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BROMSGROVE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL THAILAND BROMSGROVE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL THAILAND

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BTEC HANDBOOK

Studentname:……………………………………...Yeargroup:…………

Course/subject:………………………………………………………………

Validfor2016-2017

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BROMSGROVE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL THAILAND

Contents

Contents………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

TheBISTBTECTeam………………………………………………………………………………………… 4

CourseStructure……………………………………………………………………………………4

Timeline…………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Units………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Assessmentandgradingcriteria………………………………………………………………… 9

Assignments……………………………………………………………………………………… 10

AssessmentCriteria……………………………………………………………………………… 11

Endofunitgrading……………………………………………………………………………… 11

MethodsofAssessment……………………………………………………………………………12

AssessmentRecordSheet……………………………………………………………………………………13

MarkingandFeedbackguidance………………………………………………………………… 14

InternalVerificationguidance………………………………...………………………………… 15

Trackingsheet……………………………………………………………………………………………… 16

HowtobeasuccessfulBTECStudent………………………………………………………………………17

Commandwordssupport………………………………………………………………………… 18

BTECAssessmentPolicyandAcademicAppealsProcedure…………………………………….……… 19

AssessmentEntitlement………………………………………………………………………… 19

Failuretomeetdeadlines………………………………………………………………………… 19

PlagiarismandMalpractice……………………………………………………………………… 20

Appeals……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21

Learnerappeals…………………………………………………………………………………… 21

AppealsStages…………………………………………………………………………………… 21

BTECStatementofCommitment………………………………………………………………………… 23

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Introduction

WelcometotheBTECHandbook!

ThishasbeenproducedbytheBromsgroveInternationalSchoolThailandstafftosupportallstudentswhoarestudyingtowardsaBTECqualificationinYears12and13.

ItisdesignedtohelpyouunderstandwhatisinvolvedinyourBTECcourseandprovideyouwithinformationtohelpyoubesuccessfulincompletingit.Itwillalsoincludeanumberofimportantlinkstootherdocumentsandwebsiteswhereyouwillfindfurtherusefulinformation.

YourTeachersandProgrammeLeadersremainthebestpeopletoansweranyqueriesyouhaveifyouarenotabletofindtheanswerwithinthishandbook.

GoodluckwithyourchosenBTECandwehopeyouenjoythecourse(s)youarestudying!

TheBISTBTECTeam

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TheBISTBTECTeam

QualityNominee:MrGater

CourseTitle BTECCoordinator

ExaminationsOfficer(EO)

LeadInternalVerifier(LIV)

ProgrammeLeader(PL)

InternalVerifier(IV)

Teacher/Assessor

L3BTECBusiness

MrGater

MrStovell

MsHeston MsHeston MrsLily MsHeston

L3BTECCreativeMediaProduction(CMP)

MrMarker MrMarker MrMarkerMsMaye

MrMarkerMsMaye

L3BTECSport

MrGater MrGater MrGaterMrDye

MrGaterMrDye

L3BTECTravelandTourism

MsHeston MsHeston MrsLily

MsHeston

CourseStructure

AllBTECcoursesarestructuredslightlydifferentlysoitisimportanttounderstandexactlywhatthecontentsofyourcourseare,particularlyifyouaresittingmorethanoneBTECcourse.Eachassignmentandexaminationgradebecomespartoftheoverallgradeyoureceiveforthequalificationandyouwillberequiredtocompleteallofthemtopassthecourse.

HereatBromsgrove,weofferfourcourses;

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainSport360GuidedLearningHours(GLH)EquivalentinsizetooneAdvancedLevelTwo5creditunits;five10creditunits.60creditsintotalMandatorycontent*57%

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainBusiness360GuidedLearningHours(GLH)EquivalentinsizetooneAdvancedLevelSix10creditunits.60creditsintotalMandatorycontent*67%

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainTravelandTourism360GuidedLearningHours(GLH)EquivalentinsizetooneAdvancedLevelSix10creditunits.60creditsintotalMandatorycontent*67%

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomaCreativeMediaProduction360GuidedLearningHours(GLH)EquivalentinsizetooneAdvancedLevelTwo5creditunits;five10creditunits.60creditsintotalMandatorycontent*43%

*Mandatory–notchosenbyBIST,everyonestudyingthiscourseMUSTcompletetheseunits.

