CT’s Guide to Ofqual’s Consultation Period

We understand how difficult this year has been for both pupils and parents alike. Added to this, the ever-changing guidelines for determining IGCSE, GCSE and A-Level grading has compounded this frustration Curricular Tuition have attempted to summarise the findings following Ofqual’s Consultation period.

Important Dates:

• A-Level Results Day: 10^th August 2021
• GCSE Results Day: 12^th August 2021
• Grades Submission to Exam Boards: 18^th June 2021

Pupil Assessment:

• Teachers must assess their student’s performance, only on content that has been delivered.
• Grades should be determined as late in the academic year as possible, to enable teaching to continue for as long as possible.
• Heads of Centre will confirm sufficient content has been delivered to allow for progression to the next stage of education, although no minimum requirement will be set.
• Non-exam assessments (NEA) will be marked by teachers, and contribute to the overall grade, but won’t be moderated by exam boards, whether completed or not.
• GCSE English Language & Modern Foreign Languages and A-Level Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology) – centres should submit a separate grade/result for the endorsement (based on completed work).
• GCSE/A-Level Art and Design – centres should submit grades based on the portfolio (whether completed or not).

Required Evidence:

• Teachers can use evidence from throughout the course to inform their judgement.
• A broad range of evidence across the taught content should be used, before grades are submitted to exam boards.

Support Material:

• Exam Boards: to provide questions, mark scheme, student exemplar work and advice packages for teachers regarding content coverage, marking and making grading judgement.
• Schools: will be provided with previously unpublished exam questions for every subject.
• These resources are not compulsory and are designed to only act as support, to a wide range of evidence

Quality Assurance:

• All exam boards will work together for consistency.
• Internal quality assurance will be implemented and checked by exam boards, who will then follow up with external quality assurance, incorporating random sampling.
• Exam boards will only process submitted grades after sufficient quality assurance has taken place.

Appeals and Results:

• Students unhappy with their grade will be able to appeal.
• Centres will submit student’s appeal to the exam board and provide evidence on which claim has been made.
• Exam boards will then consider if the grades reflected an appropriate exercise of academic judgement.

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