Browse
Membership
Why join? Member benefits Healthcare HMCA discounts benefits For Individuals For Students and ECTs For Educational Institutions NSEAD Member Assistance Programme Member Portal Join Us
Resources
The Big Landscape Anti-Racist Art Education Curriculum Primary Education Teaching Inspiration Films & Videos Research, reports and reviews Health & Safety
Publications
AD Magazine iJADE The Art Educator Blog NSEAD Shop Archive
Courses & Events
What's On iJADE 2023 CPD and Training E-Learning
Professional Learning Community
About NSEAD NSEAD Awards Advocacy Policy and Research groups NSEAD Directories Regional Networks Groups NSEAD Art activists
News
Trade Union
About the union How to seek help Legal advice & aid Trade Union FAQs Health and Safety Updates Careers advice COVID-19 Advice and Guidance Useful Links Introducing Sensitive Topics into the Art, Craft and Design Curriculum TOOLKIT
Join Us

GCSE Moderation 2019

NSEAD received a large number of comments and concerns from members who were unhappy with their experience of GCSE moderation this year. We expressed concerns last year and were pleased to report that Ofqual launched an inquiry into visiting moderation. We shared information about how teachers could get involved with that process.

Teachers in teams with many years of experience are telling us that they are confused by the conflicting messages that they are getting between standardisation and their moderation visits. There is concern about both the accuracy of moderation judgements, and the quality of service from the exam boards.

We continue to support members as they press for answers from the exam boards. Meantime, we would advise any centre who feels that their experience of moderation has fallen short of the standards set by Ofqual, to contact them directly with your concerns.

Awarding organisations must comply with the requirements set out under Condition GCSE (Art and Design) 2.4. and comply with General Conditions of Recognition, which apply to all awarding organisations and qualifications;GCSE Qualification Level Conditions and all relevant Regulatory Documents.

In particular: 'the awarding organisation shall monitor whether or not the persons who are carrying out Moderation are –

(i) doing so in a manner which is compliant with guidance and

(ii) making determinations which are consistent over time and consistent with determinations made by each other,

(f) where the awarding organisation learns, through its monitoring or otherwise, that Moderation has not been carried out in a manner which is compliant with General Condition H2, or has been carried out inconsistently, it shall take all reasonable steps to –

(i) correct, or where it cannot be corrected, mitigate as far as possible the effect of the failure, and

(ii) ensure that the failure does not recur'

General Condition H2 refers specifically to the conduct of visiting moderation:

Full guidance and regulations can be found in the following documents: GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Art & Design; GCSE subject level guidance for Art & design

and

Conditions and requirements GCSE

Back
When
17th September 2019
Share

See latest NSEAD news....

exams 2023 (i)
Examinations 2023 – a time of change, churn and achievement
news

Across the UK and beyond, many young people today have received their assessment grades – a ‘final’ snapshot of their 11-16 learning journey. We want…

Find out more
exams 2023 (i)
The Class of 2022-23 Examination report for GCE and Highers
news

Most of the young people receiving examination results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland today, and last week in Scotland were one term into GCSE…

Find out more
Higher education policy statement and reform - government consultation response
news
Equity and inclusion
DFE

Today the Secretary of State for Education announced the publication of the Government’s Higher Education consultation response in a statement to the…

Find out more
Government accepts STRB pay recommendation
news

In an announcement today, the Prime Minister announced a pay rise of at least 6% for public sector workers, including police, NHS staff, armed personnel…

Find out more
News homepage
Learn More
About NSEAD T&Cs Support us Letter to Gillian Keegan Funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Legal / Privacy News Letter Invest in arts subjects to protect our children’s futures
Company
Support our work
Support
01225 810134 Contact Us
Advertise with us
Learn more
Follow Us
© 2023 NSEAD | All Rights Reserved
Site by Grandad Digital