Temple Moor High School assessment publication pro-forma

Temple Moor High School assessment publication pro-forma

Subject – A- level Biology

Please outline your subject’s assessments which you anticipate using in awarding the summer 2021

TAGS, and return to SNM/ZS.

Assessment type Assessment description Approximate dates in which the content was covered during the course

Assessment objectives covered

Assessments which will be given greater weighting:

Unit 1 and 3 assessment sat April 2021

Content relevant to Units 1 and 3 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y12 – Unit 1 January - June of Y12 – Unit 3

A01, AO2, AO3

Unit 2 and 4 assessment sat April 2021


September - December of Y12 – Unit 2 January - June of Y12 – – Unit 4

A01, AO2, AO3

Unit 5 and 6 assessment sat May 2021


June – December of Y12 and Y13 – Unit 5 January – April of Y13 – Unit 6

A01, AO2, AO3

Unit 7 and 8 assessment sat May 2021


June – December of Y12 and Y13 – Unit 7 January – April of Y13 – Unit 8

A01, AO2, AO3

Synoptic assessment sat May 2021

Synoptic data questions based on all 8 units

All content covered across both years of the course

A01, AO2, AO3

Synoptic assessment sat May 2021

Synoptic essay based on all 8 units

All content covered across both years of the course

A01, AO2, AO3


December PPE examinations, based on Unit 1-4 and unit 5 and 7 content.

Units 1-4 and Unit 5-7 sat as two papers in December as a mock exam.

Material taught during Year 12 and Term 1 of Y13.

A01, AO2, AO3

Brief rationale for using these assessments:

Chosen assessments (except for Dec 2020 mock paper) used AQA November 2020 assessment

materials which are secure and assess the full breadth of the course taught and assessment

objectives. However, 7402/1 Q4 was not included as we have not done this practical, 7402/2 Q4.2

and 4.3 and Q8.1 and 8.4 were omitted as these topics had not been studied. Otherwise, the use

of AQA papers in full from last year’s exam series provided validity and robustness on the content

taught, all of which was taught in school or as live lessons during the national lockdowns. All

assessments were done under high control conditions.


Subject: GCSE Biology

Assessment type Assessment description

Approximate dates in which the content was

covered during the course

Assessment objectives covered.

Biology paper 1 Test Cell biology Organisation Health and disease Bioenergetics

September 2018 – December 2019

AO1/2/3

Biology Paper 2 Test Homeostasis Ecology Inheritance

December 2019 - March 2021

AO1/2/3

PPE Series 2020 Cell biology Organisation Health and disease Bioenergetics Atoms and the PT Bonding and properties Quantitative Chemical change Energy change Energy Atoms and Radiation Electricity Particle Model


AO1/2/3

How science works practical assessments

A series of practical activities alongside questions that allow students to demonstrate an understanding of key skills

Throughout the entire course but each opportunity for assessment has a revision session alongside it

AO2/3


Assessments are written in a similar style to actual formal exams used, however, we have adapted the content to ensure it reflects what we have had opportunity to teach to students.

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Subject: BTEC National Level 3 Extended Certificate in Business






Unit 8 Recruitment and Selection Processes

Internal Assessment Feb 21 – May 21 All of this content was delivered as per guidance from BTEC. Reduced content gudiance was allowed for this unit– however we have managed to complete the content for this unit

Assessments which have already taken place

Unit 1 Internal Assessment Sept – March 2020 Learning Aim A completed prior to LD1. Centre Assessed Grade Claimed for this Unit in Aug 2020 based on expected outcomes from evidence of completed Learning Aim

Unit 2 External Assessment Sept – March 2020 This was an external unit that was due to be sat in June 2020. Content being delivered up to LD1. Exam board allocated grade in August 2020

Unit 3 External Assessment Sept 20 – January 21 External Exam – sat by all students in January. Externally marked by Pearson.

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Grades awarded March 2021.


The Extended Certificate is made up of 4 units – 2 internally assessed and 2 externally assessed. Students must sit all of these unit to achieve their certification.

Students had two units (Unit 1&2) claimed as Centre Assessed Grades in 2020 following Lockdown One. They had completed one full learning aim of Unit 1 and were given predicted grades for the exam unit.

Students then completed the external exam unit 3 for year 2 in January 2021 and the internal coursework unit 8 by May 2021.

Where students were isolating, they were able to join the lessons via Teams and were given appropriate extensions for any coursework.

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Subject: A-level Chemistry

Assessment type Assessment description Approximate dates in which the content was



Y13 Organic Test Alcohols Isomerism Mass spec Infrared Spec NMR Electrophillic and nucleophilic substitution Addition polymers

Sep 20 – May 21 AO1/2/3

Y13 Physical Test Born haber cycles Gibbs free energy Rate equations Equilibrium Acids and bases Electrode potentials

Sep 20 – May 21 AO1/2/3

Y13 Inorganic Test Transition metal ions Shapes of complexes As catalysts Substitution reactions Ions in solutions

Sep 20 – May 21 AO1/2/3

Y12 assessment 1 - atomic structure

Topic 1 of physical chemistry completed at the end of studying this topic

Sep 19 – Nov 19 AO1/2/3

Y12 assessment 2 - energetics

Topic 2 of physical chemistry completed at the end of studying this topic

Nov 19 – Feb 20 AO1/2/3

AS Paper 1 2018 Full AS paper completed following completion of year 12 content

Sep 19 – May 20 AO1/2/3

AS Paper 1 Specimen Full AS paper completed following completion of year 12 content

Sep 19 – May 20 AO1/2/3

Y13 Electrochemistry Test Physical chemistry year 13 topic, test completed at the end of studying this topic

Sep 20 – Oct 20 AO1/2/3

Year 13 PPE exam Covering all topics taught up until the exam

Sep 19 – Oct 20 AO1/2/3

Year 12 PPE exam Covering all topics from year 12 course

Sep 19 – Apr 20 AO1/2/3

Y12 assessment 1 - bonding

Topic 3 of physical chemistry completed at

Sep 19 – Nov 19 AO1/2/3

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the end of studying this topic

Y12 assessment 2 - organic intro

Topic 1 of organic chemistry completed at the end of studying this topic

Nov 19 – Feb 20 AO1/2/3



Y12 assessment used as they reflect what students were able to do following “normal teaching” along with AS papers, as we have assessed year 13 content most recently we wanted to demonstrate students abilities in year 12 content too.

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Subject: OCR GCSE Computer Science





Assessments which will be given greater weighting: Assessment 1: Paper 1 Assessment taken 3/12/20

Questions selected from the selection provided by OCR. Designed to take 1hr to complete and missing topics not covered

Sept 2019 to March 2021

AO1, AO2, AO3

Assessment 2: Paper 1 assessment taken 29/4/2021

Questions selected from the selection provided by OCR. Designed to take 1hr to complete and missing topics not covered

March 2020 to March 2021

AO1, AO2, AO3

Assessments which will be given lesser weighting: Assessment 3: Paper 2 Assessment taken 13/5/21

Paper 1 from summer 2018

Sept 2019 to March 2021

AO1, AO2, AO3


This Computer Science group are taking the course as an addition subject in period 6 lessons. Initially in year 10 they had one lesson a fortnight which increased to one a week in year 11.