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EachBTECwillbetaughtbyaspecialistsubjectteacher.Eachunitwillbebasedonadifferenttopicrelatedtothecourse.Thedetailofeachunitcanbefoundinthecoursespecificationandalsointheassignmentbrief.Thereisalinktothedifferentspecificationslaterinthishandbook.Eachcourseisorganisedatthestartoftheyearsothatthereisclearstructureanddeadlinestotheunitsthatyoucomplete.EachBTECcourseisunique;thereforeyourprogrammeleaderwilloutlinethistoyou.

Timeline

Thesearethedatesoftheacademicyear2016/2017.

Week Date Task/activity

Week1 22ndAugust Term1begins

Week9 17thOctober Octoberhalftermbegins

Week16-18 12thDecember Christmasholidaybegins

Week19 4thJanuary Term2begins

Week25 13thFebruary Februaryhalftermbegins

Week32-33 3rdApril Songkranholidaybegins

Week34 18thApril Term3begins

Week43 23rdJune Termends

TheBTECcoursesatBISTwillbestructuredoverthenext2twoyears.Youwillbegivenotherdeadlineswithineachsubjectconcerningindividualassignments;yourteacherswillsharethesewithyouthroughouttheyear.Inordertogiveyourselfthebestpossiblechanceofsuccess,itisvitalthatyouinformyourselfofthesedeadlinesandtothem.Failuretodosomayresultinnogradebeingachieved.

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Units

Herearetheunitsthatyouwillbestudyinginyourcourse(s).

Mostunitsarestructuredinasimilarway,butthemethodofassessmentwilloftenbedifferenttothelast.Aunitisalwaysbasedonaparticulartopicorareaofthecourse.Iftheunitisassessedwithawrittenexamination,youwilllearnaboutthecontentofthetopicduringyourlessonsandthensitanexaminationattheendoftheunit.Iftheunitisassessedthroughcoursework,youwilllearnaboutthecontentofthetopicduringyourlessons,andthenproduceaproject,assignmentorcasestudyduringyourownstudytime.

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainSport

Unit1:PrinciplesofAnatomyandPhysiologyinSportUnit2:ThePhysiologyofFitnessUnit3:AssessingRiskinSportUnit7:FitnessTestingforSportandExerciseUnit8:PracticalTeamSportsUnit11:SportsNutrition

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainBusiness

Unit1:TheBusinessEnvironmentUnit2:BusinessResourcesUnit3:IntroductiontoMarketingUnit4:BusinessCommunicationUnit19:DevelopingTeamsinBusinessUnit36:StartingaSmallBusiness

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomainTravelandTourism

Unit1:InvestigatingtheTravel&TourismSectorUnit2:TheBusinessofTravel&TourismUnit3:TheUKasaDestinationUnit4:CustomerServiceinTravel&TourismUnit6:PreparingforEmploymentinTravel&TourismUnit8:Long-haulTravelDestinations

PearsonBTECLevel3SubsidiaryDiplomaCreativeMediaProduction

Unit1:Pre-productionTechniquesfortheCreativeMediaIndustriesUnit2:CommunicationSkillsforCreativeMediaProductionUnit3:ResearchTechniquesfortheCreativeMediaIndustriesUnit22:SingleCameraTechniquesUnit26:FilmStudiesUnit28:CorporateandPromotionalProgrammeProductionUnit31:SocialActionandCommunityMediaProduction

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Hereishowaunitwilllook.

Theknowledgethatlearnerswillacquireuponcompletingthisunit.

Thenumberandtitleofthisunit.

Tobeusedasaguideforhowlongtheunitshouldtaketocomplete.

Abriefstatementofwhattopicsyouwillexploreinthisunit.

Anintroductiontotheunit,explainingwhatlearnerswillgainandhowitrelatestotheoverallcourse.

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Thecontentoftheunitisbrokendownintothelearningoutcomes.

Eachtopicwithinthelearningoutcomeisidentifiedsoyouknowwhatyoumustlearnbeforecompletingyourassignments.

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AssessmentandGradingcriteria

Assessmentmethodscanbedifferentforeachunit.MakesureyoureadyourAssignmentbriefandthatyouknowwhatyouhavetodoforyourassignments.

ThisexplainseachpieceofcriteriayoumustaddressineachtaskwithinyourcourseworkAssignmentinordertoachieveapass,meritordistinction.

Differentcriteriawilllinktothesameassignmentasothers.Forexample,P1andM1maybeachievedinthesameassignment.

Theeasiestgradetoachieveisapass.Ameritisslightlyharder,followedbydistinctionbeingthemostdifficult.Youcannotachieveameritunlessyouhavecompletedallofthepasstasks,andtoachieveadistinction,youmustcompleteallpassandmerittasks.

