Hello Jade

 

For the first sitting of paper based Functional Skills, they tend to sit at the time their class normally takes place so that we can use their classroom for the exam.

 

However for resits (of which there are usually very many!), they tend to have a revision session then straight into the exam, very much along the lines you describe below.

 

Sounds like that is no longer an option!

 

We were with C&G last year and we are back to Edexcel this year, that’s a nice little quirk…..

 

 

 

Afternoon All,

 

Further to the below I’ve been looking into the following condition from the ICE Guide for FS

 

“Teaching of the subject must be suspended during the test window for learners taking the test” – P12

 

I’ve been speaking with EDEXCEL this afternoon and been told that this also includes revision sessions. We normally run a morning revision session for each subject on the morning of the chosen subject and have the exam scheduled for the afternoon, our students would really struggle to retain any information for the tests if we don’t offer these sessions.

 

Can anyone offer any insight into how you schedule your test days and how your students prepare for the tests, do you offer any revision help?

 

Thanks

Jade  

 

 

Following on from Graham and Paul’s emails, I’m confused as there is a contradiction in the Edexcel ICE guide for FS exams.  They initially say in the general instructions:

 

“never retain or distribute question papers after the examination. Unused question papers must be returned to Pearson”  P10

 

Then in the next section for series based FS Paper exams they say

“Any unused test papers must be collected in, accounted for, and held securely by the Examinations Officer until the publication of results. Teaching staff must not use these papers

until the publication of results. Please note that the end of the 5 day window is not the same as the publication of results day.”   P12

So do we return them or not?

 

The other thing I didn’t know, having only done FS with C & G for the last umpteen years, is that although all the exams information is processed on Edexcelonline for paper or online FS, you still have to complete a form to tell them when you are running FS exams and numbers involved for every session you run?  http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/forms/functional-skills-test-schedule.html

 

 

Regards

Kate

 

 

 

 

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Hi,

 

Following on from Paul’s emails, for those centres offering the above, are you aware that all unused papers now need to be returned as per the following email?

 

 

Regards,

 

 

Graham Buss

Interim Examinations Manager

East Berkshire College

01753 443841

 

 

 

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