The GCSE is made up of 2 papers which are normally taken at the end of year 11. No assessment was taken in year 10.

Students had completed most of the content for paper 1 by the time of the PPE in November of 2020. The paper they were given was the full 2018 paper 1 with the exception of a couple of questions that had not yet been covered.

During lockdown most of the remaining theory was covered. The main exception was some aspects of programming including use of lists, text files and SQL. In addition testing was only lightly addressed.

The two additional assessments covered all aspects of papers 1 and 2 with exception of the topics not covered.

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Subject: BTEC Tech Award Creative Media Production Level 1/2





Assessments Component 3: create a Media Product in Response to a Brief

This is an exam in which student develop a media product in response to a brief.

Students were introduced to the limited version of this assessment in the week before the assessment took place. They had covered the content while completing components 2a and 2b from September 2020 to April 2021.

Students will sit all assessments.

• 27/4• 29/4• 30/4

They were asked to complete the following parts of the assessment. Activity 1 – Ideas Log Activity 2 – Planning Material (1 document only)

Coursework Component 2: Developing Digital Media Production Skills

2a Students develop skills in designing and making a media product 2b Students repurpose an existing media product for s different audience 2c Students evaluate their product

Component 2a was started in September 2020 and worked on until the end of November, it remains incomplete. Component 2b was started in November in PPE week and is still on going. Component 2c has not been started

Most of 2a with exception for the final development of the product. Most of 2b the final product will be partly developed.

Coursework which has been claimed: Component 1: Exploring Media products

Internal Assessment September 2019-April 2020

All and unit banked with exam board in August 2020

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This BTEC is assessed via three components. All students complete all three components.

Students banked component 1 in 2019-20. They completed this internally assessed coursework unit and were awarded a teacher assessed grade.

Component 2 is an internally assessed unit that was started in September 2020 and remains in complete now. I have agreed with the external verifier that he will provide feedback on a sample of Learning outcome 2 for this component. This is also incomplete but does provide evidence for all of the assignment objectives.

Component 3 is an externally marked exam that would be completed under controlled conditions in class time. To provide a sample of this work students will complete the first task and part of the second over 3 lessons during 1 week.

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Subject: OCR Cambridge Technicals Digital Media Level 3 Extended Certificate





Assessments Unit 3: Create a Media Product

Internal Assessment 2. Be able to plan anddevelop preproductionmaterials for anoriginal media productto a client brief3. Be able to createproduction materialsfor an original mediaproduct to a clientbrief4. Be able to carry outpost-productiontechniques andprocesses for anoriginal media productto a client briefContent covered Sept2020 - May 28th 2021

Learning Aim 1 and 2 covered in school before LD1. P3 Develop pre-production materials for an original media product. P4: Create production materials to be used in the original media product P5: Carry out post-production techniques and processes to produce a final original media product in line to the client brief M3: Create production material that follows the codes and conventions of the chosen genre for the media product M4: Demonstrate how the exported media product meets the client brief D1: Analyse how post-production techniques and processes create meaning in the media product to

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meet the client brief

Unit 16: Creation and Use of Sound

Internal Assessment P1: Explain how different sound elements are used P2: Describe how the sound elements are produced P3: Develop ideas for sound elements for identified media purpose P4: Generate planning materials for the intended production of sound elements P5: Record the different sound elements P6: Carry out post-production edits to the sound elements M1: Identify resolutions to the legal and ethical issues for production M2: Present the sound elements to an audience to gain feedback D1: Evaluate how the technical and auditory qualities meet the identified purpose Content covered March 2020 - May 2021

1. Understandhow soundelements are usedacross mediaindustries2. Know thetechniques andprocesses used tocreate soundelements3. Be able to planthe production ofsound elementsfor identifiedmedia purposes4. Be able torecord, edit andreview soundelements

Assessments which have already taken place: Unit 1: Media Products and Audiences

External exam that did not take place in May 2020.

September 2019-April 2021

Unit awarded and grade banked with exam board in August 2020

Unit2: Pre Production and Planning

External exam that did not take place in May 2020.

September 2019-April 2021

Unit awarded and grade banked with exam board in August 2020


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The Extended Certificate is made up of 5 units. All students take these units across this course.

One unit was allowed to be non-assessed by the exam board.

Students had 2 examined units deferred from 2019-20. They will be given a grade for these examined units in line with their performance with their coursework grades.

Where students were isolating, they were able to join the lessons via Teams and were given appropriate extensions for any coursework.

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Subject: BTEC Tech Award in Performing arts (Drama)





Assessments: Component 3 – Responding to a Brief (40%)

This was originally an external assessment. As these are now not taking place, we are focusing on completing a more condensed version of the content and skills needed. The assessment consists of an ideas log, a skill log, a final performance and an evaluation.

This was covered from September 2020 – students learnt the skills needed and focused on initial planning. Since returning to school in March 2021, we are in the process of completing a condensed version of this component.

AO1 Understand how to respond to a brief AO2 Select and develop skills and techniques in response to a brief AO3 Apply skills and techniques in a workshop performance in response to a brief AO4 Evaluate the development process and outcome in response to a brief

Assessments which have already taken place:

Component 1 - Exploring the performing arts (30%)

Internal Assessment October 2019-March 2020

Learning Aim A - Examine professional practitioners’ performance work Learning Aim B was not finalised – Centre assessed grade based on evidence completed so far and what was thought they would achieve if it was a final product.

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Component 2 - Developing Skills and Techniques in the Performing Arts (30%)

Internal Assessment Not covered – Centre Assessed Grade given.

Not covered. However, a centre assessed grade has been awarded for this looking at other evidence that support the learning aims. For example, for Learning Aim A students are asked to Develop skills and techniques for performance. Lesson workshops and previous written work that students have produced supports this criteria.


The BTEC Tech Award in Performing Arts (Drama) is made up of 3 components. All students take the same units as each other across this course and these are all core components set by the exam board.

Students had 2 components banked from 2019-20. Both of these were internal units. Component 1 had been started and some evidence was produced – the centre assessed grade for this component was based on the evidence that had been produced so far and what the students would have achieved if the component was complete. Component 2 was due to be complete between April and July 2020. We were not in school at all during this time and therefore, a centre assessed grade was given based on various aspects such as previous evidence produced, workshops and performances.

When we returned to school in March, students have focused on the final component. This was originally the externally assessed unit. However, due to this being cancelled, the exam board have advised to still teach the skills and techniques needed for this component. This allows students to cover more learning aims and therefore, their teacher assessed grade to be robust.

Where students were isolating, work has been set and time has been allowed for students to take assessments when they returned to school so that they were not at any disadvantage.

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Subject: A Level English Literature






Social and Political Protest

Essay on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, completed in high control conditions.

September 2020- May 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5


Essay on William Blake’s ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’ and ‘The Kite Runner’, completed in high control conditions.

Blake: September- December 2020 The Kite Runner: January 2021- May 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Tragedy King Lear Essay, completed in high control conditions.

September 2019- July 2020 & regular rewind lessons September 2021- May 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Tragedy King Lear Extract Essay, completed in high control conditions.

September 2019- July 2020 & regular rewind lessons September 2021- May 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5


Unseen Analysis., completed in high control conditions.

