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Awarding body self-assessment

This booklet is for awarding bodies. It contains information on areas that should be addressed as part of self-assessment, including how to:

  • collect evidence 
  • evaluate strengths and weaknesses 
  • adopt a strategy to deal with any shortcomings identified.

This booklet should be used as a guide when considering self-assessment.

In May last year we launched The Regulatory Principles for E-assessment.  We incorporated the principles into the awarding body recognition process and they were included into awarding body monitoring activities from October 2007.
 
From April 2008 onwards awarding bodies offering e-assessment are required to reflect this in their self-assessment activities. To support awarding bodies in this process, we have developed guidance for the self assessment of e-assessment. A copy of this guidance is available to download from this page. This guidance will be included in an additional section in Awarding Body Self-assessment Guidance for Evaluating and Improving Performance (2006) when it is next revised.
  
Those awarding bodies offering e-assessment are required to carry out self-assessment against this new section of the guidance. They do not need to make specific reference to e-assessment in their annual self-assessment return as this covers generic self-assessment but they will be able to use examples of evaluation and evidence referring to e-assessment.  We take the confirmation that awarding bodies have carried out self-assessment to mean that this includes e-assessment.
 
This document was published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). The regulatory function of QCA is now the responsibility of the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual). Ofqual regulates qualifications and monitors national curriculum assessments in England.