CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ...

Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Internal assessment procedures
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Section 1
Each assignment will require a substantial amount of research and work. Assignments
should be submitted on A4 paper, where possible, and can be written in ink, typed or wordprocessed.
You need to write your name, personal identification number (PIN) and Centre
number on each sheet of paper.
Referral of internally assessed unit assignments
If your assignment does not meet the criteria for an E grade it will be graded as a referral.
You may resubmit your work with improvements. Your tutor will negotiate a resubmission
date with you. Any additional work must be presented on a separate page and retained with
your original work for marking and moderation.
If your assignment still does not achieve an E grade, your tutor will discuss an action plan
which may involve some extra study, before you submit your assignment again. You can
achieve a grade E to A at any stage.
Improving your grade for internally assessed
assignments
Once you have achieved an E grade or above on the assignments marked by your Centre,
you might want to consider trying to improve your grade. Your tutor can explain how you
might be able to do this. Any additional work must be presented on a separate page and
retained with your original work for marking and moderation. It is recommended that you
keep a copy of your assignment before handing it to your tutor.
Your Centre may also allow you to re submit your assignment to achieve a higher grade
after the unit grade has been sent to CACHE for processing. This must be completed within
3 months of issue of a unit/qualification certificate.
External assessment results
Your external assessment result will be available from your Centre on the day shown on the
CACHE External Assessment Timetable. CACHE is not able to issue you with your result.
External assessment: Short answer test
The external assessment is a short answer test based on a seen case study which is
prepared by CACHE and is available on paper. You will be given the case study in advance
to help you to prepare for the test, but you will not see the questions before the test takes
place. Your Centre and tutor will give you plenty of notice so that you will have time to
prepare. Your paper will be graded from grade E to grade A.
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