September 2020- May 2021- periodically.

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5


Unseen Analysis, completed in high control conditions.

September 2020- May 2021- periodically.

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Assessments which will be given lesser weighting:

NEA 2 essays: 1) Poetry 2) Prose. Reading a text through a critical lens, completed in low control conditions.

September 2020- March 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

PPE December 2020

Paper 1: Aspects of Tragedy & Paper 2: Aspects of Social and Political Protest writing, completed in low control conditions.

Paper 1: September 2019- July 2020 Paper 2: September 2020- December 2020

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Assessments all draw on AQA papers. December PPE used November 2020 papers, modified to account for fact the ‘The Kite Runner’ had not yet been taught. Instead students made use of chosen text in both Sections B and C. The remaining assessments make use of the assessment materials provided by AQA. All AOs are covered in each of the tasks undertaken and the quantity ensures the robustness of grade. All assessments (except NEA) were completed under high control conditions.

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Subject: English Language A level






Language, the Individual & Society

Paper 1, Section A, Q1,2,3. Language Analysis. Completed in high control conditions.

September- December 2019; September 2020; April- May 2021

AO1, 3, 4

Language, the Individual & Society

Paper 1, Section A, Q1,2,3. Language Analysis. Completed in high control conditions.

September- December 2019; September 2020; April- May 2021

AO1, 3, 4

Language Diversity & Change

Paper 2, Section A. Evaluate essay on gender. Completed in high control conditions.

January- March 2020; Rewind lessons through Autumn 2020

AO1, 2


Paper 2, Section A. Evaluate essay on occupation. Completed in high control conditions.

January- March 2020; Rewind lessons through Autumn 2020

AO1, 2


Paper 2, Section A. Evaluate essay on diversity. Completed in high control conditions.

January- March 2020; September- December 2020

AO1, 2


Paper 2, Section A. Evaluate essay on change. Completed in high control conditions.

January- March 2020; September- December 2020

AO1, 2


Paper 2, Section B. Opinion article on gender. Completed in high control conditions.

Summer 2020; November 2020; March- May 2021

AO2, 5


Paper 2, Section B. Opinion article on social groups. Completed in high control conditions.


AO2, 5

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Paper 2, Section B. Opinion article on occupation. Completed in high control conditions.


AO2, 5


NEA 1 Language Investigation. Assessments completed in low control conditions.

March 2020- March 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

NEA 2 Original Writing and Commentary. Assessments completed in low control conditions.

March 2020- March 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5

PPE December 2020

Paper 1: Language, the Individual & Society. Paper 2: Language Diversity & Change. Completed in high control conditions.

Paper 1 Section A: September- December 2019; September 2020 Paper 1 Section B: October- December 2020 Paper2 Section A: January- March 2020; September -December 2021 Paper 2 Section B: Summer 2020; November 2020; March- May 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4, 5


Assessments all draw on AQA papers. December PPE used all November 2020 papers which were the most recent available online, secure and unseen. Where AQA questions had been used as a teaching resource, a comparable question was created. Paper 1 assessments use AQA papers. Paper 2 assessments follow the same format and wording as AQA papers. These assessments assess the full breadth of the taught specification. The range of questions ensure the range of content taught for Paper 2 is assessed. The choices provide validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. All assessments (except NEA) were completed under high control conditions. NEA topics were chosen by students to suit their individual areas of interest and expertise.

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Subject: Edexcel Citizenship- ELECT






PPE paper 1 published in Past paper which included, Theme A- Living together in the UK, theme B- Democracy at work in the UK, theme C- Law and justice

Throughout the 20-21 academic year: approx. 4 x lessons per week from September- January

Theme A Theme B Theme C

Paper 2 May 2021

Students answered Section A and part of section C

September 20-May 21. 4 x lessons per week

Theme A Theme B Theme C Theme E


Theme E- Taking Citizenship Action

Students worked in small groups on a citizenship action of their choice

February – May 2021 4 x lessons per week

Theme E

Substantial pieces of classwork and homework.

Range of tasks/questions in a similar style to questions provided by the exam board.

Throughout the 2020-21 academic year, extra home learning tasks given during the lockdown period.

Theme A Theme B Theme C


Assessments all draw on Edexcel papers. December PPE was the Paper 1 issued by the exam board in November 2020. Paper 2 was again the November 2020 paper (Theme D) has been omitted from assessment as National Lockdown prevented it from being taught in full and assessment would have been unfair. The choices provide validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. Students completed extensive work in their exercise books which will be used as evidence to support their PPE’s. All past paper assessments were done under high control conditions and all assessments were marked and moderated in-faculty.

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Subject: GCSE English Language - ELECT






Paper 1 Question 5 May 2021

Creative writing using AQA past paper. Completed in high control conditions.

Throughout the 2019-20 and 20-21 academic year: approx. 1 x lesson per week

AO5, 6

Paper 1 Section A May 2021

Creative Reading. Source & 4 accompanying questions. Completed in high control conditions.

September 2019-December 2019 September 2020-May 2021.

AO1, 2, 4


PPE December 2020

Paper 1: Creative Reading & Writing. Source & 3 accompanying questions and Descriptive writing. Completed in high control conditions.

October- December 2020

AO1, 2, 4, 5, 6



Throughout the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic year

A01 1,2,4,5,6


Assessments all draw on AQA papers. December PPE was the Paper 1 issued by the exam board in November 2019, with the exclusion of question 3 as we had not covered it sufficiently at that stage and to assess students using it would have been unfair. The exam uses the most recent AQA published exam - November 2020. Paper 2 (A03) has been omitted from assessment as National Lockdown prevented it from being taught in full and assessment would have been unfair. The choices provide validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. All assessments were done under high control conditions and all assessments were marked and moderated in-faculty.

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Students will also complete a compulsory non-weighted NEA: spoken language endorsement (AOs 7,8,9), attendance permitting. This results in a discrete grade of an Unclassified, Pass, Merit or Distinction. These assessments are conducted in school.

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Subject: GCSE English Language






Paper 2 Question 5 Viewpoint writing. Climate Change Speech. Completed in high control conditions.

December 2019; December 2020; February- April 2021

AO5, 6

Paper 1 Section A Creative Reading. Source & 4 accompanying questions. Completed in high control conditions.

September- December 2019; October- November 2020; April- May 2021

AO1, 2, 4

PPE: Paper 1 Section B December 2020

Paper 1, Section B: Descriptive writing. Completed in high control conditions.

September- December 2019; October- November 2020

AO 5, 6


PPE: Paper 1 Section A December 2020

Paper 1: Creative Reading Source & 4 accompanying questions Completed in high control conditions.

September- December 2019; October- November 2020

AO1, 2, 4


Assessments all draw on AQA papers. December PPE was the complete Paper 1 issued by the exam board in November 2019. The wording for P2Q5 is in keeping with prior P2Q5 tasks and Paper 1 Section A uses the most recent AQA published exam- November 2020. These assessments assess the full breadth of the taught specification. AO3 has been omitted from assessment as National Lockdown prevented it from being taught in full and assessment would have been unfair. The choices provide validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. All assessments were done under high control conditions.

