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GCSE Geography Pilot 1949

Procedural guidelines for Centres

UNIT 2389	OPTIONAL UNITS 4957 – 4965 (excluding Units 4958 and 4963)
Centres should receive an MS1 form and sufficient copies of the Coursework Assessment Grid (GCW742) for each candidate. Should Centres not be in receipt of these items please contact Customer Contact Centre 01223 553998.	Centres should receive an MS1 form for each Unit entered and a single copy of the Band Descriptors for each of the Optional Units. A copy of each relevant Band Descriptor grid should be completed for each candidate and used to record the marks awarded for each assessment piece. The Centre number, candidate name and candidate number should also be completed. This acts as a ‘Cover Sheet’ for each of the Optional Units that the candidate has been entered for. Should Centres not be in receipt of these items please contact Customer Contact Centre 01223 553998.
Send top copy of MS1 to Cambridge, and second copy to moderator by May 15th 2008. The third copy should be retained by the Centre. Please check very carefully for any arithmetic or transcription errors and note the penalties for incomplete portfolios (Specification page 82). Please note that zero means that work has been submitted but has no geographical value, whereas absent means that the candidate has submitted no work.	Send top copy of MS1 to Cambridge, and second copy to moderator by May 15th. The third copy should be retained by the Centre. Please check very carefully for any arithmetic or transcription errors. Please note that zero means that work has been submitted but has no geographical value, whereas absent means that the candidate has submitted no work.
If there are 10 or less candidates entered, then the complete work of all candidates should be sent to the moderator. In all other cases await sample request from moderator on form CW/L1. Send sample to moderator, within three working days. Please include: · One copy of coursework task / instructions provided for candidates · TOP TWO copies of Assessment Grid (GCW742) for each sampled candidate. Please annotate this grid to indicate how the marks have been awarded. Centres are advised to complete these grids for each candidate when assessing the portfolio. Should a further sample be required, an annotated grid will once again be requested with each candidate’s portfolio of work · Completed and signed Centre Authentication Form for Coursework (CCS 160) – one per Centre. Please ensure that each piece of work within the portfolio is clearly labelled with the · Centre number · candidate number · candidate name.	If there are 10 or less candidates entered, then the complete work of all candidates should be sent to the moderator. In all other cases await sample request from moderator on form CW/L1. Send sample to moderator, within three working days. Please include: An annotated copy of the Band Descriptor grid for each candidate. Please also show the Centre number, candidate name and candidate number. Completed and signed Centre Authentication Form for Coursework (CCS 160) – please note that one is required for each unit entered. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE TEACHER ASSESSED UNITS (4958 AND 4963) ALTHOUGH PLEASE NOTE THAT SAMPLES OF WORK AND COMPLETED ‘COVER SHEETS’ MAY BE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IN THE AWARDING PROCESS.

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