Assessment schedule Plan/establish priorities well ahead (e.g. Plan dates in consultation HoD clashes with other activities start of academic year) for all subjects with school calendar – or lines of learning negotiate with other parties Too many assessments close Plan assessments so they are spaced Space assessments to at HoD together across subjects or over the duration of the course least allow candidates some lines of learning time between assessments Accommodation Insufficient space in Once group sizes are known at the start Use more than one HoD/Sue classrooms for candidates of the year, flag instances where regular classroom or multiple Forshaw classroom space may not be suitable to sittings necessary conduct controlled assessment Insufficient facilities for all Careful planning ahead and booking of HoD/Sue candidates rooms / centre facilities Forshaw Example risks and issues Possible remedial action Staff Forward planning Action Downloading awarding body set tasks
Assessment schedule clashes with other activities Plan/establish priorities well ahead (e.g. start of academic year) for all subjects or lines of learning Plan dates in consultation with school calendar – negotiate with other parties HoD Too many assessments close together across subjects or lines of learning Plan assessments so they are spaced over the duration of the course Space assessments to at least allow candidates some time between assessments HoD Accommodation Insufficient space in classrooms for candidates Once group sizes are known at the start of the year, flag instances where regular classroom space may not be suitable to conduct controlled assessment Use more than one classroom or multiple sittings necessary HoD/Sue Forshaw Insufficient facilities for all candidates Careful planning ahead and booking of rooms / centre facilities HoD/Sue Forshaw Example risks and issues Possible remedial action Staff Forward planning Action Downloading awarding body set tasks
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