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Assignments

Yourgradeinaunitwillbecalculationofyourgradeineachassignmentwithinthatunit.Soifyoucompleteallassignmentstoamerit,youarelikelytoachieveameritoverallinthatunit.Ifyoucompleteonetoadistinctionstandard,butnotforanother,thenyoumaynotachieveadistinction.Speaktoyourteacherifyouareunsure.

Thisisascenariothatyoumustplaceyourselfintohelpyougetamoreaccurateunderstandingoftherequirementsoftheassignment.

Onceyouunderstandthescenario,thetaskherewillexplainexactlywhatyouneedtodoinordertosucceed.

Alistofimportantthingsyoumustincludeinyourassignment.

Alistofkeywordsandphrasesforthiseachassignment;learnwhatthesemeantohelpyouwhencompletework.

Thedatetheassignmentwasgiventoyouandthedateyoumusthanditintobemarked.Makesureyousticktothisdeadline!

Thisisalistoftheassessmentcriteriathisassignmentmeets.Itcanbecheckedofftheworkwallatthebackofyourbrief.

Ifyouseethisimage,itmeansthatyoumustincludevideoevidenceofsomethingrelatingtoyourwork.

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AssessmentCriteria

AnyAssignmentsyoucompletewillbegivenanoverallgradeusingthePass,MeritandDistinctiongradingsystem.Thepointsyoureceiveforeachgradewilldependonthenatureoftheunit.

Endofunitgrading

Attheendofthecourseyouwillreceiveanoverallgradebasedonalloftheunitsyouhavecompleted.Thiswilltakeintoaccounttheindividualscoresyouachievedforeachunit.

DifferentsystemsareusedtoworkouttheoverallgradeforBTECcourses,duetothedifferingnatureofindividualunitswithineachcourse.SpeaktoyourTeacherandAssessorforclarificationofgrading.

‘Distinction*’canbeachievedifyouproduceDistinctionstandardworkconsistentlythroughouteveryunityoucomplete.

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MethodsofassessmentinBTECcourses

Aspreviouslystated,BTECunitsareassessedindifferentways.ThisissothatBTECcoursesprovidestudentswithamorevocationallearningexperience,aswellasmakingAssignmentsandexaminationsasengagingaspossible.Belowaresomeofthedifferentwaysyoumightbeassessedoverthecourse.

Typesofassessmentmethodsinclude:

Typesofassessmentevidenceinclude:

Onthenextpageisanexampleofan‘AssessmentRecordsheet’.Thiswillbecompletedbyyourassessorwhenyouhandinanassignment;itwillprovideyouwithfeedbackonyourworkandinformyouoftheresultofyourassignment.

CasestudyandprojectSeminarsHand-outsandworksheetsPresentationsTime-constrainedtestsFormalExaminationPeerassessmentSelf-assessment

ObservationQuestionandanswerRoleplayEssayExerciseanddemonstrationsPracticalworkDiscussion

Paper-based

NotesReportsCompletedhand-outsandworksheetsLearningjournals/diariesTimeconstrainedtestsCompletedassignmentsCasestudyFormalexaminationscriptsPrint-outsTutorobservationsheetsQuestionandanswerscripts

Non-paper-based

PracticalexercisesanddemonstrationsPerformanceVideoandtapesArtefactsPhotographsDrawingsandpaintingsDisks,CDROMsandothermediaWebpages

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Importantinformationregardingtheassignment.

Assessorshouldrecordhereifassessmentcriteriahavebeenachievedornot.

Thesecommentsshouldmakeitclearwhichcriteriayouhaveachieved,andwhichyouhavenot.

Ifworkistoberesubmitted,thedeadlinemustberecordedhere.

Thesecommentswillconsistofgeneralcommentsregardingyourassignment,notthegradingcriteriaorresult.

Hereyoucanmakeyourowncommentsregardingyourassignmentandthefeedbackyouhavereceived.

Ifyourworkrequiresresubmission,thisboxwillhaveasignatureforthistobeauthorised.

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MarkingandFeedbackguidance

Thisflowchartexplainsthe‘MarkingandFeedback’processforBTEC

assignments.

TeachersharesassignmentbriefwithlearnersondateagreedwithQualityNominee.

Learnerscompleteassignmentandhandintoassessorbysubmissiondatewithcompleted

‘LearnerAssessmentSubmissionandDeclaration'form.

Assignmentismarkedbyassessor.‘Assessmentrecordsheet’iscompleted

byassessor.

