Writing face-to-face training (2-day Introductory)

The marking activity is designed to help participants to develop a better understanding of how learners' skills and knowledge are assessed and how the mark scheme is applied.

Depending on how much the assessment has changed, the marking activity may take a slightly different form:

1. if there is little or no change to the assessment, scripts from previous years will be used in their entirety.
2. If this syllabus has gone through major changes and/or scripts for this syllabus are not yet available (new syllabuses), a marking activity should still be created by:

• choosing parts of scripts from previous series that still apply to the new model
• focussing on the specimen papers and specimen paper answers available on the School Support Hub.
• mocking up a few answers and marking as if they were real candidates, using the new mark schemes
• comparing specimen papers or scripts from different levels of the syllabus (IGCSE and A Level, for example) to identify what is required
• a combination of the above.

Please note that scripts from previous series should not be in the pack, unless they still apply to the new syllabus or a specific activity is set up for them.

The feedback you provide is vital to help participants to understand how the mark scheme has been applied. Be clear on how and why learners have either gained marks or lost marks.