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ALF Transcript Notes 2022-2023

The document summarizes the assessment and award process for an Advanced Level Foundation course. It discusses: 1) Assessment is formative and based on coursework and exams, with later work weighted more. Performance is benchmarked against A-Level grades. 2) An overall percentage score determines a Pass, Merit, or Distinction award. Individual subject grades are also considered. 3) Scores on the three assessments are combined as 30% for Assessment 1 and 35% each for Assessments 2 and 3. 4) Awards including Diploma Distinction, Merit, Pass or Course Pass are granted based on overall percentage and subject grades. The Independent Advisory Board approves final awards.

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ALF Transcript Notes 2022-2023

The document summarizes the assessment and award process for an Advanced Level Foundation course. It discusses: 1) Assessment is formative and based on coursework and exams, with later work weighted more. Performance is benchmarked against A-Level grades. 2) An overall percentage score determines a Pass, Merit, or Distinction award. Individual subject grades are also considered. 3) Scores on the three assessments are combined as 30% for Assessment 1 and 35% each for Assessments 2 and 3. 4) Awards including Diploma Distinction, Merit, Pass or Course Pass are granted based on overall percentage and subject grades. The Independent Advisory Board approves final awards.

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Notes on the Advanced Level Foundation Year Student Transcript

Assessment and Award


Assessment is formative and continues throughout the course. The final award is based on marks gained for coursework
assignments and examinations in each subject. The students undertake a total of three assessments in each subject. A weighting
system ensures that later work receives proportionally more credit and that a student is not unduly penalised if he or she makes
a slow start to the course.

Marking is primarily benchmarked against GCE A-level to give the following broad equivalents in academic standard:
40% (minimum for Pass) 72 points at A-level (or DDD)
50% 96 points at A-level (or CCC)
60% (minimum for Merit Pass) 120 points at A-level (or BBB)
75% (minimum for Distinction) 144 points at A-level (or AAA)
(A level: A*=56, A=48, B=40, C=32, D=24, E=16)
A Distinction will be awarded to students who achieve 75% overall with no final subject mark lower than 60%.

In their offers admissions tutors may choose to specify:


• an overall grade (Pass/Merit/Distinction) or percentage mark for the whole course
• grades or percentages in individual subjects for the whole course
• grades or percentages for the final term (to reflect ability at the end of the course)

Calculating the Award


For all subjects, Assessment 1 is an exam except for Communication and Study Skills, which is an assignment.
For all subjects, Assessments 2 & 3 consist of one exam and one assignment except for the mathematics assessments which consist
of two exams.

Overall marks are weighted in favour of work done later in the course.
A candidate’s final result is a combination of marks gained in the three assessments as follows:
Assessment 1, completed in Term 1 (30%) + Assessments 2 (35%) and 3 (35%), completed in Terms 2 and 3 = Course Total (100%).

The Advanced Level Foundation has the following grade awards:

A Diploma is normally awarded if the following criteria are satisfied:


Diploma Distinction: overall No marks below 60%
75%+
Diploma Merit: No marks below 40%
overall 60%+
Diploma Pass: No more than two final subject mark are between 30%-39% and no final subject mark below
overall 40%+ 30%
Course Pass: may have one subject grade below 30% and two between 30%-39%
overall 40%+
If the overall grade is below 40% or more than two subject grades are between 30% and 39% or more than one subject below
30%, the student receives a Course Completed certificate.
The Kings Advanced Level Foundation is assured by Edexcel Pearson and is at Level 3 of the National Qualifications
Framework (Level 6 in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework).
Independent Advisory Board
The final award is approved by the Independent Advisory Board (IAB). All exams, coursework assignments and marked work are
validated by the IAB and they may also take account of mitigating circumstances.

Current members of the IAB are:


Elisabeth Carter MA (Oxon) PGCE Formerly Principal of Bosworth International College, Northampton
Hugh Davenport, Former Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Northampton
Paul Langman, (Cantab), PGCE Formerly Principal of Kings London, Beckenham

Kings Education Advanced Level Foundation – July 2023

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