1)&2)LeadIVmustauthoriseresubmissionofwork.Resubmission

ofworkdateset–within10daysofreceiptofresultsofassessment.

3)Remedialactionsetandtakenbyassessorwithin10daysofIV

decisionsignature.

Learneractsonassessor’sfeedback.Resubmissionmadeby

deadlinedaterecordedon‘AssessmentRecordsheet’.

Completedassignmentsarestoredin‘LearnerFolder’andarethe

responsibilityoftheassessor.

Learnerupdatesthe'workwall'atthebackofassignmentBrief.

1)Isassignmentcompleted?

2)HasallrelevantAssessmentCriteriabeenmet?

3)Haveassessmentdecisionbeenmadeaccurately?

NO

YES

Assessorgivesassignmenttointernalverifier.Assignmentisinternally

verified.‘IV–assessmentdecisions’formiscompleted.

Thisprocess

musthappen

within10daysof

initialsubmission

date.


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InternalVerificationguidance

InternalverificationisanessentialpartoftheBTECassessmentprocess.Itshould

becompletedasasupportiveanddevelopmentalprocess.

Assignmentbriefs:Allassignmentbriefsmustbeinternallyverifiedbeforetheyare

giventolearners.Beforesteponeoftheflowchartonthepreviouspage,the'IV

assignmentbrief'formmustbecompletedbyLIV(orIVifthebriefwascreatedby

LIV).AnyremedialactionmusttakeplaceandbesharedwiththeQuality

Nominee.

Assignmentdecisions:Thisflowchartexplainstheprocessforassignment

decision.

LeadInternalVerifier(LIV)meetswithInternalVerifier(IV)toestablishthefrequency

andnatureofInternalVerifiersampling.

LIVpreparesasamplingprocedure.

Whenassessorhascompleted'Assessmentrecordsheet',workispassedtoIVwithin

10daysofinitialsubmissiondate.IVofassignmentiscompletedbyIV.

IVmeetswithLIVtofeedbackontheevidencegathered.Anynecessaryremedial

actiontakesplacewithin10daysofIVdecisionsignature.

LIVsummarisestheissuesandfeedsbacktotheQualityNominee.

QualityNomineeagreeswiththeteaching/assessingteamstheactiontobetaken

regardingqualityissueswithinthecurriculumarea.

FeedbackisgiventotheAssessorbytheIVonthequalityofthefeedbacktothe

learnersandqualityassurance.

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Trackingsheet

BelowisanexampleofatrackingsheetforaBTECunit.Thiswillbeusedtohelp

bothyouandyourprogrammeleaderkeeptrackofyourworkoneachofyour

assignments.Youshouldaimtogetyourtrackingsheetsfullofgreencellsto

showthatyouhavecompletedeachassignment,butitwillalsobeusefulfor

showingwhichpiecesofworkstillrequireyoutoamendthem.

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HowtobeasuccessfulBTECstudent

ABTECLearnercanachievearesultof‘Distinction*’byfollowingthisadvice:

1.BEORGANISED-Havethecorrectequipment–stationery,laptop,

notepad,PEkit,etc.

2.FOLLOWINSTRUCTIONS–Yourteacherswilladviseandguideyou

throughoutthecourse.Listen,anduseitwisely.

3.WORKHARD–Consistenteffortwillpayoff.Trytosmashyourtargets.

4.GOODATTENDANCE–Beinclassandfocusedatalltimes.

5.STICKTODEADLINES–Planoutyourworkanddonotleavetaskstothe

lastminute.Showyourteacheryourprogressandlistentoguidance.A

deadlinemeansadeadline.Keeptoit!

6.COMMUNICATE–withyourteacher.Donotbesatisfiedwithyour

Assignmentsunlessyouhaveacedthem!Keepgoing…

7.NEVERCOPYWORK–e.g.fromtheinternetorfromabook.Quotesmust

bereferencedandacknowledged.

8.ALWAYSDOYOUROWNWORK–Checkyourprogressandtakepridein

doingyourbest.

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Commandwordsarethewordsorphrasesusedbyexaminerstotellyouhowyou

shouldmeettheAssessmentCriteria.Itisimportantthatyouknowthemost

commoncommandwordsusedinBTECcourses,andunderstandwhattheymean.

