NEA
An explanation of how adjustments to marks are made
The document below explains how moderation aligns the marks given to schools and colleges to the national standard. It is written for people who have a reasonable understanding of the exam system and the terminology used.
Moderation of Centre Assessed Work
Feedback forms
Exams officers will receive an email on results day with a single PDF attachment,containing a Feedback Form per component.Eachfeedback form includesan overview of appropriateness of the tasks (where it was set by the centre), accuracy of the assessment and the centres administration.
Feedback forms are not provided for GCSE English Spoken Language (8700/C) or Functional Skills English Speaking units (8720S, 8725S)
Returning physical samples to schools
Please note, once NEA work has been returned to students, it is no longer eligible for any post-results services.
UK schoolswill normally receive their hard copy NEA back in time for results day.
Overseas schools and collegescan request the return of students’ NEA work after the post-results services deadline for the exam series. Requests must be received within six months of students getting their results, and a fee may be charged for this service. Please contact moderation@aqa.org.uk
We recommend that you keep a copy of your students’ work to support future teaching and assessment.