Marking & feedback guides
Short, practical write-ups on grading criteria and feedback, for anyone marking against a spec, rubric or mark scheme — vocational, apprenticeship, HE or school.
The BTEC grading system explained
How BTEC grading works end to end: criterion-referenced decisions, near pass and resubmission, unit points and overall qualification grades.
Read guidePass, merit and distinction: what each grade means
The command verbs behind each grade, why the levels are hierarchical, and what has to be evidenced across BTEC, NCFE, CACHE, City & Guilds, OCR and Access to HE.
Read guideHow to write feedback that stands up to quality assurance
A practical structure for criteria-mapped feedback, with wording that shows the judgement rather than doing the work for the learner.
Read guideMarking across awarding bodies: one routine for every spec
BTEC, NCFE, T Levels, apprenticeship EPA, Access to HE and GCSE or A Level NEA — what actually changes when you mark, and what does not.
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