- Changes from Draft version 3 to approved specification
- Draft version 3 changes
- Draft Version 2 changes
Approved Version 1: December 2021
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Change |
Version and date issued |
Section 4.5: Unit R035 |
R035 Topic Area 1, 1.3 |
Approved Version 1: December 2021
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Section 5.4: Grading and awarding grades |
Updated 'Teach Cambridge' reference to Interchange |
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Section 6.2: Requirements and guidance for delivering and marking the OCR-set |
Updated section 6.2 to add that set assignments will be published in June each year, for teaching from the following September |
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Section 6.3 Feedback |
This section has been updated to clarify feedback permitted and some examples have been added |
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Section 7.5.2 Making final unit entries |
Updated 'Teach Cambridge' reference to Interchange |
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Appendix A |
The permitted file size for ‘Image’ has been amended to 15 MB |
Draft Version 3: October 2021
Section |
Change |
Version and date issued |
Section 2.1: Qualification overview Section 7.2: Terminal assessment |
Wording has been added to confirm that all work submitted (or re-submitted) must be based on the assignment that is live for the submission series. |
Draft Version 3: October 2021
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Section 4.2: Unit R032 |
R032 Topic Area 3, 3.5 Minor changes to Teaching Content |
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Section 4.3: Unit R033
Marking Criteria Assessment guidance |
R033 Topic Area 1, 1.1 Changes to Teaching content and Exemplification Topic Area 1 Minor changes to Marking Criteria The Guidance has been updated |
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Section 4.4: Unit R034
Marking Criteria
Assessment guidance |
R034 Topic Area 1, 1.1 Minor changes to Exemplification
Topic Area 2 and Topic Area 3 minor changes to Marking Criteria
The Guidance has been updated |
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Section 4.5: Unit R035
Marking Criteria Assessment guidance |
R035 Topic Area 1, 1.2 Minor changes to Teaching Content Topic Area 1 minor changes to Marking Criteria The Guidance has been updated |
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Section 5: Overview of the assessment |
This section has been updated to clarify that the GLH includes assessment time for each unit. |
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Section 6.2: Requirements and guidance for delivering and marking the OCR-set assignments |
Wording added to clarify that we will replace the set assignments each year. |
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Section 6.3.7: Interview Authentication Form |
New section added |
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Section 6.3.8: Presentation of the final piece of work |
Renumbered, previously 6.3.7 |
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Section 6.4.4: Resubmitting moderated work for (summative) assessment to improve the grade |
A paragraph has been added to confirm that Resubmission of the same work must be in a series that falls in the live assessment dates for the assignment on which the work is based. |
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All |
References to secure portal have been amended to read secure website ‘Teach Cambridge’ |
Draft Version 2: July 2021
Section |
Change |
Version and date issued |
Section 2: Qualification overview Section 6.4.4: Resubmitting moderated work for (summative) assessment to improve the grade before submitting a final mark Section 7.2: Terminal Assessment |
Wording added to clarify: For Non examined assessed (NEA) units, there is one resubmission opportunity. |
Draft Version 2: July 2021
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Section 2.3: Purpose statement |
The purpose statement has been updated to add clarity on the topic areas included in each unit.
The progression routes diagram has now been included here (which has resulted in the removal of Section 8). |
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Section 4.2: Unit R032
Assessment Guidance – Externally Assessed (EA) unit |
Removal of references to ‘early years’. Content added to Topic Areas 2.1 and 2.2 regarding person-centred values of care. Removed ‘written communication’ from Topic Area 3: Effective communication in health and social care settings.
Further details of external assessment added. |
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Section 4.3: Unit R033
Assessment Guidance |
Minor changes to content wording.
The guidance has been updated. |
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Section 4.4: Unit R034
Assessment Guidance |
This unit has been renumbered as a result of the removal of the Emergency Care unit. Removal of references to ‘early years’.
The guidance has been updated. |
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Section 4.5: Unit R035
Assessment Guidance |
This unit has been renumbered as a result of the removal of the Emergency Care unit. Minor changes to content wording in Topic Area 1.3: Current health promotion campaigns and their benefits.
The guidance has been updated. |
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Section 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5: NEA Marking criteria
Section 6.4.1 Use of a ‘best fit’ approach to marking criteria |
Statement added to clarify that if a student’s work does not meet Mark Band 1 (MB1) criteria for any task, you must award zero marks for that task. |
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Section 5.1: Overview of the assessment |
Materials permitted for external assessment clarified. |
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Section 5.4: Grading and awarding grades |
A table has been added showing Raw marks and UMS marks for each unit. |
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Section 6.3 Feedback |
This section has been updated to clarify feedback permitted and some examples have been added. |
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Appendix B: Command words |
Definition of ‘Create’ has been added. Definition of ‘Explain’ has been updated. |
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All |
Minor changes have been made to wording and formatting throughout the Specification. |
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