Extended Project P303 Assessment Guidance - Version 1.0 - February 2024

Oct 20, 2026

Extended Project P303 Assessment Guidance explains how to apply the official marking grid in the Edexcel Project Specification when awarding marks to candidate work. It supports supervising teachers by highlighting key issues aligned to the four assessment objectives: AO1 Manage, AO2 Use Resources, AO3 Develop and realise, and AO4 Review. It also lists essential items required for external moderation, including record sheets, project proposal forms, activity logs, written support materials, performance recordings with identification, and oral presentation evidence.

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P303 Assessment Criteria

AO1: Manage

AO2: Use Resources

AO3: Develop and realise

AO4: Review

Essential Submission Requirements

Version information

Extended Project P303 Assessment Guidance. The assessment guidance outlined below underpins the assessment criteria presented in the marking grid in the Edexcel Project Specification. The guidance emphasises some of the key points that must be considered carefully when awarding marks to candidate work. It is designed to help supervising teachers assess candidate work with close reference to the marking grid. The marking grid published in the Project Specification is the official document that must be used when assessing candidate work. Please be aware that the guidance produced here is not an alternative set of assessment criteria nor does it replace the published marking grid. | P303 Assessment Criteria | Assessment Guidance-Key Issues to Consider When Marking the Project P303 | | --- | --- | | AO1: Manage | • Are the main objectives for the project identified on the Project Proposal Form (PPF) for the group and individual learners?
• Is there an appropriate plan for the performance role/event?
• Does learner evidence show appropriate organisational skills and approaches?
• Is the Activity Log clear and detailed with progress monitored against the original plan? | | AO2: Use Resources | • Does research include relevant performance material / influences?
• Have alternatives been fully considered in the selection of relevant material?
• Are skills and techniques related to the creative development of the project?
• Are all sources (written, web, experiential, visual etc. ) clearly referenced in a comprehensive bibliography? | | AO3: Develop and realise | • Is there a clear understanding of the chosen style and interpretation?
• Are creative decisions evidenced in such a way that shows a conscious understanding of their effect?
• Is the outcome well prepared/rehearsed?
• Has the intended effect on the target audience been deliberated? | | AO4: Review | • Are both the process and the outcome evaluated against the original plan?
• Is the intended effect on the audience measured and evaluated?
• Does the learner evaluate their own learning?
• Is the presentation well organised, clearly structured and communicated effectively? | Version 1.0 February 2024 | Essential Submission Requirements | The following items must be submitted for external moderation with candidate work
• Candidate Record Sheet.
• The Project Proposal Form.
• Activity Log.
• Written support materials.
• Recording of the performance/event/outcome with clear candidate identification on all recordings
• Oral Presentation Record Form and evidence of presentation. | | --- | --- | Version 1.0 February 2024

FAQs

What official document must be used when assessing P303 candidate work?

The marking grid published in the Project Specification must be used as the official assessment document.

What key issues should be considered under AO1: Manage?

Check whether group and individual objectives are identified on the Project Proposal Form, whether there is an appropriate plan for the performance, whether evidence shows organisational skills, and whether the Activity Log is clear and monitored against the original plan.

Which materials are required for external moderation of P303 candidate work?

External moderation requires a Candidate Record Sheet, Project Proposal Form, Activity Log, written support materials, performance/event recordings with clear candidate identification, and an Oral Presentation Record Form with evidence of the presentation.

Oct 20, 2026

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