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We need to see the Rationale Document when Cambridge examiners are marking your candidates’ portfolios of evidence. Failure to complete and submit the Rationale Document correctly may result in delays to your candidates receiving grades.\nIf you are completing this form for an A Level syllabus, you must explain how you have produced and chosen both the AS portfolio of evidence and the A2 portfolio of evidence.\nWho completes the Rationale Document for each syllabus\nThe Head of Department completes the Rationale Document for each syllabus (or the teacher if there is no Head of Department), to explain to us how you have produced and chosen your candidates’ portfolios of evidence.\nWhen you must submit the Rationale Document for each syllabus\nYou must complete a Rationale Document for each syllabus for which you are submitting entries. The Rationale Document must be uploaded for each syllabus when you upload the portfolios of evidence to Submit for Assessment.\nYou should also keep a copy of the Rationale Document for your records.\nWhat your completed Rationale Document must include\nThe Rationale Document must provide information about the areas below as relevant to the syllabus and \u000byour centre.\n\u0013 REF A_Selection \\h \u0014Selection of work\n\u0015\u0013 REF B_Coverage \\h \u0014Coverage of syllabus content and assessment objectives\n\u0015\u0013 REF C_Security \\h \u0014Security and authenticity of work\n\u0015\u0013 REF F_Access \\h \u0014Access arrangements \u0015\nWhat happens after submitting the Rationale Document\nWe use the Rationale Document when we mark the evidence that you have submitted for a candidate. If we are concerned that you have not followed the requirements set out in our guidance, then we may need to contact you to explore this further.\u000f\nPrivate candidates\nIf you have accepted entries for private candidates, please explain how their work has been obtained, selected and authenticated, then go on to answer the rest of the questions in this Rationale Document.\nThe following questions apply to all candidates, including private candidates.\nSelection of work\nYou must make sure that each candidate is aware of the work you are submitting to Cambridge in their portfolio of evidence. This allows candidates to raise any concerns relating to any particular pieces of evidence, and for you to take these concerns into account before submitting the portfolio to us. 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