DescribeGiveacleardescriptionthatincludesalltherelevantfeatures-thinkofitas‘paintingapicturewithwords’

DefineClearlyexplainwhataparticulartermmeansandgiveanexample,ifappropriate,toshowwhatyou

mean

DesignCreateaplan,proposaloroutlinetoillustrateastraightforwardconceptoridea

ExplainSetoutindetailthemeaningofsomething,withreasons.Moredifficultthandescribeorlist,soit

canhelptogiveanexampletoshowwhatyoumean.Startbyintroducingthetopicthengivethe‘how’or

‘why’

IdentifyPointoutorchoosetherightoneorgivealistofthemainfeatures

IllustrateIncludeexamplesoradiagramtoshowwhatyoumean

InterpretDefineorexplainthemeaningofsomething

ListProvidetheinformationinalist,ratherthanincontinuouswriting

OutlineWriteacleardescriptionbutnotadetailedone

PlanWorkoutandplanhowyouwouldcarryoutataskoractivity

StateWriteaclearandfullaccount

SummariseWritedownorarticulatebrieflythemainpointsoressentialfeatures

AnalyseIdentifyseparatefactors,sayhowtheyarerelatedandhoweachonecontributestothetopic

AssessGivecarefulconsiderationtoallthefactorsoreventsthatapplyandidentifywhicharethemost

importantorrelevant

Compare/ContrastIdentifythemainfactorsthatapplyintwoormoresituationsandexplainthe

similaritiesanddifferencesoradvantagesanddisadvantages

DemonstrateProvideseveralrelevantexamplesorrelatedevidencewhichclearlysupportsthearguments

youaremaking.Thismayincludeshowingpracticalskills

DesignCreateaplan,proposaloroutlinetoillustratearelativelycomplexconceptoridea

ExplainindetailProvidedetailsandgivereasonsand/orevidencetoclearlysupporttheargumentyouare

making

JustifyHow/WhyGivereasonsorevidencetosupportyouropinionorviewtoshowhowyouarrivedat

theseconclusions

AppraiseConsiderthepositiveandnegativepointsandgiveareasonedjudgement

AssessMakeajudgementontheimportanceofsomething–similartoevaluate

CommentcriticallyGiveyourviewafteryouhaveconsideredalltheevidence.Inparticular,decidethe

importanceofalltherelevantpositiveandnegativeaspects

CriticiseReviewatopicorissueobjectivelyandweighupbothpositiveandnegativepointsbeforemaking

adecision

DrawconclusionsUsetheevidenceyouhaveprovidedtoreachareasonedjudgement

EvaluateReviewtheinformationthenbringittogethertoformaconclusion.Giveevidenceforeachof

yourviewsorstatements

EvaluatecriticallyDecidethedegreetowhichastatementistrueortheimportanceorvalueofsomething

byreviewingtheinformation.Includepreciseanddetailedinformationandassesspossiblealternatives,

bearinginmindtheirstrengthsandweaknessesiftheywereappliedinstead

Pass

Merit

Distinction

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BTECAssessmentPolicyandAcademicAppealsProcedure

BromsgroveInternationalSchoolThailandtakesitsresponsibilityforensuringthe

qualityandreliabilityofassessmentveryseriously.Itrecognisesthathighquality

assessmentpracticesareanimportantelementofthestudentexperienceand

thattheoutcomesofassessmentinfluencestudents’futurelives.

Coursesareassessedthroughtutor-markedassignments(aswellasexternal

examsinthecaseofnewcourses.)Youneedtobeawareofthevolumeofwork

thatneedstobegeneratedonanon-goingbasistocompletetheseassignments

andtheimportanceofgettingthatworkhandedinforassessmentbythegiven

deadline.

Youwillbecloselymonitoredthroughoutthecourseandyoursubjectteachers

willkeepdetailedrecordsofyourprogress.Thisinformationwillbeusedfor

reportsandparentseveningsandregularupdateswillbesenttoformteachers,

yearco-ordinatorsandkeystagemanagerstofollowupwherenecessary.

AssessmentEntitlement

AsastudentofBromsgroveInternationalSchoolThailand,youareentitledto:

• Fairandopenassessmentpractices.

• Anassignmentindicatingthecriteriaagainstwhichyouwillbeassessed.

• Regularadvice,counsellingandguidancethroughtutors.

• Accesstoanopenandfairappealsprocedure

• Assessmentsbeingcarriedoutregularlyandoutcomesreportedwith

writtenand/orverbalfeedback

Failuretomeetdeadlines

Ifyoufailtohandinworkbytheagreeddeadlineyouwillneedtoprovide

evidenceofspecialcircumstancee.g.aDoctor’sCertificate.Itwillnotbe

acceptabletosaytoyourteacherthatyoudidnothavetimetocompletethe

assignment.Afailureonyourpartmayresultinyounothavingtheopportunityto

upgradeyourworkforameritordistinctionlevel.

