When can Students be given the live set assignment?
The live assignments will be released in June on our secure website for teachers, 'Teach Cambridge' for teaching the following September.
The assignment can be shared with students on or after the release date in June.
Can the assignment be completed in one year and entered in another eg completed in Y10 but not entered until Year 11?
The assignments are live for a year. They must be entered for a series in which they are live. If the assignment is completed in year 10, it must be submitted in year 10, either in the January or June series.
Students can resubmit on the same assignment in the year that it is live e.g. January or June of Year 10. If re-entering the following year, e.g. January of Year 11 this would be on a new assignment.
What can we do with the students from May if they can’t have the assignment?
It is important that students are taught all the content so that they have the depth and breadth of knowledge that is required for application to the context in the live assessment material.
Between May and July there is an opportunity to focus on the teaching of the content in preparation for assessment the following academic year.
Was it considered having the assignment for a cohort over two years?
It was considered to have the assignment run over two years, but this did not meet the development requirements.
Can the live assignment be changed in any way?
The assignment cannot be altered in any way.
Does the interview have to be done in centre for R033?
R033 asks that students interview an individual for task 2a, the interview can take place outside of the centre and the sample assessment materials ask for evidence to include notes from the interview, photographs or audio recordings (photographs do not need to be full face of the person being interviewed), so that your teacher can confirm that you carried out the interview and an interview authentication form which will be included in the live assessment material (example in the SAM), that your teacher has signed
Can they be given a case study for R033?
For R033 Task 2a students must interview an individual. This can be a family member, it could be you as the teacher or another staff member, alternatively a friend.
Can they do role play?
For R033 no role play will be required for any task as the students must complete an interview with an individual.
For R034 Task 2 and R035 Task 3 it is expected that students will undertake an activity/campaign. These can be carried out in centre with peers. It isn’t expected that this will be carried out in a setting. The teacher will need to complete a Teacher Observation Record for R034 and R035.
Can they all interview the same person (eg a guest speaker)?
We wouldn’t expect students to all interview the same person. This could result in work being too similar and difficulty individualising the Teacher Observation Records. Suggestions of people that could be interviewed are given in the specification in ‘Guidance on the tasks’.
Would there be possible safeguarding issues with interviewing individuals?
Before students complete any interview, you must make sure that the correct permission is obtained with the individual involved. We recommend that you provide a consent form to be signed and dated by the person being interviewed and ensure that any interaction adheres to your centre’s safeguarding policy, health and safety policy and risk assessment procedures.
When would past exam papers be available (for mocks)?
A set of ‘mock’ papers will be available from summer 2023. The first exam will be available to be sat in January of 2024.
The exam will be available on the Teach Cambridge website within a few days of the exam being sat. The exam paper will be added to Exam Builder at a later date.
Will there be CPD on the Set assignments?
There is a full programme of professional development available for the redeveloped Cambridge National In Health and Social Care and Child Development.
First Teaching is running now and is available to book onto. From September 2022 we will offer a full programme of events including how to teach the NEA units.
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