The school visit
The school visit enables you to:
- explain in more detail your role within the school
- explain in more detail aspects of the activities you have analysed in your assessment tasks
- provide the documentary and oral evidence that supports your responses to the four assessment tasks, and
- have your evidence verified by the headteacher (or delegated representative) and teacher(s).
Assessors spend the equivalent of half a day in school for each candidate. The following timetable for the assessor’s visit is for guidance only. The visit could start earlier or later; and could take place in the morning or afternoon. However, the visit should always be equivalent to three hours in duration.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9am | You meet the assessor on arrival and introduce him/her to the headteacher (or delegated representative) if available |
| 9.05am | Your first meeting with the assessor followed by your assessor's study time |
| 10.30am | Assessor’s meeting with your nominated teacher (or teachers) |
| 11am | Assessor’s meeting with your headteacher (or delegated representative) |
| 11.15am | Assessor’s preparation time before your second meeting with the assessor |
| 11.30am | Your second meeting with the assessor |
| 12pm (noon) | Visit ends |
Moderation
The assessor will use all of the evidence put forward by you against the standards to make a recommendation about your assessment.
The recommendation that the assessor makes at this stage is subject to moderation by the regional provider of assessment. Moderation takes place on a regular basis. During moderation a sample of candidate files is reviewed in order to:
- ensure that the assessor’s judgements are secure
- ensure that there is consistency of judgement across assessors
- ensure that there is consistency of judgement across regional providers of assessment, and
- support accurate and constructive feedback to assessors and candidates.
You will normally receive official notification of your result within eight weeks of the school visit.