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PlagiarismandMalpractice

InordertoachieveaBTECqualification,youmustproduceyourownwork.You

willnotbeallowedto:

• Copywordforwordfromtextbooks

• CopyandpastefromtheInternet

• Copyfromotherstudents(pastorpresent)

ItiscrucialthatallBISTBTEClearnerscompletetheirownworkandthatallwork

isvalid.Theexaminationboardhasaclearpolicyonhowtodealwithstudents

whocheat.Ifyoucopytheworkofanotherstudentyouwillriskhavingyourwork

cancelledandmayachievenothing.Ifyoulendyourworktoothers,youwillalso

riskhavingyourworkcancelled.Ifyoustealanotherstudent’sworkandcopyit,

theexamboardmaycancelallofyourcourses.Donotcheat,rememberyour

teachersareverygoodatdetectingworkthathasbeencopied.

ThiscentrehasclearpoliciesandproceduresinlinewithEdexceltolimitthe

opportunityformalpracticeandforcheckingthevalidityofthelearner’swork.

TheQualityNomineeatBISTwillinformEdexcelofanyactsofmalpractice.

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Appeals

Onceyourworkhasbeenassessedandagraderecorded,thatgradewillstand,

unlesstheinternalverifierrequiresthatthegradebechanged.Studentshavethe

righttoappealagainstagradingdecisionmadebytheassessor.Detailsofthe

appealsprocedureareavailablefromtheExaminationsOfficer,MrStovell;andare

alsooutlinedinthenextpagesofthishandbook.Pleaseensurethatyouhaveread

andunderstandtheprocedureandareawareofhowtoappeal.

LearnerAppeals

TheLearnerAppealprocedureisastagedproceduretodeterminewhetherthe

AssessororTeacherhas:

a)UsedproceduresthatareconsistentwithEdexcel’srequirements.

b)Appliedtheprocedureproperlyandfairlywhenarrivingatjudgements.

c)Madeacorrectjudgementaboutalearner’swork.

AppealsStages

STAGE1–INFORMAL–Thelearnermustconsultwiththeassessorwithin10days

followingtheassessmentdecision.Thismeetingwillbetodiscusstheassessment

decision.Theissuesraisedwillbedocumentedbeforemovingtostage2.

STAGE2-REVIEW–TheassessmentdecisionswillbereviewedbytheQuality

Nomineeand/ortheIV.Thelearnerwillbenotifiedinwritingoffindingswhether

theappealisagreedordisagreed.Ifthematterisunresolved,movetostage3.

STAGE3–APPEALHEARING–ASeniorLeadershipPanelheartheappeal.The

procedurewillbeinlinewithEdexcel’slearnerappealprocedure.Thisisthelast

stagecompletedbythecentreifitisstillunresolved,movetostage4.

STAGE4–EXTERNALAPPEAL-Thegroundsforappealandsupporting

documentationmustbesubmittedbythecentre(BIST)toEdexcelwithin14days

ofstage3–afeeisrequired.

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Thisprocessensuresthatproceduresarefairandjust.Thelearnershouldalways

beinthegradingprocessthroughouttheBTECcourses.

Goodcommunicationbetweentheteacherandlearnerwillenablefairandjust

procedurestotakeplace.Teacherswillendeavourtoexplaintheirjudgements

andprovideguidancetoimprovethroughoutthecourse.

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BTECStatementofCommitment

Thisisadocumentthatyoumustsigntosaythatyouhavereadthishandbookand

youunderstandwhatisexpectedofyouasaBTECstudentatBIST.

Learner’sname………………………………………………………………………

BTECcourse……………………………………………………………………………

Yearsofstudy…………………………………………………………………………

Ihavereadthedocument‘BTECHandbook’andIunderstandtherequirementsuponmeasaBTECstudentatBromsgrove.

IwillensurethatImeetthedeadlinessetbymyteacher(s)forallworkandassignments.

Iwillcompletemyownwork,andreferenceanyothersourcesthatIuse.Iwillnotcopyorplagiariseworkfromothers.

Iunderstandthatanyfailuretocomplywithanyofthethingsabove,andthroughoutthisdocument,mayresultinmebeingremovedfromtheBTECcourse,ornotachievingthegradeofwhichIamcapable.

Signed...................................................................................

Date…………………………………………………..

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