2. Marks awarded must relate directly to the marking criteria.
3. The schedule of dates is very important. It is essential that you meet the RM 50% and 100% deadlines. If you experience problems, you must
contact your Team Leader (Supervisor) without delay.
4. If you are in any doubt about applying the mark scheme, consult your Team Leader by telephone, email or via the RM messaging system.
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5. Crossed Out Responses
Where a candidate has crossed out a response and provided a clear alternative then the crossed-out response is not marked. Where no
alternative response has been provided, examiners may give candidates the benefit of the doubt and mark the crossed out response where
legible.
Rubric Error Responses – Optional Questions
Where candidates have a choice of question across a whole paper or a whole section and have provided more answers than required, then
all responses are marked and the highest mark allowable within the rubric is given. Enter a mark for each question answered into RM
assessor, which will select the highest mark from those awarded. (The underlying assumption is that the candidate has penalised
themselves by attempting more questions than necessary in the time allowed.)
GCSE English Literature specific guidance:
Section A
Part a)
Where a candidate has only referred to one poem, either the taught or the unseen, the mark awarded is unlikely to move beyond Level 2 and
cannot move beyond Level 3. Your comment should include: ‘only one poem considered; no attempt to compare’.
Part b)
Where a candidate has chosen a poem which is not in the cluster for that item number (for example, used a poem from the Conflict cluster to
attempt question 1b) the response should be given 0 under the part b) item number chosen for part a) and the comment should state: ‘NAQ
choice of text inappropriate’.
Where a candidate has responded to part a) of one item number and part b) from a different item number, both responses should be marked
and the marks entered under the appropriate item numbers. RM Assessor will select the highest of the two marks. You should attach a
message to any script where this occurs and refer it to your Team Leader. Team Leader should forward these messages to their Senior
Team Leader or Principal Examiner.
Section B
Extract-based questions
Where a candidate has not moved beyond the extract, the mark awarded cannot move beyond Level 3. Where a candidate has referred
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briefly to the wider text, the mark cannot move beyond Level 4. Your comment should include: ‘has not referred to wider text’.
Discursive questions
Where a candidate has only referred to one moment from the text, the mark awarded cannot move beyond Level 3. Where a candidate has
referred briefly to a second moment, the mark cannot move beyond Level 4. Your comment should include: ‘few references to wider text’.
Longer Answer Questions (requiring a developed response)
Where candidates have provided two (or more) responses to a medium or high tariff question which only required a single (developed)
response and not crossed out the first response, then only the first response should be marked. Examiners will need to apply professional
judgement as to whether the second (or a subsequent) response is a ‘new start’ or simply a poorly expressed continuation of the first
response.
6. Always check the pages (and additional objects if present) at the end of the response in case any answers have been continued there. If the
candidate has continued an answer there then add a tick to confirm that the work has been seen.
7. Award No Response (NR) if:
• there is nothing written in the answer space
Award Zero ‘0’ if:
• anything is written in the answer space and is not worthy of credit (this includes text and symbols).
Team Leaders must confirm the correct use of the NR button with their markers before live marking commences and should check this when
reviewing scripts.
If you have any questions or comments for your Team Leader, use the phone, the RM messaging system, or e-mail.
8. Assistant Examiners will send a brief report on the performance of candidates to their Team Leader (Supervisor) via email by the end of the
marking period. The report should contain notes on particular strengths displayed as well as common errors or weaknesses. Constructive
criticism of the question paper/mark scheme is also appreciated.
9. For answers marked by levels of response:
a. To determine the level – start at the highest level and work down until you reach the level that matches the answer
b. To determine the mark within the level, consider the following:
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