Students will also complete a compulsory non-weighted NEA: spoken language endorsement (AOs 7,8,9). This results in a discrete grade of an Unclassified, Pass, Merit or Distinction. These assessments are conducted in school.

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Subject: English Literature - ELECT






Modern Text Assessment April 2021

DNA essay on key theme in the play, completed in high control conditions.

November 2019-December 2019 October-November 2020 March 2021

AO1, 2, 3, 4

19th Century Text Assessment May 2021

A Christmas Carol essay on the struggles of the poor, completed in high control conditions.

December 2019- January 2020 November 2020- December 2020 May 2021

A01, 2, 3, 4


PPE December 2020

Questions using past papers/questions very similar to past papers on A Christmas Carol and DNA. Marked using AQA mark scheme.

October- November 2020

AO1, 2, 3, 4



Throughout the 2020-21 academic year

AO 1, 2, 3, 4


Assessments all draw on AQA papers or assessment questions very similar to these and marked using the AQA mark scheme. These assessments assess the full breadth of the specification and cover all Assessment Objectives. This provides validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. All assessments were done under high control conditions, excluding the ‘substantial pieces of classwork and homework’. All assessments were marked on moderated in-faculty.

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Subject: English Literature






Modern Text Assessment April 2021

DNA essay on key theme in the play, completed in high control conditions.

January- April 2020 & January- April 2021

AO1, 2, 3

Poetry Assessment May 2021

Power & Conflict cluster essay comparing 1 named poem and another of the candidate’s choice, completed in high control conditions.

September – December 2019; April- May 2021

A01, 2, 3


Assessments all draw on AQA papers. December PPE used the published ‘compulsory’ paper re-structured to support the change in specification (removal of 19th century novel) for this year only. The remaining assessments were selected from AQA assessment materials. These assessments assess the full breadth of the specification and cover all Assessment Objectives. This provides validity to each assessment and for the assessment portfolio as a whole. All assessments were done under high control conditions. Assessments in Summer complement December PPE; each assessment covers a different aspect of the course and we have maintained a broad and balanced offer.

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Subject: BTEC Level 2 Tech Award Enterprise






Component 2 Internal Assessment Nov 20 – May 21 This internal unit was introduced during Term 1 of 2020, however it wasn’t completed until May 2021 The Assessment decisions have been externally moderated by BTEC. (May 2021)

Assessments which have already taken place

Component 1 Internal Assessment Sept – March 2020 Learning Aim A completed prior to LD1. Centre Assessed Grade Claimed for this Unit in Aug 2020 based on expected outcomes from evidence of completed Learning Aim

Component 3 External Assessment Jan – March 2020 This was an external unit that was due to be sat in June 2020. Content being delivered up to LD1. Exam board allocated grade in August 2020


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The Tech Award is made up of 3 Components – 2 internally assessed and 1 externally assessed. Students must sit all of these unit to achieve their certification.

Students had two units (Component 1 & 3 ) claimed as Centre Assessed Grades in 2020 following Lockdown One. They had completed one full learning aim of Unit 1 and were given predicted grades for the exam unit.

Students then began the theory for Component 2, following a return to school after lockdown one. Students were given their task to complete however, the January lockdown in 2021, pushed the submission date into March. This has been shared with BTEC and approved as part of their moderation process report. Students finish completing this full unit May 2021.

Where students were isolating, they had work set via the school classcharts system, and lessons on theory took place during TEAMS sessions in Lockdown.

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Subject: Extended Project Qualification






EPQ completed project Students have completed their portfolio so marks will be allocated based on the marking of this.

Feb 2020 - Feb 2021 AO1 AO2 AO3 AO4


The qualification is not run any differently to normal, we have completed the projects, portfolios have been submitted and marking will be completed by the project supervisor in the same way it would in a normal year. The only change to the assessment is that there is no nationalised sampling in the same way as ‘normal’.

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Subject: GCSE French





AO4 (writing) assessment sat in March 2021, split in 2 assessment dates: Foundation – Q4 (90 words essay) on 22nd March + Q1 and Q2 (photo description + 40 words essay) on 31st March Higher – Q1 (90 words essay) on 22nd March + Q2 (150 words essay) on 31st March

Content relevant to theme 1, 2, 3 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y10 – Theme 1 (free time), theme 2 (holidays), theme 3 (life at school) March of Y10 – theme 3 (future plans/education post-16 and career choices)

A04

AO3 (reading) assessment sat on 30th April 2021

Content relevant to theme 1 and 2 (healthy living sub-theme) of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y10 – Theme 1 (free time) September -December of Y11 – theme 1 revision (marriage and relationships, family and friends, customs and festivals, food and drinks, free time, technology)

A03

AO4 (writing) assessment sat on 7th May 2021

Translation to French – content relevant to theme 1, 2, 3 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y10 – Theme 1 (free time, customs and festivals), Theme 2 (holidays), theme 3 (my studies) September -December of Y11 – theme 1 revision (free time, customs and festivals), theme 3 revision (my studies) January – March of Y11 – live lessons on theme 2 (global issues)

A04

AO1 (listening) assessment sat on 14th May 2021

Content relevant to theme 1, 2 (only healthy living sub-theme) and 3 of the course,

September - December of Y10 – Theme 1 (free

A01

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using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

time), theme 3 (my studies + life at school) March of Y10 – theme 3 (future plans/education post-16 and career choices) September -December of Y11 – theme 1 revision (marriage and relationships, family and friends, customs and festivals, food and drinks, free time, technology) + theme 3 revision (my studies + life at school)

AO2 (speaking endorsement) assessment sat 21st OR 24th May

Content relevant to theme 1 and 3 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y10 – Theme 1 (free time), theme 3 (my studies + life at school) March of Y10 – theme 3 (future plans/education post-16 and career choices) September -December of Y11 – theme 1 revision (marriage and relationships, family and friends, customs and festivals, food and drinks, free time, technology) + theme 3 revision (my studies + life at school)

A02

December PPE examinations, based on theme 1, 2 and 3

Writing, reading and listening examinations based on all 3 themes

Content taught across Y10 and Y11

A01, AO3, AO4


The chosen assessments used were the November 2020 assessment material published by AQA as well as the 2021 assessment materials, which were kept secure by the exam board and were designed to assess the full breadth of the course and assessment objectives. The assessment objectives (A01 : listening / AO3: Reading / AO4: writing) were all assessed during students’ examinations. However, 2 sub-themes of theme 2 (social issues and global issues) were not assessed as they had not been studied. Questions based on these 2 sub-themes were therefore removed from the 2020 assessment materials. It is worth noting that as some vocabulary from the

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global issue sub theme had been studied during live lessons during the national lockdown, some words from this sub-theme were therefore kept for the translation to English and the translation to the target language. Otherwise, all other themes had been studied during the course of their studies in school, and the key vocabulary and skills revised prior to each assessment.

The speaking endorsement was assessed in line with the JCQ requirements, using 2 tasks on 2 different themes (a photocard on theme 1 + general conversation on theme 3).

These materials, together with the 2019 examination series used for the mock examination in December 2020 (which were given a lesser weighting in the final grade), were assessed against the grade descriptors published by the JCQ, but were also compared to the grade boundaries set by AQA in 2020 and in 2019 as a proportion of the marks set in order to provide an additional check. These marks were moderated between three MFL teachers, and were then externally verified by a MFL department at another school (Ralph Thorsby).

