The FCAT Assessment Half Termly Assessment Mapping In week 1 of each half term, subject leaders must provide their line manager with the half termly assessment map this should include: - – What is assessed and How? When will the assessment be? How internal moderation will be carried out? Where this assessment links to the NC/Specification? How this assesses student’s cumulative knowledge in this subject? When this assessment will be subject to FCAT moderation? Where the assessment is common across FCAT one map can be produced by the subject QIG. Moderation Details of the FCAT approach to moderation are detailed Data Collection Principles & Dates Data will be collected or reviewed at 7 points during the academic year; these dates will be agreed for all academies and as far as possible timed to coincide with meetings of Academy Councils. The data collection will be current and staff should be reminded of the need for accurate data at all times. The collection and monitoring of student data is a vital part of the role of all teaching staff and leaders in each academy. Staff should therefore expect that persistently missing data collection deadlines will be dealt with as a disciplinary matter. Data Collection and Y11 pre public examination dates will be agreed before the end of the spring term for the following academic year. These will run concurrently across all FCAT academies as detailed in the assessment methodology section above. The dates agreed for the 2015-2016 academic year are as follows: - Data Review* - W/b - 14th September 2015 First Y11 Pre Public Examinations - W/b - 12th October 2015 Data Collection 1 - W/b - 2nd November 2015 Data Collection 2 - W/b 4th January 2016 Second - W/b - 1st February 2016 Data Collection 3 - W/b - 22nd February 2016 Data Collection 4 - W/b - 11th April 2016 Data Collection 5 - W/b - 6th June 2016 Data Collection 6 - W/b - 18th July 2016
The FCAT Assessment Half Termly Assessment Mapping In week 1 of each half term, subject leaders must provide their line manager with the half termly assessment map – this should include: - What is assessed and How? When will the assessment be? How internal moderation will be carried out? Where this assessment links to the NC/Specification? How this assesses student’s cumulative knowledge in this subject? When this assessment will be subject to FCAT moderation? Where the assessment is common across FCAT one map can be produced by the subject QIG. Moderation Details of the FCAT approach to moderation are detailed Data Collection Principles & Dates Data will be collected or reviewed at 7 points during the academic year; these dates will be agreed for all academies and as far as possible timed to coincide with meetings of Academy Councils. The data collection will be current and staff should be reminded of the need for accurate data at all times. The collection and monitoring of student data is a vital part of the role of all teaching staff and leaders in each academy. Staff should therefore expect that persistently missing data collection deadlines will be dealt with as a disciplinary matter. Data Collection and Y11 pre public examination dates will be agreed before the end of the spring term for the following academic year. These will run concurrently across all FCAT academies as detailed in the assessment methodology section above. The dates agreed for the 2015-2016 academic year are as follows: - Data Review* - W/b - 14th September 2015 First Y11 Pre Public Examinations - W/b - 12th October 2015 Data Collection 1 - W/b - 2nd November 2015 Data Collection 2 - W/b 4th January 2016 Second - W/b - 1st February 2016 Data Collection 3 - W/b - 22nd February 2016 Data Collection 4 - W/b - 11th April 2016 Data Collection 5 - W/b - 6th June 2016 Data Collection 6 - W/b - 18th July 2016
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