Coursework is set via an assignment that you will be given.  Each assignment will have a specific hand in date. If you miss the deadline your work may be marked down for failure to keep to deadlines and manage your planning effectively. Only in exceptional circumstances will work be accepted late and in that case a renegotiated deadline will be set.  A letter will then be sent to your parents.

When you are given an assignment you will also be told what evidence you need to provide to get each grade or number of points.  It is then up to you to collect that evidence and show where it is in your coursework.

All of your assignments will be assessed according to exam board standards.  The standard is set out carefully and precisely in the assessment grid for each unit.  This is available to you to see and use and can be found in the syllabus document for each unit.  Your tutor will follow the assessment grid precisely, and the assessment is cumulative.  That is to say, where evidence for a particular level is missing, then this will determine the eventual grade. For example, if you provide all the evidence for the ‘A’ grade criteria but none for the ‘C’ grade criteria, then the you will be awarded a grade of ‘D’ because you have not accumulated all the evidence for grades ‘C’ and ‘B’, and so can not be awarded an ‘A’.  As a result it is in your interest to consult carefully the assessment grid and also to plan assignments so that complete coverage is achieved.