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GCSE from 2009 | Spanish - Controlled assessment

 
GCSE Spanish 2012 controlled assessment
 

Supporting you with controlled assessment

We're providing you with even better support for controlled assessment for GCSE Spanish, including information, resources and training.

On this page, you'll find everything you need to help you plan, deliver and mark controlled assessment with confidence.

 

Your Subject Advisor

Alistair Drewery - Languages Subject Advisor  
Alistair Drewery: Languages
Find out how to contact me here.

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Training from Edexcel  

After listening to your feedback, we're pleased to confirm that training for Units 2 and 4 will now be free to all centres. To book on to an event, please visit our training page

How to prepare for controlled assessments
We've organised special face-to-face ‘How to set tasks and prepare for controlled assessment’ meetings to support teachers in delivering their GCSE programmes. Designed for new or experienced teachers preparing for the 2013 series, these sessions will be run  by a practising teacher and experienced trainer. They include opportunities to develop practical classroom strategies for controlled assessments, discuss how best to conduct the oral assessments and share good practice.

These meetings complement  language-specific ‘How to mark’, ‘How tasks are marked’ and other feedback-type events across all languages with controlled assessments.

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Download the controlled assessment podcast 
  • Janet Searle, Principal Moderator for German Unit 2 Speaking, introduces the controlled assessment process for MFL
     
  • David Martin, Chief Examiner for French, introduces the controlled assessment process for Unit 4 Writing for MFL

Download the controlled assessment podcasts for GCSE MFL Speaking and Writing

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Need help with controlled assessment? Our experts are on hand to support you...

Subject-specific controlled assessment support 
 

Ask the Expert, our free email service, puts you in contact with a senior examiner who will help answer subject-specific questions concerning the teaching of languages. They will usually email you within two working days of receiving your question.

 

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Controlled assessment documents   

You can find documents relating to controlled assessment below, including:

Forms
You'll find the controlled assessment forms you need here. 

Guidance 
We've updated the controlled assessment Teacher Support Book with answers to FAQs from you.

All these documents can also be found on the main GCSE Spanish page, alongside other key documents including: 

  • The Administrative Support Guide (ICE)
  • Principal Moderator and examiner reports
  • Sample assessment materials.

You should also refer to the JCQ controlled assessment guidance document.

 

Documents

Controlled Assessment Support Service

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