Access Quality Manual

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ESOL for Work qualifications extended

Posted 09 March 2010

Qualifications extended until August 2012

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Posted 18 February 2010

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09 February 2010

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FL Practitioners' Forum, City College Norwich

04 February 2010

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Access Quality Manual

The Quality Manual is relevant to both Access Moderators and Access Programme Coordinators and aims to act as a central source of information for the OCN’s policies and procedures relating to its work as an AVA.

The manual includes information relating to Access to HE quality assurance, enhancement and development including Access programme approval, programme amendments, internal moderation, external programme monitoring and final assessment meetings as well as the requirements of the QAA.

Click on any link in the index below to view the relevant section of the Access Quality Manual. Towards the bottom of the page you will also find some exemplar documents.

Section 1 - Moderation Guidelines
1	Access to HE Moderation: Guidelines for Moderators and Providers
2	Calendar for Access to HE Moderation
3	Access Moderation Fee Structure
4	Access Moderator Update Form
5	Application Forms for External Moderators
6	Access Moderator Agreement: External Access Moderators
Section 2 - Centre Moderation
1	Access Centre Moderator Visit Plan
2 3	ACM 3 – Access to HE Centre Moderation - Initial Visit Report Form ACM 3 - Access to HE Centre Moderation - Possible Sources of Evidence
4	ACM 4 - Access to HE Centre Moderation - Interim Visit Report Form
5	ACM 5 - Access to HE Centre Moderation - Final Visit / Annual Report Form
6	Centre Moderator – Annual Report/Final Visit Report Form (ACM5) Guidelines
7	Subject Moderation Samples summary for September & January cohorts

Section 3 - Subject Moderation
1	Access Subject Moderation Guidelines
2	OCN Eastern Region - Subject Moderation Areas
3	Access Subject Moderation Checklist
4	Subject Moderation Samples Summary for September & January cohorts
5	ASM 07 – Access to HE Subject Moderation Report Form
Section 4 - Internal Moderation
1	Internal Moderation Policy: Access to HE Courses
Section 5 - Assessment Principles
1	Assessment Principles: Access to HE Courses
Section 6 - Quality and QAA Regulations
1	Access to Higher Education Courses - Criteria and Quality Standards
2	QAA Recognition Scheme for Access to Higher Education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: The Access to Higher Education Diploma and credit specifications
3	GCSE Equivalence and the Access to HE Diploma
Section 7 - Equality and Diversity: DDA and Age Discrimination
1	Equal Opportunities and Diversity statement and checklist
2	Disability and Age Discrimination: Access to HE Courses
Section 8 - Programme Approval: Units and Rules of Combination
1	Guidance on Course Development and Approval: Access to HE Diploma
2	Guidance on completing the submission document: Access to HE Diploma
3	OCN Eastern Region - Access to HE Diploma Programme Submission Document
4	Unit Guidelines: Access to HE Courses
5	Access to HE Diploma: Rules of Combination proforma
6	Revalidation Process Summary
Section 9 – Final Exam Boards
1	Guidance on the conduct of the Final Assessment Meeting: Access to HE Courses
2	Mitigating Circumstances
3	Notification of re-sit / referral / Extension of learning agreement / Deferral & application for re-registration waiver
Section 10 – Provider Evaluation Forms
1	ACM06 – Evaluation of Access Centre Moderation
2	ASM08 – Evaluation of Access Subject Moderation

Exemplar documents