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8  \nWhat will the British Council do? 8  \nWhat will centres do? 9  \nTimelines and key dates 11  \nWhere to get further information support and guidance 12  \nThe quality assurance process 13  \nInternal quality assurance process 13  \nThe Centre Policy will: 13  \nSTAGE 1 – Centre Policy review 14  \nSTAGE 2 – Virtual centre visits 15  \nSTAGE 3 – Post-submission sampling 15  \nCentre policy guidance 17  \nCreating the Centre Policy 17  \nSummary of the Centre Policy 17  \nContent of the Centre Policy 18  \nStatement of intent 18  \nRoles and responsibilities 18  \nTraining, support and guidance 18  \nThe use of appropriate evidence 19  \nDetermining teacher assessed grades 19  \nInternal and external quality assurance 19  \nComparison of grades to results for previous cohorts 19  \nAccess Arrangements and Special Consideration 20  \nAddressing disruption 20  \nRecording decisions and retention of evidence and data 21  \nAuthenticating evidence 21  \nConfidentiality, Malpractice and Maladministration, and conflicts of interest. 21  \nPrivate Candidates 21  \nResults 22  \nAppeals 22  \nGuidance on grading for teachers 23  \nUsing grade descriptors and exemplification 28  \nThe grade descriptors 28  \nUsing the descriptors and exemplification 28  \nUsing the grade descriptors 28  \nReaching a grade judgement 29  \nThe use of tracking data and predicted grades in reaching grading decisions 30  \nUsing data to support the grading process 31  \nIntroduction 31  \nThe use of data in reviewing overall centre outcomes 31  \nWhat data needs to be considered? 32  \nInternal quality assurance:  \nusing the data to inform the overall review of outcomes 33  \nOnce the review is complete 34  \nGuidance on the use of additional assessment support and  \nunseen materials for 2021 35  \nUsing the additional assessment support and  \nunseen materials 35  \nUnseen assessments 36  \nKey dates 36  \nUsing the unseen assessments 36  \nUnseen materials mark schemes for centre who are self-marking 37  \nWhat will Pearson do? 39  \nAdditional assessment materials 41  \nKey dates 41  \nUsing the additional assessment materials 41  \nHow and when should the mapping grids be used? 42  \nHow should the extra assessment materials be administered? 42  \nUnderstanding the outcomes from extra assessment materials 43  \nReasonable adjustments, access arrangements and special consideration 45  \nReasonable adjustments and access arrangements 45  \nSpecial consideration 46  \nAppropriate adjustments for students with visual impairments 47  \nAdvice on providing written or verbal descriptions of images 47  \nAdvice on creating sets of questions from Pearson’s past papers 47  \nThe mark scheme 48  \nSupport from Pearson 48  \nSubmission of grades 49  \nWhat to consider when submitting grades 49  \nHead of Centre declaration 49  \nGuidance for exam centres accepting Private Candidates 51  \nMalpractice 52  \nCentres/centre staff 52  \nStudents 53  \nResults 55  \nInternational AS and A-Level qualifications 55  \nInternational GCSE qualifications 55  \nAppeals 56  \nMaintaining Records 57  \nDisclosing Information to Students 57  \nMay/June 2021 appeals process 59  \nStudent appeals 59  \nCentre appeals 60  \nCentre requirements 60  \nAppeal Outcomes 61  \nAppendix A 62  \nThis document outlines the approach for Pearson International Qualifications for summer 2021. Pearson, as a member of The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), have assured parity between this approach and that for UK General Qualifications, which is reflected in the  \nJCQ Guidance on the determination of Grades for AS/A Levels and GCSE for Summer 2021  \nIntroduction  \nOn 4 January 2021 the UK Secretary of State for Education announced the decision to replace GCSE and A level examinations with teacher-b","cbCainalmEZd7jO3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainalmEZd7jO3","pdf",1562813,84,"English","# Introduction\n## Other relevant documentation\n## Pearson’s approach to unitised International A level\n## Terminology\n## What will Pearson do?\n## What will the British Council do?\n## What will centres do?\n## Timelines and key dates\n## Where to get further information support and guidance\n## The quality assurance process\n## Centre policy guidance\n## Access Arrangements and Special Consideration\n## Recording decisions and retention of evidence and data\n## Determining teacher assessed grades\n## Results\n## Appeals\n## Guidance on grading for teachers","[{\"question\":\"What is the overall purpose of this guidance for the May/June 2021 series?\",\"answer\":\"It provides an approach for Pearson International Qualifications for summer 2021, describing how grades should be determined through teacher-based assessment and supported processes.\"},{\"question\":\"What quality assurance steps are included in the process?\",\"answer\":\"The document describes internal quality assurance, centre policy review, virtual centre visits, and post-submission sampling, followed by post-review outcomes and continued controls.\"},{\"question\":\"How are grade judgements reached and what evidence is expected?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers use grade descriptors and exemplification, supported by tracking data and predicted grades, while centres determine teacher assessed grades using appropriate evidence and documented decisions.\"}]","Pearson Guidance on the determination of grades for International A/AS Levels and International GCSEs for May/June 2021 | PDF",1792472430,212]