Certain qualifications contain components/units of non-examination assessment, controlled assessment and/or coursework which are internally assessed (marked) by centres and internally standardised. The marks awarded (the internal assessment decisions) which contribute to the final grade of the qualification are then submitted by the deadline set by the awarding organisation for external moderation/external quality assurance. SCL Group is committed to ensuring that whenever its staff mark learners’ work this is done fairly, consistently and in accordance with the awarding organisation’s specification and subject-specific associated documents. SCL Group ensures that all centre staff follow a robust policy regarding the management of non-examination assessments including controlled assessments and coursework. This policy details the procedures relating to non-examination assessments, controlled assessments and/or coursework, including the marking and quality assurance/internal standardisation processes which relevant teaching staff are required to follow. Learner work will be marked by Teachers/Trainers who have appropriate knowledge, understanding and skill, and who have been trained in this activity and do not have any potential conflicts of interest. If AI tools have been used to assist in the marking of learner work, they will not be the sole marker. SCL Group is committed to ensuring that work produced by learners is authenticated in line with the requirements of the awarding organisation. Where more than one subject teacher/trainer is involved in marking learner work, internal moderation and standardisation will ensure consistency of marking. On being informed of their centre assessed marks, if a learner believes that the above procedures were not followed in relation to the marking of their work, or that the Teacher/Trainer has not properly applied the marking standards to the assessment, then the learner may make use of the appeals procedure below to consider whether to request a review of the centre’s marking. SCL Group will: 1. ensure that learners are informed of their centre assessed marks so that they may request a review of the centre’s marking before marks are submitted to the awarding organisation. 2. inform learners that they will need to explain on what grounds they wish to request a review of an internally assessed mark as a review will only focus on the quality of work submitted.
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