Access to HE Excellence Awards 2021-2022

We are delighted to announce that the Ascentis Excellence Awards 2021-2022 are now open! Please submit your nominations by Friday 10^th June 2022.

Over the last couple of years the pandemic has brought about huge changes to education, with many students facing new challenges to learning alongside the pressures of work, caring responsibilities and other commitments outside of the classroom. It is important that we recognise and celebrate the hard work and determination shown by Access to HE students, whatever the circumstances, so we are pleased to be accepting your learner nominations for this year’s Excellence Awards.

Please find the Excellence Awards Guidance below, along with the nomination forms for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Outstanding Commitment to Study.

Outstanding Academic Achievement:

Learners in this category should have excelled in their academic study by producing assessed work of an outstanding quality whilst on their Access to HE course.

Outstanding Commitment to Study:

Learners in this category will have shown outstanding commitment to their Access to HE studies.

Prizes

All learners nominated for an award will receive a Certificate of Recognition from Ascentis.

Prize winners will receive a cheque for £400 and runners up will receive a cheque for £200.

For any further guidance please contact marketing@ascentis.co.uk. We look forward to receiving your nominations.

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What will the Webinar cover? The webinar is free to join and may include standardisation activities as well as the opportunity to share best practice with other practitioners. You will also receive updates on Ascentis English Skills qualifications and general administration. Who can join the Webinar? All approved centres delivering Ascentis English Skills qualifications – centre co-ordinators, tutor/assessors, exams officers and those involved in the Internal Quality Assurance of these qualifications – are invited to join this webinar. Who delivers the Webinar? The webinar is delivered by our Lead External Quality Assurer (EQA) for English, David Norden. David is a subject expert in the field of English and also works in centres as an EQA and so has a vast knowledge of Ascentis expectations and processes. Why join the Webinar? Each attendee that participates in the webinar will receive a certificate of attendance which counts towards Continuing Professional Development. You will receive useful information that will help with the standardisation, delivery and assessment of the qualifications. Feedback from previous webinar delegates includes: “Clear explanations and good choice of discussion points” “Thanks very much for all info and insights re assessment” “This has been a very useful session - thank you very much” “all question's answered - thank you” We very much hope you will take up this opportunity to join with our centres to participate in important quality assurance activities. Please note that this event is for Ascentis centres only and places are limited. Please book your place using your centre email address to avoid disappointment.

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What will the Webinar cover? The webinar is free to join and may include standardisation activities as well as the opportunity to share best practice with other practitioners. You will also receive updates on Ascentis Maths Skills qualifications and general administration. Who can join the Webinar? All approved centres delivering Ascentis Maths Skills qualifications – centre co-ordinators, tutor/assessors, exams officers and those involved in the Internal Quality Assurance of these qualifications – are invited to join this webinar. Who delivers the Webinar? The webinar is delivered by our Lead External Quality Assurer (EQA) for Maths, Christine Baker. Christine is a subject expert in the field of Mathematics and also works in centres as an EQA and so has a vast knowledge of Ascentis expectations and processes. Why join the Webinar? Each attendee that participates in the webinar will receive a certificate of attendance which counts towards Continuing Professional Development. You will receive useful information that will help with the standardisation, delivery and assessment of the qualifications. Feedback from previous webinar delegates includes: “Very good, concise and to the point” “Thanks very much for all info and insights re assessment” “This has been a very useful session - thank you very much” “This has been really helpful and so convenient having it via webinar. Thank you” We very much hope you will take up this opportunity to join with our centres to participate in important quality assurance activities. Please note that this event is for Ascentis centres only and places are limited. Please book your place using your centre email address to avoid disappointment.

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This Webinar is for Ascentis customers only and is free to join. The Webinar is focused around Ascentis expectations in relation to: • Responsibilities and requirements of assessment • The Assessment Cycle • The recording of the assessment process • Standardisation • Best practice in portfolio building • External quality assurance activities Who can join the Webinar? All approved Ascentis centres delivering Ascentis qualifications - Assessors and Internal Verifiers who are either new to the role or would like a refresher of knowledge and understanding in relation to assessments, procedures and expectations - are invited to join this webinar. Who delivers the Webinar? The webinar is delivered by our experienced External Quality Assurer (EQA), Brenda Clayton. Brenda is a subject expert in the field of assessing and internal quality assurance and also works in centres as an EQA so has a vast knowledge of Ascentis expectations and processes. Brenda will be joined by a Quality Assurance Manager to answer any QA specific questions. Why join the Webinar? Each attendee that participates in the webinar will receive a certificate of attendance which counts towards Continuing Professional Development. You will receive useful information that will help with the standardisation, delivery and assessment of the qualifications. Feedback from previous webinar delegates includes: “Very informative and detailed with opportunity for questions” “Clear and well presented – thankyou” “Great session, clear and helpful. Thank you” “Enjoyed it - new to Ascentis so found it very useful” We very much hope you will take up this opportunity to join with our centres to participate in important quality assurance activities. Please note that this event is for Ascentis centres only and places are limited. Please book your place using your centre email address to avoid disappointment.

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