BTEC Tech Awards and WJEC Vocational Award (teaching from 2022)

GCSE Grading	BTEC Grading	WJEC Grading
9	Level 2 Distinction Star (8.5)	Level 2 Distinction Star (8.5)
8
7	Level 2 Distinction (7)	Level 2 Distinction (7)
6	Level 2 Merit (5.5)	Level 2 Merit (5.5)
5
4	Level 2 Pass (4)	Level 2 Pass (4)
3	Level 1 Distinction (3)	Level 1 Distinction Star (3)
2	Level 1 Merit (2)	Level 1 Distinction (2)
		Level 1 Merit (1.5)
1	Level 1 Pass (1)	Level 1 Pass (1)

 

During all assignments the following rules will be displayed on the whiteboard

For the duration of the SA:

• All work must be completed independently by the learner under appropriate monitoring and supervision to ensure authenticity
• Work must be produced in response to the assignment and no work completed during teaching can be used or adapted for this purpose
• Guidance or support can only be given to learners in order to clarify:
  • the requirements of tasks
  • the evidence they need to produce
  • any resources they are allowed to access
• Learners cannot receive any guidance or instruction about how to improve work to meet mark bands or solutions to questions or problems in the tasks
• Learners must not be given any support or feedback in writing or editing notes
• Learners must not be provided with centre-derived writing frames, prepared formats, templates or any other forms of scaffolding
• Any permitted group or collaborative work must be clearly defined
• Appropriate steps must be taken to prevent plagiarism and/or collusion through supervision and regular checks of work as it develops.

Maintaining security during formal supervision

• Any work learners produce under supervision must be kept securely between sessions and during breaks.
• Designated assessment areas must only be accessible to the learner and to named members of staff.
• Learners can only have access to their work under supervision.

Year 10

Letters to Parents regarding the assignment dates

Subject information with dates

Year 11

Letters to parents regarding Resitting the assignments from Year 10

Subject Information with Dates

Letter to Year 10 parents prior to Year 10 Parents evening - September 2023 - to follow

The final grade awarded for a qualification represents an aggregation of a learner’s performance across the three components. A higher performance in some components may be balanced by a lower outcome in others.

The UMS is used to convert learners’ component ‘raw’ marks into uniform marks. This is done in order to standardise marks from one series to another. For example, a learner who just achieves a Level 2 Pass in an internal component one series will receive the same uniform mark as a learner achieving that same component grade the following series, regardless of their raw marks.
The minimum uniform marks required for each grade for each component

Component 1

Component Grade	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 120	96	84	72	60	48	36

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–35.

Component 2

Component Grade	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 80	64	56	48	40	32	24

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–23.

Qualification level results: the minimum uniform marks required for each grade

Component Grade	L2D*	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 200	180	160	140	120	100	80	60

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass grade will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–59.

The Level 2 Distinction* grade at qualification level will be awarded only if a learner has achieved a Level 2 Distinction in each component and the minimum number of uniform marks for the Level 2 Distinction* at qualification level.

Learners must achieve a minimum of Level 1 Pass grade in Component 2 to be eligible for a qualification grade

Component 1	Component 2	Component 3
Exploring Enterprises 6 hours monitored Prep =  Task 1 = 2 hours / Task 2 = 2 hours / Task 3 = 2 hours 5 hours formal supervision =  Task 1 = 2 hours – 24 marks Task 2 = 1 hour – 12 marks Task 3 = 2 hours – 24 marks	Planning and presenting a Micro-Enterprise Idea 6 hours Monitored Prep = Task 1 = 2 hours / Task 2 = 2 hours / Task 3 = 2 hours 7 hours formal supervision = Task 1 = 2 hours – 24 marks Task 2 = 1 hour – 12 marks Task 3 = 2 hours – 24 marks	Marketing and Finance for Enterprise 2 hours = 60 marks   First sitting Jan 2024 and One resit opportunity in Summer 2024.

Component 1 and 2

• Internal Set Assignment which is marked by centres and moderated by the exam board.  

Component 3 

• External assessments for this qualification are available twice a year in January/February and May/June. First assessment is January/February 2024. Learners are permitted to have one resit of an external assessment prior to certification by taking a new assessment.

The final grade awarded for a qualification represents an aggregation of a learner’s performance across the three components. A higher performance in some components may be balanced by a lower outcome in others. 
The UMS is used to convert learners’ component ‘raw’ marks into uniform marks. This is done in order to standardise marks from one series to another. For example, a learner who just achieves a Level 2 Pass in an internal component one series will receive the same uniform mark as a learner achieving that same component grade the following series, regardless of their raw marks.
The minimum uniform marks required for each grade for each component

Component 1 & 2

Component Grade	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 90	72	63	54	45	36	27

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–26.

Component 3

Component Grade	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 120	84	72	60	48	36	36

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–35.

Qualification level results: the minimum uniform marks required for each grade

Component Grade	L2D*	L2D	L2M	L2P	L1D	L1M	L1P
Max UMS = 300	270	240	210	180	150	120	90

Learners who do not achieve the standard required for a Level 1 Pass grade will receive a uniform mark in the range 0–89.

The Level 2 Distinction* grade at qualification level will be awarded only if a learner has achieved a Level 2 Distinction in each component and the minimum number of uniform marks for the Level 2 Distinction* at qualification level.