Schools Delivery & Assessment 2020-2021

Dear colleague OCN NI is preparing guidance on assessment for VTQ and Essential Skills qualifications in the new academic year. Please complete this very short survey and return it to us so that we can better understand your approach and this will enable us to support assessment of your candidates more effectively. You may tick more than one option where options are provided.

Respondents to this survey will remain confidential and will not be identified or their individual responses be shared with regulators or government departments.

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* 1. School Name (Optional)

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* 2. How would you define your school’s delivery strategy this academic year 2020/2021 for Entitlement Framework and Essential Skills candidates?

Full-time Delivery

Blended Learning

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* 3. How do you envisage the shape of delivery within your school this academic year 2020/2021?

Business as usual / Normal school delivery

Delivery will be different / Change of delivery

Please specify if delivery will be different.
i.e. Online, increased timetables, well-being periods etc.

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* 4. How do you plan to facilitate delivery for pupils during potential form year isolation or self-isolation or postcode lockdowns?

Google Classroom

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Post (Hardcopy)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If online delivery is being used as part of a blended learning strategy, what allowances are being made for learners who do not have access to online facilities?

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* 6. Will you be able to offer parallel teaching on OCN NI science units, if applicable?

Yes

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* 7. Are you planning for early completion of oral activities for the speaking/listening component of a relevant qualification or practical activities within chosen qualifications (Science/Arts & Crafts)?

Yes

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* 8. How do you intend to deliver practical units so that assessment can be confirmed within the PHA guidelines?

Observation of teacher and reflective answering by candidates (science)

Simulation (science or arts & crafts)

Socially distanced class activities with candidates completing assessment tasks as before (science/creative arts)

Working in pairs with both learners analyzing the results (science)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What are the arrangements within your school for recording formative and summative assessment and giving feedback to learners?

Online

Hardcopy

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How do you plan to validate learners' evidence that has been completed off site?

Shared Folder (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive etc)

Digital Records (Please state in comment box)

Oral Recordings

Video Recordings

Other (Please state in comment box)

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* 11. Will your school have any difficulties with carrying out the required assessment i.e. exchange of paperwork?

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* 12. Any other concerns?

Thank you for completing this survey and helping us to support learning and achievement during this extraordinary period.