Guidance for Centres Delivering GCSE and/or A Level Physical Education with Pearson - Centre Guidance for Internal Candidate Review of NEA Marks

Oct 20, 2026

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Guidance from Pearson for centres delivering GCSE and/or A Level Physical Education explains responsibilities for handling centre-assessed marks under JCQ requirements. The document clarifies that marks are teacher-assessed then externally moderated, so individual post-results mark reviews are limited to moderation review of the whole cohort. It sets out actions for informing candidates, providing access to marked work and supporting materials, managing requested reviews by independent assessors, communicating outcomes in writing, and maintaining assessment integrity through standardisation, clear communication, and shared exemplars.

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Guidance for centres delivering GCSE Physical Education and/or A level Physical Education with Pearson

Responsibilities under JCQ Guidance

Centre Responsibilities

The review process

Communicating the outcome

Maintaining the integrity of assessment

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Guidance for Centres Delivering GCSE and/orA Level Physical Education with Pearson Review of centre marks by candidates Contents Contents 2 Guidance for centres delivering GCSE Physical Education and/orA level Physical Education with Pearson 3 Responsibilities under JCQ Guidance 3 Centre Responsibilities 3 The review process 4 Communicating the outcome 5 Maintaining the integrity of assessment 5 Recommended Resources 5 Guidance for centres delivering GCSE Physical Education and/or Physical Education with Pearson Responsibilities under JCQ Guidance As part of our shared commitment to transparency, fairness, and student empowerment, Pearson would like to remind all centres delivering GCSE Physical Education andA Level Physical Education of their responsibilities under the JCQ guidance regarding centreassessed marks. These qualifications are marked by teachers before being moderated externally which means there is no option for individual reviews once results have been published. The only post-results service available is a review of moderation (Service 3), which looks atthe whole cohort, not at individual candidates. As such, the only opportunity for an individual candidate to query their mark, is before marks are submitted to the awarding body It is therefore essential that the processes surrounding assessment uphold the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, and centres must ensure that students are both informed of their marks, and given the opportunity to request a review of the centre’s marking, before marks are submitted to the awarding body. Centre Responsibilities Centres must complete the following actions ahead of the published deadlines for submission of marks: Informing Candidates of Marks • Each candidate must be informed of the mark(s) awarded for their centreassessed work. • For GCSE Physical Education andA Level Physical Education, this includes the total marks for Component 3: Practical Performance and Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) • Students must be made aware that they may request copies of relevant materials to help them decide whether to request a review of the marking to be completed by the centre before the marks are submitted to Pearson. To support centres, Pearson have produced easy to engage with materials which centres can share with students and their parents, to help them to decide whether to request areview of centre marks. These can be found in the 'Resources section' on page 5 of this document. Providing access to materials Once centre marking has been completed, upon request, centres must promptly provide candidates with copies of: • Their marked work • The relevant specification document • Subject-specific guidance (e.g. assessment grids, taxonomies, performance descriptors) For GCSE Physical Education andA Level Physical Education, candidate marked work may include: • Candidate written material • Performance recording (under supervision) • Teacher commentary The review process Candidates must be given sufficient time to review the provided materials and decide whether to request a review. Conducting the review If a review is requested, it must be undertaken by an assessor who: • Has appropriate subject expertise in Physical Education • Has had no prior involvement in the assessment of that candidate • Has no personal interest in the outcome The reviewer is responsible for ensuring that the candidate’s mark aligns with the centres established standard. Communicating the outcome Centres must inform candidates of the review outcome in writing. Any adjustments to marks must be finalised before the awarding body’s deadline to submit marks. Maintaining the integrity of assessment Centre assessments depend significantly on professional judgement. To uphold fairness and clarity, centres should: • Maintain robust internal standardisation processes • Clearly communicate the marking proc

FAQs

When can candidates request a review of their centre-assessed marks?

Candidates can query their mark only before results are submitted to the awarding body. After publication, there is no option for individual review of centre-assessed marks.

What must centres provide to candidates when a review is requested?

Centres must promptly provide copies of the candidate’s marked work, the relevant specification document, and subject-specific guidance such as assessment grids, taxonomies, and performance descriptors.

What requirements must the reviewer meet?

The reviewer must have appropriate subject expertise in Physical Education, have no prior involvement in assessing that candidate, and have no personal interest in the outcome.

Oct 20, 2026

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