This is to protect the integrity of centres’ judgements, and to avoid anyone feeling under pressure to submit a grade that is not supported by the evidence. Modular qualifications, on the other hand, are designed so that they are taught in ‘units’ throughout the course, with assessments taken at the end of each unit. While this process does not apply to those qualifications, the same aims apply.

Read more. Since the final grades for some or all students in a centre could be different from those submitted, it also helps to manage students’ expectations. The process will also recognise the past performance of schools and colleges. Learners can choose from a range of assessment options, including Cambridge International AS Level qualifications alone, or as part of a progression to Cambridge International A Level. I would like to take this opportunity to thank teachers and school leaders for making this process work for students during these very challenging times.Exam boards will be contacting schools, colleges and other exam centres after Easter asking them to submit, by a deadline that will be no earlier than 29 May 2020, the following:We know many private candidates (students who have been home-schooled, following distance-learning programmes or studying independently) are anxious to know how these arrangements might be applied to them. Recognition. Heads of centre have been asked to provide centre assessment grades for private candidates registered to take exams with their centre and include them in the rank order where they are confident that they and their staff have seen sufficient evidence of the student’s achievement to make an objective judgement. We’re working hard to get results out as soon as is possible – results won’t be delayed after the dates they were expected in August and ideally will be released a little earlier, so students can have the certainty they need.We are all focused on making sure students are not disadvantaged by these unprecedented circumstances, including allowing for an appeal where appropriate. The AS Level is a qualification in its own right, and the AS Level together with the A2 Level forms the complete A Level qualification. Entry requirements. Candidates receive a grade for each unit and are then able to ‘cash in’ for a qualification grade.Because some question papers may be slightly easier or more difficult than others, a Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) is used for modular qualifications.The move to linear will mean there is no need for UMS for reformed GCSE, AS and A Level.

({{doc.extension | uppercase}} | Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year's exams.Since the Secretary of State for Education announced that the 2020 exam series in England would be cancelled to help fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have worked at speed to develop a process which fairly recognises students’ work and makes sure they get their grades in time to progress. The current modular A levels are made up of AS and A2 units and the A* grade is awarded to those students who achieve a grade A on the A level overall and also achieve 90 per cent or more of the maximum uniform mark on their A2 units.

This prediction matrix applies to the cohort taking the assessments in the current year, and is based on those candidates’ prior attainment data, taken from their GCSE performance.In addition to statistics, senior examiners play a crucial role in providing their expert judgments about the quality of work and this insight also helps ensure that the grade boundaries are set in the right place.Our subject experts are trained thoroughly in the process of writing question papers and assessments that are consistent in difficulty year on year. ({{doc.extension | uppercase}} | We appreciate that this is a matter of real concern to private candidates and will provide an update as soon as possible. Many students will be taking other general and vocational or technical qualifications instead of or alongside GCSEs, AS and A levels. It may, unfortunately, be necessary for some to take exams in the autumn or next summer to get their grades. Cambridge International A Levels are graded from A* - E. Candidates who do not obtain enough marks for an E grade at A Level may be awarded a compensatory AS Level. Ofqual sets out details for schools, colleges, students, parents & carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year's exams. Because of this, question papers can be slightly more or less difficult than in previous years because of the content being tested and the questions that are asked. It will not change the rank order of students within each centre; nor will it assume that the distribution of grades in each subject or centre should be the same. A small reduction to the grade threshold may be made at the higher grades to allow for the fact that a candidate may not be required to achieve a particular grade on every component in order to achieve that grade at syllabus level.