Informationgathering form

Exam and assessment information2016/17To:

Please provide information about all the qualifications being delivered that will be examined/assessed this academic year. This information gathering exercise provides an early indication to allow forward planning and is used to provide awarding bodies withearly information where this may be required.Information around specific qualifications and candidates will be collected at a later date as final entry/registration deadlines approach.

Year group / Qualification type1 / Awarding body
Specification title / Specification code
QN2 / Award/entry code3 / Option code4
Estimated number of candidates / Unit entry code(s)5
Exam series6 / Is upfront registration required?7 / YES/NO
Year group / Qualification type1 / Awarding body
Specification title / Specification code
QN2 / Award/entry code3 / Option code4
Estimated number of candidates / Unit entry code(s)5
Exam series6 / Is upfront registration required?7 / YES / NO

Signature: ______Date:______ Return to Exams Officer by

Notes for guidance

Please completeall the information requested and use a separate box for each qualification; use additional forms as required. Sign and date the form to confirm, to the best of your knowledge, qualification information is correct.

Please return by the date shown; fully completed forms not returned by this date may result in awarding bodies not providing subject staff with preliminary or advance material they may need early in the course and not providing standardisation informationto teachers of subjects containing non-examination assessment.

1Qualification type: GCSE, GCE A , GCE AS, BTEC First Cert., Cambridge National, etc.

2QN (Qualification number) should be found in the specification

3 Award/entry code (may also be referred to as the certification or cash-in code) could also be the single entry code for linear qualifications or programme number for BTECs; this is the code against which the final grade will be awarded

4 Option code – some subjects may have a choice of option or tier which must be indicated

5Unit entry codeswill not apply to qualifications that have a single entry code so leave blank; for BTECs with external assessmentindicate the externally assessed unit(s) details here

6For linear qualifications this will be when the whole qualification is taken at the end of the course; for other qualifications where units can be taken in different series please make it clear what is being done when by completing a separate box indicating the exam series and unit entry code details only

7Some qualifications require upfront registration onto the programme at the start of the course, for example BTECs

Information gathering form template 2016/17