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Subject: GCSE Geography






PPE November/December 2020

Unseen examination questions (2019), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 1 Section A and Section C Paper 2 Section A (except 11B1 who sat Section B).

September 2019 – February 2020

A01, AO2, AO3 and AO4

Assessment sat April 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 1 Section A and Section C (Coast questions only)

September – February 2019 and September – December 2020


Assessment sat April 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 2 Section A and Section C (Glacial questions only)

September – February 2019 and January – March 2021


Assessment sat May 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 2 Section B

September 2019 – February 2020 and September 2020 – April 2021


Assessment sat May 2021 Unseen examination questions (2018), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 1 Section A

September 2019 - February 2020



N/A


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Students are only been assessed on the areas of the course which they have been taught either in school or remotely. Assessment 1 was conducted as part of whole school timetabled PPEs in November/December 2020 and was based on the summer 2019 paper. All questions were based on topics students had been taught up to this date.

All subsequent assessments will be conducted in exam conditions during students timetabled Geography lessons. Assessments 2 – 4 are all questions taken from the November 2020 paper, again questions that students have not previously answered. It was determined that by using questions students had not previously seen, would provide strong robust evidence and support the awarding of accurate grades to students. To also support the accuracy of the grading system standardisation occurred prior to the marking of the cohort, followed up by internal and external moderation.

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Subject: GCSE German





AO4 (writing) assessment sat in March 2021, split in 2 assessment dates: Foundation – Q4 (90 words essay) on w/c 22nd March + Q1 and Q2 (photo description + 40 words essay) on w/c 29th March Higher – Q1 (90 words essay) on w/c 22nd March + Q2 (150 words essay) on w/c 29th March



A04




A03




A04


Content relevant to theme 1, 2 (only healthy living sub-


A01

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theme) and 3 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions





A02




A01, AO3, AO4



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These materials, together with the 2019 examination series used for the mock examination in December 2020 (which were given a lesser weighting in the final grade), were assessed against the grade descriptors published by the JCQ, but were also compared to the grade boundaries set by AQA in 2020 and in 2019 as a proportion of the marks set in order to provide an additional check. These marks were moderated between three MFL teachers, and were then externally verified by a MFL department at another school (Ralph Thorsby).

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Subject: A Level Geography






PPE November/December 2020

Unseen examination questions (2019), sat in high control conditions on – Coasts, Water and Carbon, Hazards and completed sections of Contemporary Urban Environments

September 2019 – February 2020 and September – November 2020

A01, AO2 and AO3

Assessment sat April 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 2 - Contemporary Urban environments

November – February 2021

A01, AO2 and AO3

Assessment sat April 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 1 - Hazards

September – November 2019

A01, AO2 and AO3

Assessment sat May 2021 Unseen examination questions (2020), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 1 Coasts

September – December 2019

A01, AO2 and AO3

Assessment sat May 2021 Unseen examination questions (2018), sat in high control conditions on - Paper 2 Changing Places

September – December 2019 and February – March 2021

A01, AO2 and AO3


NEA Independent study on students chosen topic

January – May 2021 AO2 and AO3


Students are only been only assessed on the areas of the course which they have been taught in lessons whilst in school and as part of the remote learning provision. Assessment 1 was conducted as part of the

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whole school timetabled PPEs, sat in November 2020. All subsequent assessments will be conducted in exam conditions during the students timetabled Geography lessons. The PPE exam was based on assessment questions that students had not previously seen. Assessments 2 – 4 are all questions taken from the November 2020 paper, again questions that students have not previously seen. Student’s have also completed their NEA following the traditional guidance from AQA. This further supports the grading decision and was again both internally and externally marked.

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Subject: BTEC Health & Social Care Level 2 Tech Award





Assessments Component 3 – Health and wellbeing

External exam that did not take place in Feb 2021.

Sept 2020 – Dec 2020 (taught content) Jan - April 2021 (practiced content)

Students will sit x2 controlled assessments: W/c 03/05/21 W/c 10/05/21

Assessments which have already taken place:

Component 1 – Human lifespan and development

Internal assessment Sept – Dec 2019 Learning Aim A covered and assessed in school before LD1. Exam board allocated grade in August 2020 based on evidence from LAA.

Component 2 – Health and social care services and values

Internal assessment N/A due to LD1 Exam board allocated grades in August 2020 based on evidence from component 1.


Students completed learning aim A of component 1 assessment prior to lockdown. This was assessed and internally moderated. This was used as evidence to award centre assessed grades for the remaining internal assessments students were unable to complete due to school closure and exam board regulations.

Component 1 has been externally moderated by the exam board this year with agreement from them on awarded grades.

The final component is an external exam normally taken in Feb 2021. Due to lockdown 2.0, and exam cancellation, students have had an extended period of time practicing the content and have sat 2 controlled assessments which will be used to award Q-TAGs. Students were notified in advance of this and exam concessions were awarded for those eligible.

Component 3 lessons/resources were made available on ClassCharts for any students self-isolating between Sept – Dec 2020 and students were all given a content handbook to support with learning.

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Subject: History (GCSE)






In class assessment in April 2021

History Paper 3 (Creation of hybrid paper to suit topics taught)

September 2020 – April 2021

AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4


History Paper 1 Section A (2020 Paper)

All content covered across both years

AO1, AO3

In class assessment in May 2021

History Paper 2 (2019 Paper)


AO1, AO2


History Paper 1 Section B (2020 Paper)


AO1, AO2,


PPE Assessment in November 2020

History Paper 1 Medicine Through Time PPE (2019 Paper)


AO1, AO2, AO3


Evidence has been collated from the units which have been taught within school, covering a broad range of content across all 3 papers and all 4 AO’s within the exam framework. We have continued to refrain from teaching the American West – Paper 2 section B – as there was the concession made by Edexcel exam board.

In November 2020, all students sat a Paper 1 assessment, in line with the school’s PPE timeline. Students will then have the opportunity to complete another Paper 1 assessment towards the end of their course, to help provide a holistic view of how students have progressed throughout the duration of the course. With assessments taking place in lesson which are a shorter time than the examination, this assessment has been split so students will have the opportunity to complete the full paper.

Section 4 of Paper 3 (Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39) was not fully completed in teaching therefore little assessment covered this section and required the adaptation of any past papers to create a hybrid paper for paper 3 to include only what the students had covered in school.

Paper 2 is due to be completed in May 2021 in a single lesson to add validity and authenticity to the in-class assessment. All assessments have been completed in high control conditions.

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Subject: History - A level







History Paper 1 Thematic Assessments focused Theme 1 and 2 collated from the exam board provided materials.


AO1, AO3


History Paper 3 Depth and Breadth assessments from the exam board provided materials.


AO1, AO2


History Paper 1 Thematic Assessments focused on Theme 3, 4 and Section C from the exam board provided materials.


AO1, AO3


History Paper 2 Depth assessments from the exam board provided materials.


