June 2020. We intended for our students to carry out the assessment in summer 2020 and enter them in November 2020, January 2021 or June 2021. Are the students eligible for an assessed grade?
If the students were due to complete the assessment in the qualifying period between March and July 2020 but could not do so due to the disruption, the regulations say they are eligible for an assessed grade. We will provide further details on the process for these students as soon as we can.
If the students did complete the assessment, it must be submitted for moderation in January 2021 or June 2021 as normal.
We did not enter our students in June 2020. We planned to teach the content in summer 2020 and carry out the assessment in 2020/21. We were impacted by the lost teaching time between March and July 2020 and the teaching was not complete. Are the students eligible for an assessed grade?
If students were not planning to complete the assessment in summer 2020, they are not eligible for an assessed grade. If disruption had not taken place, these students would not have taken the assessment in the period 20 March to 31 July.
We are continuing to discuss all our arrangements with the DfE and our regulator Ofqual in response to on-going disruption to teaching and learning and we will keep you updated with details of further measures to help you better manage the challenges of COVID-19 as soon as we can.
If we choose to submit units that are eligible for an assessed grade, what result will OCR use?
If you choose to submit the units in January or June 2021 (or sit the examination for examined units) for which students are eligible for an assessed grade, we will use the best result between the summer 2020 assessed grade (that we will generate at the end of the course) and your moderated/examined live assessment towards the final grade.
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