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ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATESpecification

LATIN

QualificationRegulated

Entry Level CertificateLatin

R447For first assessment in 2017

Version 1.4 (January 2020)

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Entry Level Certificate in Latin

Contents

1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin? 11a. WhychooseanOCRqualification? 11b. WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin? 21c. Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification? 21d. WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin? 31e. HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation? 3

2 The Specification Overview 42a. OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinLatin(R447) 42b. ContentofLatinLanguage 52b. ContentofRomanCulture 62c. Priorknowledge,learningandprogression 7

3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin 83a. Formsofassessment 83b. Assessmentobjectives(AO) 103c. TotalQualificationTime 103d. Assessmentavailability 103e. Retakingthequalification 103f. Internalassessmenttasks 113g. RomanCulture–markingcriteria 123h. Calculatingqualificationresults 14

4 Admin: what you need to know 154a. Pre-assessment 154b. Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration 164c. Adminofnon-examassessment 174d. Resultsandcertificates 194e. Post-resultsservices 194f. Malpractice 19

5 Appendices 205a. Awardingofgrades 205b. Overlapwithotherqualifications 205c. Keyskillssections 205d. Files 215e. SyntaxandAccidence 225f. DefinedVocabularyListforLatinLanguage 23

Summaryofupdates 28

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1 Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin?

1a. Why choose an OCR qualification?

ChooseOCRandyou’vegotthereassurancethatyou’reworkingwithoneoftheUK’sleadingexamboards.OurnewEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeenrefreshedtofitwiththereformedGCSE(9–1)Latinqualificationtoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthat’srelevanttothemandmeets their needs.

We’repartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroup,Europe’slargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridge.CambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworld,operatinginover150countries.

Weworkwitharangeofeducationproviders,includingschools,colleges,workplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectors.Over13,000centreschooseourALevels,GCSEsandvocationalqualificationsincludingCambridgeNationalsandCambridgeTechnicals.

Our Specifications

Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore.

We’vecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothat

you can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needs.Weaimtoencouragestudentstobecomeresponsiblefortheirownlearning,confidentindiscussingideas,innovativeandengaged.

OurEntryLevelCertificateinLatinismadeupof100%internallyassessedtasksandtests.Theflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearners’performance.

Weprovidesupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystage,frompreparationthroughtothedeliveryofourspecifications.Thisincludes:

• AbankofexemplarquestionstodemonstratepotentialapproachestotheRomanCultureassessment

• AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification.

AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqual,theRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEngland.TheaccreditationnumberforOCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis603/0101/6.

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1OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinLatinhasbeencarefullydesignedtomeettheneedsoflearnersinarangeofdifferentcircumstances.OCR’sEntryLevelCertificatecanbetaughttolearnerswho:

• arestudyingLatinonareducedtimetable

• wouldfindGCSE(9–1)Latincoursetoodemanding

• arenotintendingtocontinuetheirstudiestoGCSE(9–1).

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatincanbeusedas astandalonequalificationoritcanbeasteppingstonetofurtherstudyofLatinatGCSE(9–1), AS and A Level.

Youwillhaveconsiderableflexibilitytotailor EntryLevelLatintosuityourlearners’needs andinterests,theopportunitytoworkwithawiderangeofmaterialswhichgivesthemgreaterchoiceandmakesthecoursemoreenjoyableforthem to study.

1b. Why choose an OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin?

Aims and learning outcomes

OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillencouragelearnersto:

• developanappropriatelevelofcompetenceintheLatinlanguage

• developasensitiveapproachtolanguage

• developandapplyskillsatanappropriatelevel

• makeinformedandpersonalresponsestothematerialstudied

• activelyengageintheprocessofenquiryintothe classical world

• acquirethroughstudyingarangeofappropriatesources,knowledgeandunderstandingofselectedaspectsoftheclassical world

• developanawarenessofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes

• developanawarenessofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheclassicalworldandlatertimes.

1c. What are the key features of this specification?

ThekeyfeaturesofOCR’sEntryLevelCertificate inLatinforyouandyourlearnersare:

• thefreedomtochoosetheareaofstudyfor theRomancultureoption,allowingyoutocreatethemostappropriateandengagingcourse for your learners

• theopportunitytodeveloplinguisticskillswhich will help both in the study and applicationofEnglishandotherlanguages

• studyingRomanculturegiveslearnersaninsightintothefascinatingaspectsoflifeandculture of the ancient world

• preparationforthosewishingtobeginaqualificationinGCSE(9–1)Latin,inGCSE(9–1)AncientHistoryorinGCSE(9–1)ClassicalCivilisation.


1ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin.IthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinLatin

(R445)andthenewversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016:

1d. What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in Latin?

What stays the same? What’s changing?

• thedefinedvocabularylist

• requiredsyntaxandaccidence

• coursestructure

• balancebetweenLanguageandCulture

• thenumberofmarksavailableforeachtestand task

1e. How do I find out more information?

IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusat:www.ocr.org.uk

IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneat:www.ocr.org.uk

If you are not yet an approved centre and would like tobecomeonegoto:www.ocr.org.uk

Findoutmore?

AskourSubjectAdvisors:

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CustomerContactCentre:01223553998

VisitourOnlineSupportCentreatsupport.ocr.org.uk

Teachersupport:http://www.ocr.org.uk/classics

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2a. OCR’s Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

Overview

Learnersmustcompletebothpartswhichmakeup100%oftheassessment.

Content Overview Assessment Overview

LatinLanguageismadeupoftwodifferenttests:

• ‘Languagetest1–Vocabulary,grammarandoriginsofwords’

• ‘Languagetest2–Comprehensionandtranslationskills’

LatinLanguageassessment

50marks

2x25minutetests

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandexternally-moderated

50%of total

Entry Level Certificate

RomanCulturecanbeeithermadeupoftwo200-wordtasksorone400-wordtask.

Candidates should be able to demonstrateknowledge,understandingandpersonalresponse to an aspect or aspects of Romanculture.

RomanCultureassessment

50marks

1x400wordtaskor2x200word tasks

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Inpreparationforthisassessment,learnerswilldeveloptheirknowledgeofLatinvocabularyandlinguisticstructures.

VocabularyThevocabularylistinAppendix5eisapproximately100words,plusseveralbasicprepositionalphases.The vocabulary has been selected with reference to thecommonlyusedlanguagecoursesforthislevel.Almostallthewordsinthevocabularylistalsoappear

atGCSE(9–1)levelandsoEntryLevelprovidesasoundbasisforprogression.Itisnotexpectedthatcandidates should know or understand vocabulary thatisunfamiliartothem.

GrammarCandidatesatthislevelareexpectedtoknowandunderstandalimitedrangeofbasiclanguageconstructionsandthesearelistedinAppendix5d.

2b. Content of Latin Language

Learners should be able to: Learners will be required to:

• recognise,analyseand/ordeploy,asappropriate,theaccidenceandsyntaxlistedinAppendix5d

• demonstrateknowledgeofthevocabularylistedinAppendix5e

• accuratelytranslatebasicLatinsentencesintoEnglish

• demonstrateanunderstandingofunseenLatinincludinganunderstandingofindividualwords,phrasesorsentences

• explainthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatinasevidenceofthecontinuinginfluenceoftheclassicalworldonlatertimes.

• translateunseensentencesofconfectedoradaptedLatin

• understandandrespondtounseensentencesorpassagesofLatin

• understandthederivationofEnglishwordsfromLatin

• recognisethecorrectgrammaticalformofwords.

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Candidatesshouldbeabletodemonstrateknowledge,understandingandpersonalresponse tooneortwoaspectsofRomanculture.Thesearecentresettasks.OCRwillofferaguidancedocumenttohelpcentressetthesetasks.TheguidancedocumentwillbeaccessibleviatheOCRhomepage.

Forexample,thiscouldinvolvestudying:

• apieceofLatinliterature,eitherinLatin (tobe25–30lines),ortranslatedintoEnglish(tobeapproximately100lines)

• aRomansiteorbuilding(forexample,Hadrian’sWall,PalaceofFishbourne,theColosseum,thePantheonortheHouse oftheVettiiinPompeii)

• Romanartefacts(forexample,coins,mosaics,wallpaintingsorjewellery)

• aspecifictopic(forexample,slavery,theRomanarmy,gladiatorsorRomaneducation)tobeinvestigatedwithreferencetooneormoreofthetypesofevidenceoutlinedabove.

2b. Content of Roman Culture

Learners should be able to: Learners will be required to:

• use,asappropriate,ancientsourcematerialsuchasliterature,inscriptionsandarchaeologicalevidence

• identifyaspectsofcontent,culture,socialpracticesandvalues,asappropriatetotheancientsourcematerialstudied

• usetheirknowledgetowidentheirunderstandingofRomanculture

• select,analyseandevaluateevidenceto drawaninformedconclusion.

• drawtogethertheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthematerialstudied,developingapersonalresponsetothematerialthroughawrittenresponse of eitherone400-wordtaskor two 200-wordtasks.

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2c. Prior knowledge, learning and progression

• Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired.

• Progression–thisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses. ItwillallowcandidatessuitablepreparationtoprogresstoGCSEs(9–1)andotherLevel1/2qualificationsinLatin.

ItcouldalsoprovideabasisforprogressiontoGCSEs(9–1)inAncientHistory,andClassicalCivilisation.

OCRoffersawholesuiteofClassicsqualifications,includingthoseinLatin,ClassicalGreek,AncientHistoryandClassicalCivilisation.Findoutmore at www.ocr.org.uk.

WehopeandenvisagethattheEntryLevel Latinqualificationwillappealtoawiderangeoflearners:fromlearnersstillinsecondaryeducation orusingitasanenrichmentactivitywhileinthe sixthformoradultlearning.


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3 Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in Latin

3a. Forms of assessment OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinLatinconsistsoftwoassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternallymoderatedbyOCR.

Latin Language assessment

50%oftotalmarks

2x25minutetests

Eachtest=25marks

50marksintotal

Set by OCR

Internally-assessedandExternally-moderated

Two testsfromabankofinternalassessmenttestssetbyOCRwillbeavailableonOCRInterchangefromSeptember2016.GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsite.Centresmustensurethatlearnerscompleteoneofeachtesttype.

TestsassessAssessmentObjective1(AO1);knowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage.Eachofthetestsassessesadifferentlanguageskill:

Test One: Vocabulary, Origins of words and Grammar

Learnersdemonstrateknowledgeby:

• identifyingwordsinshortphrases

• matchingLatinwithEnglishoriginsofwords

• choosingbetweenalternatives

• multiplechoicequestions–identifyingaform,case or tense.

Test Two: Comprehension and Translation Skills

Learnersdemonstrateunderstandingby:

• identifyingappropriatewordsorphrases

• answeringquestionsbasedonLatinsentencesof fewer than 15 words

• translatingshort,simplesentencesandphrases

• multiplechoicequestions–identifyingmeaninginLatinsentences.

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated.

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Roman Culture assessment

50%oftotalmarks

Eitherone50marktaskortwo25marktasks

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TaskswillbesetbycentresandmarkedusingmarkingcriteriaprovidedbyOCR(seesection3finthisspecification).

ThetasksshouldassessAssessmentObjective 2(AO2)and3(AO3);knowledgeandunderstandingofRomancultureandpersonalresponsetoit.

Tasksshouldbesetintheformofquestionsthat canbeinvestigatedandpresentedasoneortwopiecesofextendedwriting:

Either one question to be answered by a piece of extended writing in approximately 400 words or two questions to be answered in approximately 200 words each. IftwoquestionsareansweredtheycanbetakenfromthesameorfromdifferentaspectsofRomanculture.

The tasks will be set by the centre and can be completedatanytimeduringthecourseofstudy.ExemplartaskshavebeenprovidedbyOCRforguidanceandcanbefoundontheOCRhomepagefromSeptember2016.

Testsareinternally-assessedandexternally- moderated.

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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin.Thesearedetailedinthe table below.

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto:

3b. Assessment objectives (AO)

Assessment Objective

AO1 DemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofLatinlanguage.

AO2 DemonstrateknowledgeofRomanculture.

AO3 DemonstrateanunderstandingofandpersonalresponsetoRomanculture.

Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesastheywish.

AO weightings in OCR Entry Level Certificate Latin

TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable:

Assessments% of overall Entry Level Certificate in Latin (R447)

AO1 AO2 AO3 Total

LatinLanguage 50 0 0 50%

RomanCulture 0 20 30 50%

Total 50 20 30 100%

3d. Assessment availability

TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMay/Junetoall learners.

ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards.

3e. Retaking the qualification

3c. Total Qualification Time

TotalQualificationtime(TQT)isthetotalamountoftime,inhours,expectedtobespentbyalearnertoachieveaqualification.Itincludesbothguided

learninghoursandhoursspentinpreparation,studyandassessment.TheTotalQualificationtimeforEntryLevelCertificateinLatinis140hours.

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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre.

3f. Internal assessment tasks

Assessment Set by centre Set by OCR

LatinLanguage–Test1 ü

LatinLanguage–Test2 ü

RomanCulture ü

TheOCR-setLatinLanguagetestswillbeavailableonOCRInterchange:https://interchange.ocr.org.uk/

ExampleofpossibleRomanCulturetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsite:www.ocr.org.uk.