AO1, AO2


PPE Assessment in November 2020

History Paper 1 Germany and West Germany 1918-89 Paper 2 Rise and Fall of Fascist Italy


AO1, AO2, AO3

NEA (Coursework) in April 2021

Independent coursework researched and written by the students.

June 2020 – April 2021 AO1, AO3


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Evidence has been collated from the units which have been taught within school, covering a broad range of content across all 3 papers and their NEA, which covers all 3 AO’s within the exam framework.

In November 2020, all students sat a Paper 1 and Paper 2 PPE, in line with the school’s PPE timeline. Students have had the opportunity to sit further Paper 1 and Paper 2 assessments in the remainder of this academic year. With assessments taking place in lesson which are a shorter time than the examination, their assessments have been split so students will have the opportunity to complete the full paper.

Students have also completed an NEA throughout this year and have completed this independently, by researching and writing their responses to the questions they developed. This has been marked internally and moderated, this will be used to help support the formation of the students’ holistic grade.

Within Paper 3 students did not complete a breadth topic, but have had the opportunity to complete one of the two breadth topics. They will be completing assessments based on the studied breadth topic only and this will still enable them to demonstrate the relevant AO’s. They have sat assessments throughout this period which will assess the full coverage of the paper.

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Subject: Level 3 Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)





Assessment 1.1 sat 26th March 2021

Content relevant to 3.3 of the specification of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

October - November of Y12 September of Y13

A01, AO2, AO3

Assessment 1.2 sat 23rd April 2021


November – January of Y12 September – October of Y13

A01, AO2, AO3

Assessment 1.3 sat 5th May 2021


January - April of Y12 October – November of Y13

A01, AO2, AO3

Assessment 2 sat 14th May 2021

Content relevant to 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 of the specification of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

April – July of Y12 December – March of Y13

A01, AO2, AO3


The assessments used questions from the AQA Autumn 2020 Papers 1 and 2A which are secure and assess the full breadth of the course taught and assessment objectives. However, 1350/2A Q2, Q5 and Q7 were not included as the content had been assessed in other assessment questions, 1350/2A Q3 was not included as confidence intervals had not been studied, and 1350/2A Q6e&f were not included as the content was not taught in enough depth for students to have gained a true understanding of the topic.

The use of AQA papers in full from last year’s exam series provided validity and robustness on the content taught, all of which was taught in school or as live lessons during the national lockdowns.

All assessments were completed under high control conditions.

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Subject: A Level Law (OCR)






Paper 1 English Legal System and Criminal Law April 2021

Students undertook a series of exam questions based on content from across this paper – covering a wide breadth of topics covered within this section of the specification. All examinations were sat in high control

Sept 2020 – March 2021

AO1 AO2 AO3

Paper 2 Law Making and the Law of Tort

Students undertook a series of exam questions based on content from across this paper – covering a wide breadth of topics covered within this section of the specification. All examinations were sat in high control

Sept 2020 – March 2021

AO1 AO2 AO3


December PPE based on Paper 1 & 2 content

PEE based on English Legal System and Crime Content, alongside aspects of Law Making

Year 12 content and content Sept – Nov 2021

AO1 AO2 AO3


Chosen assessments used materials which were secure and assess the full breadth of the course taught and assessment objectives. Dec PPE was based solely on the content taught upto that point in the course. Assessments that have taken place during April/May 2021 have covered a wide variety of content from all aspects of papers covered.

Students did not sit any of the Paper 3 – The Nature of Law and Human Rights – as content was not covered in any depth due to time restrictions caused by Lockdown in January.

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Where students were isolating, students were able to access the lessons via teams, with recorded lessons securely available from the TEAMS platform.

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Subject: A-level Further Mathematics





Pure Core Mathematics assessments sat May 2021: Pure Core 1 10.05.21 Pure Core 2 17.05.21

Content relevant to the Pure Core (compulsory) content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

September – April of Year 12 September – March of Year 13

A01, AO2, AO3

Decision 1 assessment sat April 2021: Decision 1 26.04.21

Content relevant to the Decision 1 content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

September – March of Year 12

A01, AO2, AO3

Further Mechanics 1 assessment sat May 2021: Further Mechanics 1 27.05.21

Content relevant to the Further Mechanics 1 content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

September – March of Year 13

A01, AO2, AO3


Chosen assessments used Edexcel October 2020 assessment materials which are secure and assess the full breadth of the course and assessment objectives. The use of Edexcel papers from last year’s exam series provided validity and robustness on the content taught. The Pure Core topic of ‘Vectors’ (Vector Equations of Lines and Planes), from Year 12 was not assessed, due to having been learned remotely during the 2020 summer ‘lockdown’, without access to online teaching. The Pure Core topics of ‘Complex Numbers’ and ‘Series’, both from Year 13, will not be assessed, due to students not having had access to online teaching from their teacher at Brigshaw during the first half term (September – October) of the 2020-21 academic year. All assessments were done under high control conditions.

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Subject: A-level Mathematics





Pure Mathematics assessments sat March – May 2021: Pure 1a 26.03.21 Pure 2a 26.03.21 Pure 1b 23.04.21 Pure 1c 30.04.21 Pure 2b 05.05.21 Pure 2c 07.05.21

Content relevant to the Pure Mathematics content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

September – February of Year 12 September – March of Year 13

A01, AO2, AO3

Mechanics assessments sat May 2021: Mechanics a 14.05.21 Mechanics b 21.05.21 (one question only)

Content relevant to the Mechanics content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

February - July of Y12, February – March of Year 13

A01, AO2, AO3

Statistics assessments sat May 2021: Statistics a 19.05.21 Statistics b 21.05.21 (one question only)

Content relevant to the Statistics content of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions.

January - July of Y12, March of Year 13

A01, AO2, AO3


Chosen assessments used Edexcel October 2020 assessment materials which are secure and assess the full breadth of the course and assessment objectives. The use of Edexcel papers in full from last year’s exam series provided validity and robustness on the content taught; these papers were split into shorter assessments which were each completed in normal lesson times. Consideration was given to content learned during the summer lockdown (parts of Mechanics and Statistics); this was included in the assessments because students performed well in these areas in the November PPE (a full set of Edexcel AS Papers) and this content was prerequisite to the successful learning which took place in subsequent live lessons, hence it was reinforced and extended in these lessons.


