The final date for submitting your marks and candidate samples for the summer series is 15 May for most qualifications. You can check a full list of key dates here.
 

The submission deadline is the date by which you need to have submitted your coursework or controlled assessment marks to Edexcel, and by which your sample needs to arrive with your moderator.

    

If you're unable to make the deadline due to circumstances outside your control, you may apply to the subject team for an extension.
 
Extensions are only granted under exceptional circumstances for unforeseen events beyond the centre’s control.  In particular, please note that Edexcel does not grant extensions to centres for internal teaching, administrative or staffing issues.
 
All extension requests must be sent in writing to the relevant subject team at Edexcel.
  

In large centres with multiple teachers, it is essential that you carry out internal standardisation before you finalise the coursework marks. For guidance on how to carry out internal standardisation, please refer to the Internally Assessed Components section of the information manual.
 

Centres where only one assessor is responsible for an entire cohort don't need to carry out internal standardisation.

  

 

Please refer to the guidance for your subject for details. In most cases, the moderator will need to see how you have interpreted the mark scheme and applied it to students' work.
For coursework submissions on paper, indications in the margins as to where specific Assessment Objective levels are perceived, together with summative comments at the end of each part of the coursework or controlled assessment, are ideal.
 
For eportfolio or ephemeral works, please refer to the guidance or ICE documents for your particular subject. In most cases, you will need to complete an assessor record sheet to indicate how you have arrived at your mark for each candidate.

 

All candidates are required to sign an authentication statement, which should accompany the work being submitted. You can find the coursework authentication form here. Check individual subject guidelines or ICE documents for subject-specific information on candidate authentication.

  

You should not attempt to grade the work; you should be marking the work by applying the marking criteria in a consistent manner.
 
The coursework grades will be awarded at the end of each examination series using the standard code of practice awarding process.
 
Grade boundaries will always be published at the back of the examiners' report, which will be available to download from the website on results day.
 
Please also remember that the mark you submit to us should be the total raw mark - not the UMS mark. The UMS marks are allocated by us as a result of the awarding process.
 
A score of zero should only be used if a candidate has submitted work that is found to meet none of the assessment criteria. An X should be used for any candidate who is absent.

 

Depending on your qualification and subject, you can submit your marks on an OPTEMS (mark sheet) form, via Edexcel Online, or by using EDI.
 
OPTEMS contain the names of all the students you have entered for each coursework component in the series. If you haven't received your OPTEMS yet, ask your examinations officer for an update.
 
Fill in your students' total raw marks on the OPTEMS form, then send the top copy of the form to us. The address is printed on the OPTEMS form and an envelope should have been provided for this purpose.
 
Please remember to keep a copy of the form for your own records, and send a copy of the form to the moderator with the sample of work (the form is printed in triplicate).
 
If you submit your marks on Edexcel Online, don't forget to print out a copy of the marks for the moderator and for your own records.
 
If you've already submitted a mark but it needs to be amended (for example, because of an administrative error), please email the amendment to closure&completion@edexcel.com. Amendment requests need to be accompanied by a reason for the alteration and be emailed from a recognised centre email address.

   

If the OPTEMS (mark sheets) were printed before late entries were made, your late candidate(s) may not appear on the OPTEMS form. We'll print updates as late entries are made, but if you don't want to wait for them, we recommend you use Edexcel Online to submit the marks of late-entry candidates, whose details should show on Edexcel Online.
 
If entries have not been made, email us at serviceoperations@edexcel.com. Once the entries have been made, submit your marks on Edexcel Online and, if appropriate, forward samples to your allocated moderator.

 

On the OPTEMS mark sheet, there will be an asterisk next to the name of each student whose work we want to see for moderation. You also need to send the work of the highest- and lowest-scoring candidates, if they are not part of the requested sample.
 
You can also check Edexcel Online to identify which candidates’ work needs to be sent for moderation - there will be a tick next to the sample candidates' names.
 
If one of the selected sample candidates is absent, please send a replacement candidate’s work, with a short note to the moderator explaining the reason for the sample alteration.

    

On the OPTEMS form, there is a sticky label with your moderator’s name and address details. Use this to address the parcel of work sent to the moderator. Alternatively, you may view the moderator details on Edexcel Online on the same page you enter your marks and view your sample.

  

While moderating your centre's coursework or controlled assessment, the moderator will write a report specifically for your centre which will provide you with detailed feedback on your marking and administration. You will be able to download this report on results day. Ask your examinations officer for assistance if you're unable to access the report yourself via Edexcel Online.

 

Detailed information is available in the Internally Assessed Components chapter of the information manual.
 

For many subjects, there is an Instructions for the Conduct of Examination (ICE) document detailing the arrangements. Please refer to the documents on the individual subject pages for further details.