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Awarding qualifications in summer 2021: guidance and support materials

The following documents can be downloaded from the JCQ’s page containing guidance to support the awarding of general qualifications this summer:

Guidance:

JCQ Guidance on the Determination of Grades for A AS Levels and GCSEs Summer 2021
JCQ Guidance for Students and Parents on Summer 2021
Summer 2021 Centre Policy Summary Online Form
A Guide to the Submission of Centre Policy
JCQ Summer 2021 Documents Change Log.

Templates:

Summer 2021 JCQ Guidance - Centre policy
Summer 2021 JCQ Guidance - Assessment Record template
Summer 2021 JCQ Guidance - Head of Department checklist.

Grading supporting documentation:

Summer 2021 Grade Descriptors A-AS Levels
Summer 2021 Grade Descriptors GCSE
Summer 2021 JCQ Guidance – Worked Examples.

Further support materials:

Summer 2021 Private Candidates - FAQs
JCQ Interim Guidance for Private Candidate Centres
Retention of evidence - Summer 2021.

Ofqual information

Ofqual has also published some key documents related to awarding general qualifications:

Awarding of vocational and technical qualifications

JCQ members have been working to ensure that arrangements put in place for awarding vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs) this summer are fair and transparent and do not advantage or disadvantage vocational learners against their peers taking similar qualifications whether general or vocational.

Support materials to help with the administration of VTQs summer 2021 assessments can be found here.

Ofqual has also published information regarding the awarding of VTQs this summer:

First published 19 April 2021