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Subject: Maths – Foundation Tier

Assessment type Assessment description Approximate dates in which the content was covered during the

course



Specific topics shared with students in class and on ClassCharts where re-taught during March to May 2021

Assessment 1 Non-calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Handling Data 2 2. Vectors 3. Graphs 2 4. Units and proportion 5. Probability 6. Measures and accuracy 7. Equations and inequalities 8. Ratio and proportion 9. Factors, powers and roots 10. Graphs 1 11. Calculations 1 12. Angles and polygons 13. Fractions, decimals and

percentages

Timeline of teaching 1. Half Term 1 – 2020/21 2. Half term 2 – 2020/21 3. Half term 2 – 2020/21 4. Half term 5 – 2020/21 5. Half term 1 – 2019/20 6. Half term 1 – 2019/20 7. Half term 2 – 2019/20 8. Half term 3 – 2019/20 9. Half term 3 – 2019/20 10. Half term 4 – 2019/20 11. Half term 1 – 2018/19 12. Half term 2 – 2018/19 13. Half term 4 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3

Assessment 2 Non-calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Handling data 2 3. Units and proportion 4. Probability 5. Ratio and proportion 6. Factors, powers and roots 7. Calculations 1 8. Handling data 1 9. Fractions, decimals and

percentages 10. Formulae and functions 11. Working in 2D

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 6 – 2018/19 2. Half term 1 – 2020/21 3. Half term 4 – 2020/21 4. Half term 1 – 2019/20 5. Half term 3 – 2019/20 6. Half term 3 – 2019/20 7. Half term 1 – 2018/19 8. Half term 3 – 2018/19 9. Half term 4 – 2018/19 10. Half term 5 – 2018/19 11. Half term 6 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3

Assessment 3 Calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Calculations 2 3. Measures and accuracy 4. Equations and inequalities 5. Ratio and proportion 6. Factors, powers and roots 7. Expressions 8. Angles and polygons 9. Handling data 1 10. Fractions, decimals and

percentages

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 1 – 2020/21 2. Half term 1 – 2020/21 3. Half term 1 – 2019/20 4. Half term 2 – 2019/20 5. Half term 3 – 2019/20 6. Half term 3 – 2019/20 7. Half term 1 – 2018/19 8. Half term 2 – 2018/19 9. Half term 3 – 2018/19 10. Half term 4 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3

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Assessment 4 Calculator Sat May 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Calculations 2 3. Probability 4. Equations and inequalities 5. Graphs 1 6. Factors, powers and roots 7. Calculations 1 8. Angles and polygons 9. Formulae and functions 10. Working in 2D


AO1; AO2; AO3


Topics Assessed: 1. Trigonometry 2. Graphs 2 3. Measures and accuracy 4. Equations and inequalities 5. Factors, powers and roots 6. Calculations 1 7. Expressions 8. Angles and polygons 9. Handling data 1 10. Formulae and functions 11. Working in 2D

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 2 – 2020/21 2. Half term 2 – 2020/21 3. Half term 1 – 2019/20 4. Half term 2 – 2019/20 5. Half term 3 – 2019/20 6. Half term 1 – 2018/19 7. Half term 1 – 2018/19 8. Half term 2 – 2018/19 9. Half term 3 – 2018/19 10. Half term 5 – 2018/19 11. Half term 6 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3


Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Calculations 2 3. Pythagoras 4. Measures and accuracy 5. Circles and construction 6. Ratio and proportion 7. Expressions 8. Angles and polygons 9. Formulae and functions 10. Working in 2D


AO1; AO2; AO3


Six assessments of 40 minutes duration were required to ensure a broad range of knowledge was assessed spanning the full duration of each student’s GCSE Maths course.

Topics taught solely during the lockdown periods were not included as we believed this would not provide a true representation of each student’s mathematical ability.

All assessments where designed to represent the current GCSE distribution of questions for the Foundation tier, i.e.: 50% AO1; 25% AO2; 25% AO3 questions.

All questions used in the assessments were sourced directly from the exam board (Edexcel) from a range of past papers and including the new material supplied in 2021.

Topics covered in the assessments were re-taught during lessons and intervention periods before assessments were sat to ensure all students had the same level of preparation before sitting the assessments and additional support was provided on our online learning platform (Hegarty Maths) were students had relevant topic videos and quizzes assigned before each assessment.


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Subject: Maths – Higher Tier

Assessment type Assessment description Approximate dates in which the content was covered during the

course



Specific topics shared with students in class and on ClassCharts where re-taught during March to May 2021

Assessment 1 Non-Calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Handling Data 2 2. Probability 3. Factors, Powers and Roots 4. Measures and accuracy 5. Calculations 1 6. Expressions 7. Fractions; Decimals;

Percentages 8. Working in 2D

Timeline of teaching 1. Half Term 2 – 2020/21 2. Half term 1 – 2019/20 3. Half term 1 – 2018/19 4. Half term 1 – 2019/20 5. Half term 1 – 2018/19 6. Half term 1 – 2018/19 7. Half term 4 – 2018/19 8. Half term 6 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3

Assessment 2 Non-Calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Pythagoras 3. Handling Data 2 4. Units and Proportion 5. Equations and Inequalities 6. Expressions 7. Fractions; Decimals;

Percentages 8. Formulae and Functions 9. Working in 2D 10. Probability 11. Ratio and proportion 12. Calculations 1

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 1 – 2020/21 2. Half term 2 – 2020/21 3. Half term 2 – 2020/21 4. Half term 5 – 2020/21 5. Half term 2 – 2019/20 6. Half term 1 – 2018/19 7. Half term 5 – 2018/19 8. Half term 6 – 2018/19 9. Half term 6 – 2018/19 10. Half term 1 – 2019/20 11. Half term 4 – 2019/20 12. Half term 1 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3

Assessment 3 Calculator Sat April 2021

Topics Assessed: 1. Trigonometry 2. Graphs 2 3. Units and Proportion 4. Measures and accuracy 5. Equations and Inequalities 6. Circles and construction 7. Expressions

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 1 & 2 – 2020/21 2. Half term 2 – 2020/21 3. Half term 5 – 2020/21 4. Half term 1 – 2019/20 5. Half term 2 – 2019/20 6. Half term 3 – 2019/20 7. Half term 1 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3


Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Pythagoras 3. Handling Data 2 4. Equations and Inequalities 5. Expressions 6. Fractions; Decimals;

Percentage 7. Formulae and functions 8. Working in 2D

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 1 – 2020/21 2. Half term 1 & 2 – 2020/21 3. Half term 2 – 2020/21 4. Half term 2 – 2019/20 5. Half term 1 – 2018/19 6. Half term 5 – 2018/19 7. Half term 6 – 2018/19 8. Half term 1 – 2019/20

AO1; AO2; AO3

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Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Graphs 1 3. Vectors 4. Trigonometry 5. Units and proportion 6. Equations and inequalities 7. Circles and construction 8. Angles and polygons 9. Formulae and functions

Timeline of teaching 1. Half term 1 – 2020/21 2. Half term 1 – 2020/21 3. Half term 1 & 2 – 2020/21 4. Half term 1 & 2 – 2020/21 5. Half term 5 – 2020/21 6. Half term 2 – 2019/20 7. Half term 3 – 2019/20 8. Half term 2 – 2018/19 9. Half term 6 – 2018/19

AO1; AO2; AO3


Topics Assessed: 1. Working in 3D 2. Graphs 1 3. Handling data 2 4. Graphs 2 5. Measures and Accuracy 6. Ratio and proportion 7. Expressions 8. Angles and polygons 9. Handling data 1 10. Formulae and functions


AO1; AO2; AO3


Six assessments of 40 minutes duration were required to ensure a broad range of knowledge was assessed spanning the full duration of each student’s GCSE Maths course.

Topics taught solely during the lockdown periods were not included as we believed this would not provide a true representation of each student’s mathematical ability.

All assessments where designed to represent the current GCSE distribution of questions for the Higher tier, i.e.: 40% AO1; 30% AO2; 30% AO3 questions.

All questions used in the assessments were sourced directly from the exam board (AQA) from a range of past papers and including the new material supplied in 2021.

