The roles, functions and responsibilities of consortium management teams, the lead assessor and the domain assessor within each consortium were outlined by staff from the National Assessment Agency (NAA) in conjunction with awarding bodies and the CIEA. The implications of this for internal assessment were discussed, as were the issues surrounding the external assessment and the important role of the exams officer in helping to create an effective administration within each consortium.

Case studies were introduced and important issues surrounding the preparation of tasks for learners, for standardising and moderating across consortia as well as feeding back to learners and stakeholders and tracking learner attainments were discussed. A variety of alternatives was presented, dependent upon local circumstances and the specific line of learning.

Click here to download the presentations.
Click here to download the case studies.
Click here to download an overview of the diploma.

Click on the links below to download examples of specifications in one line of learning from one awarding body.

Creative and Media Diploma.
Level 1 Principal Learning Specification.
Level 3 Principal Leaning Specification.

Click here to download the summary of the evaluations.

Delegates responded with the following comments:

"Very open and honest evaluations of the current situation, which helped us feel confident about dealing with the issues."

"Another informative, if demanding day."

"Lots of useful information! I look forward to sharing it with the consortium."

"An interesting and worthwhile day! Thank you."

"CIEA events are always enjoyable. I am looking forward to delivering Inset to help give confidence to the lead assessor and domain assessor."

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