Year 10 Health and Social Care BTEC Assessments (Selected Students Only)

Dear Parents/Carers

I am writing to update you on student progress through the BTEC course.

Students are now at the point where they have completed their learning for component one. They will be completing their formal assessment for this component at the beginning of next term. This assessment is a real assessment that is submitted to the exam board, this is not a practice. Students must complete the assessment in examination conditions; they are not allowed to complete the work outside of the timed conditions and they are only allowed to use their own personal notes to support their completion of tasks (no internet access or text books).  

Dependent on their group, they will complete the assessment on either Wednesday 26th February or Friday 28th February. The assessment will be a full day and will be in exam conditions with exam rules applying. Students are permitted to bring their notebook into the assessment, but this cannot contain any handouts created by staff or information copied directly from books or websites. It is an expectation that students attend on these dates as this is a formal assessment worth 30% of their final grade. They cannot complete any of this assessment at home or outside of the classroom/assessment time. It is also imperative that all units are completed to secure their qualification.  

During the first week of term there will be catch up sessions offered at the end of the Academy day, in order to support students and ensure their notes are complete and up to date ahead of starting the assessment. These will run on Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th February. Students can also make use of Room SO1 during lunch every day between now and the assessment. They will also be receiving regular home learning that is vital to their preparation.  

The full process of the assessment includes an opportunity for a resubmission following feedback. This resubmission will take place in lesson time at the end of Term 4. Grades for this unit will then be confirmed by the exam board in Term 6.  

Yours sincerely 

Ms Tasha Wolyn | Head of Social Science (HSC, Sociology and PSHE)