Grading and Assessment Guidance for Access to HE Tutors 2010-2011

Grading Guidance

QAA’s Access to HE Bulletin and grading supplement for July 2010

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/avas/AccessBulletinJuly10.pdf

OCNLR Access to HE Diploma Grading Updates, Guidance and Information

Please click here to go to the APRU database where all Diplomas, Rules of Combination and units can be viewed and downloaded.

A spreadsheet listing all unit grade descriptor with links to unit content:-
UnitGradeDescriptorWithFilter_20091009V2.xls

Pre-RAC guidance
Pre-RAC completion guidance
Pre-RAC technical guidance

Please see below for QAA guidance from the Grades and the Access to HE Diploma implementation handbook.

Part A : Introduction, purposes and principles

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartA.pdf

Part B : Key Features

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartB.pdf

Part C : Grade Descriptors

This version has minor amendments to the original publication
http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartC_V2.pdf
Word version:-
http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartC_WordVersion.doc

Part D : Identifying and approving grade descriptors for units

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartD.pdf

Part E : Using grade descriptors in assessment

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartE.pdf

Part F : Determining the final grade for a unit

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartF.pdf

Part G : Providing information and record-keeping

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartGPF.pdf

Part H : Grading and moderation

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartHPF.pdf

Part I : Assessment and reassessment

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartIPF.pdf

Part J : Award and certification of the graded Access to HE Diploma

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartJPF.pdf

Part K : Standardisation

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/PartKPF.pdf

Tutor’s quick guide to grading

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/grading/QuickGuideGrading.pdf

Access to HE Diploma: making offers for the graded qualification. Guidelines for HE Admissions Staff

http://www.accesstohe.ac.uk/home/publications/AdmissionsGuidanceHEStaff/AccessAdmissionsGuide.pdf

OCNLR guidelines for HE admission staff can be found on our Information for Higher Education Institutions page.

For OCNLR guidance on grading and assessment regulations please view the OCNLR Access to HE handbook.

OCNLR Sample Forms

OCNLR Access to HE sample forms are now available on the Access forms page.

OCNLR Access to HE presentations from grading briefings and training sessions

Date	Name	Open in PDF	Open in MS Word	Open in MS PowerPoint
January 2009	Access to HE Diploma Grading Update
March 2009	OCNLR Access Grading Briefing Presentation
March 2009	OCNLR Guidance on Assigning Grade Descriptors to Access Units
March 2009	OCNLR Full Access Grading Implementation Plan
March 2009	OCNLR Access Grading Implementation Plan – Centre Actions
September 2009	OCNLR Access Briefing Presentation – Assessment Requirements
May 2010	Final Moderation and AVA Awards Boards