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All rights reserved. | |\n\n3/9/2020  \n\n| This meeting will be recorded |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Exam boards have an Ofqual requirement to record event audio.\u003Cbr>Recordings are kept for the lifetime of the specification and not shared as an accompaniment to session resources.\u003Cbr>The recording will begin now. |  |  |\n| 3 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n\n| Updates and reminders: NEA submission |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Changes to the Spoken Language Media submission\u003Cbr>• We’ve made some changes to our media encryption guidance submission of USBs for non-exam assessment units (NEA) to help make the process quicker and smoother.\u003Cbr>• We know many found the encryption process overcomplicated and time-consuming last summer, so we've reviewed our guidance to help simplify this, whilst ensuring minimal risk to students’ data under the law. |  |  |\n| 4 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n3/9/2020  \n\n| Updates and reminders: NEA submission |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| • Audio-visual recordings for GCSE English Language (8700) and the Functional Skills (8720/8725) USBs do not need encrypting.\u003Cbr>• While you no longer need to encrypt these files, we will accept encrypted files where you feel it is in the best interest of a specific student. In these cases, please make sure you follow the updated Media Encryption Guidance document‘submission and encryption’ and use the series passwords provided. The document can be found on the non-exam assessment pages of our website. Link to the guidance doc: [aqa.org.uk/admin/nea/AQA-ENCRYPT-NEA-MEDIA.PDF](aqa.org.uk/admin/nea/AQA-ENCRYPT-NEA-MEDIA.PDF) |  |  |\n| 5 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n\n| Updates and reminders: Functional Skills |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| • There are new Functional Skills Qualifications (FSQs) for Maths and English.\u003Cbr>• The design of the qualification has been ‘strengthened’to better meet needs of employers and increase the comparability across different awarding organisations.\u003Cbr>• DfE introduced more specific subject content – including more emphasis on SPaG without aid of dictionaries.\u003Cbr>• First teaching in Sep 2019 and first assessment in Jan 2020.\u003Cbr>• AQA FSQs have retained four series throughout the year (Nov, Jan, March, June)– not available on-screen or on demand. |  |  |\n| 6 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n3/9/2020  \n\n| Updates and reminders: Functional Skills |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Speaking, listening and communicating NEA\u003Cbr>It is now a requirement for centres to submit a sample of audio-visual recordings – for the presentation element of the NEA only (not the discussion) .\u003Cbr>• Guidance in the specification (Section 5.1 Monitoring)\u003Cbr>• NEA guidance on the website\u003Cbr>• Access standardisation material (series of videos and commentaries) via secure key materials (e-AQA) |  |  |\n| 7 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n\n| Updates and reminders: Functional Skills |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Main website e-AQA – Secure Key Materials • One set of specimen papers and • Preparing to teach course mark schemes. materials. • Example student responses with • Teacher standardisation material commentaries (Comp 2 Writing only) . for speaking, listening and communicating NEA (TOLS) with • NEA notes and guidance. commentaries.\u003Cbr>• Jan 2020 QP and MS will be released on SKM on results day (7th March) with reports on the exams.\u003Cbr>• Intention to re-run Preparing to Teach webinar in the summer term (date TBC) . |  |  |\n| 8 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | |\n\n3/9/2020  \n\n| A-level hub network meeting |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |","cbCaicqULgu3z40l","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicqULgu3z40l","pdf",988424,26,"English","# Welcome\n# Updates and reminders: NEA submission\n## Changes to Spoken Language Media submission\n## Audio-visual recordings and encryption guidance\n# Updates and reminders: Functional Skills\n## New Functional Skills Qualifications\n## Speaking, listening and communicating NEA\n# Main website e-AQA: Secure Key Materials\n# A-level hub network meeting\n# Overview of A-level workshops\n# Empowering students through vocabulary - Part 2: Writing","[{\"question\":\"What is the main theme of the GCSE English Spring 2020 presentation?\",\"answer\":\"The presentation focuses on improving vocabulary for writing in GCSE English, supported by structured session prompts and guidance for related submissions.\"},{\"question\":\"What updates are provided for NEA submission regarding Spoken Language Media?\",\"answer\":\"The slides describe changes to the Spoken Language Media submission, including updated media encryption guidance for USB submissions for NEA units to streamline the process and reduce risk to students’ data under the law.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Functional Skills qualifications are mentioned and when do they first take effect?\",\"answer\":\"The slides state there are new Functional Skills Qualifications for Maths and English, with first teaching in September 2019 and first assessment in January 2020.\"}]","GCSE English - Spring 2020 - Improving vocabulary for writing | PDF",1792468116,66]