Topics covered in the assessments were re-taught during lessons and intervention periods before assessments were sat to ensure all students had the same level of preparation before sitting the assessments and additional support was provided on our online learning platform (Hegarty Maths) were students had relevant topic videos and quizzes assigned before each assessment.


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Subject: GCSE Physics





Physics paper 1 Test Energy Atoms and Radiation Electricity Particle Model


AO1/2/3

Physics paper 2 test Forces Waves


AO1/2/3



AO1/2/3




AO2/3



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Subject: A- level Physics.





Unit 1 to 5 assessment sat April 2021

Content relevant to Units 1 to 5 of the course, using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions

September - December of Y12 – Unit 1, 3 and 4 January - June of Y12 – Unit 2 and 5

A01, AO2, AO3

Unit 6 - and 7.1 – 7.4 assessment sat May 2021

Content relevant to Units 6 and 7 of the course, using unseen examination questions from November 2020 papers and additional previous years questions, sat in high control conditions

June – February of Y12 and Y13 – Unit 6 (further mechanics and thermal physics) 7.1-7.4 (gravitational fields and electric fields)

A01, AO2, AO3

Unit 7.5 and 8 assessment sat May 2021

Content relevant to Units 7.5 (magnetic fields) and 8 of the course, using unseen examination questions from November 2020 papers and additional previous years questions, sat in high control conditions

February – April of Y13 A01, AO2, AO3


December PPE examinations, based on Unit 1-5

Units 1- 5 sat as two papers in December as a mock exam.

Material taught during Year 12 and Term 1 of Y13.

A01, AO2, AO3

Practical endorsement lab book write-ups

Taught in October and Nov 2020, June and July 2020, October 2021

AO3


The chosen assessments used, where possible the November 2020 exam papers which are secure from public access and unseen by the students. Unit 1-5 were assessed using the full November 2020 AS papers which cover all the material studied in year 12 across two 90 minute papers. This ensured that the questions used had not been seen before by students during the teaching of or assessment of the content covered therein.

Unit 6 to 8 have been assesses using the appropriate questions from the November 2020 Paper 1 (6.1- periodic motion) and Paper 2 (6.2 Thermal physics, 7 Fields and 8 Nuclear Physics). To more fully assess these areas, which have been significantly impacted by COVID restrictions, additional

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questions from previous years exam papers were added. These have been carefully selected to avoid those used in previous assessments or routinely as models and exemplars during teaching.

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Subject: A Level Psychology


Approximate dates in which the content was covered

during the course



Assessment 1 – Timed essay on schizophrenia (paper 3) Sat March 2021

Unseen essay on an area of focus specified. Sat in high control conditions and relevant to paper 3, option block C of the course.

Schizophrenia – taught Nov 2020 and Dec 2020

AO1 AO3

Assessment 2 – Research Methods assessment (paper 2) Sat April 2021

Content relevant to Paper 2 topic of research methods but also to represent the 30% of marks usually available for RM in the exam series. Unseen questions, high control conditions.

Research Methods is embedded throughout the course. Key content was taught July 2020 and Sept-Oct 2020

AO1 AO2 AO3

Assessment 3 – Social influence, psychopathology, attachment and memory assessment (paper 1) Sat May 2021

Content relevant to four paper one topics, including MCQs, short answer and extended writing responses. Unseen questions, high control conditions.

Paper 1 - taught in Y12 from Sept 2019 -March 2020 before lockdown.

AO1 AO2 AO3

Assessment 4 – Timed essay on gender (paper 3) Sat May 2021

Unseen essay on an area of focus specified. Sat in high control conditions and relevant to paper 3, option block B of the course.

Gender – taught Jan 2021 to Mar 2021

AO1 AO2 AO3

Assessment 5 – Biopsychology and Approaches assessment (Paper 2) Sat May 2021

Content relevant to two of the paper two topics, including MCQs, short answer and extended writing responses. Unseen questions, high control conditions.

Approaches – taught March 2020 – June 2020 Biopsychology – taught Oct 2020- Nov 2020

AO1 AO2 AO3


November 2020 PPE (Paper 1 and Paper 2)

Paper 1 – Memory, Social Influence, Psychopathology and Attachment Paper 2 – Research Methods, Biopsychology and Approaches. These papers were sat as mock exams under highly controlled conditions in Nov 2020

Paper 1 - taught in Y12 from Sept 2019 -March 2020 before lockdown. Paper 2 – taught from March 2020 to July 2020 and Sept 2020 – Oct 2020

AO1 AO2 AO3


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The qualification is not run any differently to normal, we have completed the projects, portfolios have been submitted and marking will be completed by the project supervisor in the same way it would in a normal year. The only change to the assessment is that there is no nationalised sampling in the same way as ‘normal’.

All chosen assessments used AQA published assessment materials from the years 2017-2020, most of this material was available on the AQA public website which students could access but they were not directed to prepare any specific questions. We used a replacement mock exam purchased from Tutor2U, and appropriate for AQA Psychology, for the Research Method assessment 2 as this gave students the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a novel, unseen context. Overall, the material used assessed the full breadth of the course taught, the three assessment objectives and the research methods element of the course which is considered essential to assessing breath. Question styles represented the true nature of A Level Psychology questions, consisting of a range of MCQs, short answers and extended writing opportunities in the form of short and extended essays. Whilst we aimed for assessment breath, some Paper 2 topics (issues and debates and aggression) were not included as we had not taught these topics in sufficient depth for assessment to be deemed appropriate and/or fair.

The assessment conducted provided validity and robustness on the content taught, most of which was taught in school or as live lessons during the national lockdowns. All assessments were done under high control conditions and students who are entitled to exam concessions had these facilitated in all instances.

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Subject: Combined Science GCSE





Biology paper 1 Test Cell biology Organisation Health and disease Bioenergetics


AO1/2/3

Chemistry Paper 1 Test Atoms and the PT Bonding and properties Quantitative Chemical change Energy change


AO1/2/3

Physics paper 1 Test Energy Atoms and Radiation Electricity Particle Model


AO1/2/3

Biology Paper 2 Test Homeostasis Ecology


AO1/2/3

Chemistry Paper 2 Test Rates of reaction Chemical analysis Organic chemistry Atmosphere and using resources


AO1/2/3

Physics paper 2 test Forces Waves


AO1/2/3



AO1/2/3




AO2/3



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Subject: GCSE Spanish





AO4 (writing) assessment sat in March 2021, split in 2 assessment dates: Foundation – Q4 (90 words essay) on 22nd March + Q1 and Q2 (photo description + 40 words essay) on 31st March Higher – Q1 (90 words essay) on 22nd March + Q2 (150 words essay) on 31st March



A04




A03




A04


Content relevant to theme 1, 2 (only healthy living sub-theme) and 3 of the course,


A01

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using unseen examination questions, sat in high control conditions





A02




A01, AO3, AO4



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These materials, together with the 2019 examination series used for the mock examination in December 2020 (which were given a lesser weighting in the final grade), were assessed against the grade descriptors published by the JCQ but were also compared to the grade boundaries set by AQA in 2020 and in 2019 as a proportion of the marks set in order to provide an additional check. These marks were moderated between three MFL teachers and were then externally verified by a MFL department at another school (Ralph Thorsby).

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