Improvements to assessment admin for BTEC Firsts and Nationals
As a result of feedback from teaching professionals, we’ve made significant improvements to the assessment admin for BTEC Firsts and Nationals.
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Improved training Made significant investment in better Standards Verifier training, standardisation and monitoring. |
Be confident your Standards Verifier is up-to-date, informed and responsive.
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Allocated Standards Verifier earlier Started the Standards Verifier allocation process much earlier in the academic year. |
Start working with your Standards Verifier as early as possible. Standards Verifier allocation started in November 2015 and we plan to complete it by the end of February 2016. |
Improved sampling Rather than all units being sampled:
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Receive feedback from your Standards Verifier on your samples earlier in the academic year. |
More improvements from September 2016
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Expect to receive further updates during 2016. |
To find out if your Standards Verifier has been allocated and who they are visit www.edexcelonline.com
Streamlined internal assessment paperwork from January or September 2016
You can start using the simplified paperwork options for the current BTEC Nationals (2010) and BTEC Firsts (2012 and 2013) in January 2016 or wait until the new academic year in September 2016.
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Reduced assessment paperwork
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Spend less time on Assignment Brief admin and more time on creating high quality assignments.
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Reduced paperwork for the Observation Record and Witness Statement by combining into one document.
Redesigned the assessment record to make it easier to follow. |
Spend less time overall on assessment admin and more time with your learners. |
Reduced Internal Verification paperwork
Re-designed the internal verification of assessment decisions paperwork so all learners can now be included on one document.
Simplified information and removal of repetition within the Lead Internal Verifier (LIV) declaration. |
Spend less time on internal verification admin and more time on supporting Assessors. |