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3g. Roman Culture – marking criteriaWorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelRomanCultureassessmentshouldreflectthestandardexpectedfor alearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy.

AllassessmentsforOCR’sEntryLevelinLatinareinternally-assessedandexternally-moderated.

Learners’workshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttable,usinga‘best-fit’approach.

Markingshouldbepositive,rewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingomissions.Theawardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria.

Teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingbanddescriptorsthatbestdescribetheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatebandforeachassessmentobjectivestrand.

Toselectthemostappropriatemarkinthebanddescriptor,teachersshouldusethefollowingguidance:

• wherethelearner’sworkconvincinglymeetsthestatement,thehighestmarkshouldbeawarded

• wherethelearner’sworkadequatelymeetsthestatement,themostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded

• wherethelearner’sworkjustmeetsthestatement,thelowestmarkshouldbe awarded.

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor.

Thereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproduced.IfalearnersubmitsnoworkfortheRomanCultureassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessment.Ifalearnercompletesanyworkatallforthetaskthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawarded,whichmaybezero.

Fora400-wordtask:

Eachassessmentisoutof50marks:20marksfor AO2and30marksforAO3.

Fortwo200-wordtasks:

Eachtaskisoutof25marks:10marksforAO2and 15marksforAO3.

Taskssetbycentre–guidanceontaskcreationcanbefoundontheOCRwebsite.

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Marking criteria for Assessment 2: Roman Culture

Learnersareexpectedtodemonstratetheirabilityto:

AO2Demonstrate knowledge of Roman culture

• Selectsandincludesevidence.• DemonstratesknowledgeofRomanculture.

AO3Demonstrate understanding of and personal response to Roman culture

• DemonstratesunderstandingofRomanculture.• MakesapersonalresponsetoRomanculture,supportedwithargument.

Level 4 16–20 (8–10) 24–30 (12–15)

• Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidenceincludingsomewhichtheyhavediscoveredforthemselves.

• DemonstratesknowledgeaboutRomanculture,withsomedetail.

• DemonstratesasatisfactoryunderstandingofRomanculture.• Producesathoughtfulpersonalresponsetothequestionabout

Romanculturethattheyareinvestigating,supportedwithadevelopedargument.

Level 3 12–15 (6–7) 16–23 (8–11)

• Selectsandincludessomerelevantevidencefromaselectionprovided by the teacher.

• DemonstratessomeknowledgeaboutRomanculture,thoughdetailmaybelacking.

• DemonstratesabasicunderstandingofRomanculture.• ProducesapersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculture

thattheyareinvestigating,withasimpleargumenttosupportit.

Level 2 8–11 (4–5) 8–15 (4–7)

• Selectsandincludesmorethanonerelevantpieceofevidencefromasmallselectionprovidedbytheteacher.

• DemonstrateslimitedknowledgeaboutRomanculture,withsomehelpfromtheteacher.

• DemonstratesalimitedunderstandingofRomanculture.• ProducesasimplepersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRoman

culturethattheyareinvestigating,backedupwithaverybasicreason to support it.

Level 1 1–7 (1–3) 1–7 (1–3)

• Includesarelevantpieceofevidencewhenitisgiventothembythe teacher or includes no relevant evidence.

• Demonstratesverylimitedknowledgewithmuchhelpfromtheteacher ornoknowledgeaboutRomanculture.

• Demonstratesaverylimitedunderstandingor nounderstandingofRomanculture.

• ProducesaverylimitedpersonalresponsetothequestionaboutRomanculturethattheyareinvestigatingor makesnopersonalresponse at all.

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Alearner’soverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetwoassessmentstakentogivetheirtotalmark.Thismarkwillthenbe

comparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearner’soverallqualificationgrade.

3h. Calculating qualification results

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Theinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficer.AllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadline.Moreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlines

involvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecanbefoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite.

OCR’s Admin overview is available on the OCR website at:http//www.ocr.org.uk/administration

4 Admin: what you need to know

4a. Pre-assessment

Estimated entries

Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries.

EstimatedentriesshouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadline.Theyarefreeanddonotcommityour centre in any way.

Final entries

Final entries provide OCR with detailed data for each learner,showingeachassessmenttobetaken.Itisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycode,consideringtherelevantentryrules.

FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply.

AlllearnerstakinganEntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustbeenteredforR447.

Entry option Components

Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submission method

R447A Latin 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository

R447B Latin 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration

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Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners.

Itisimportant,therefore,thatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhethercandidateshavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment.

TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCR;forfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualifications’(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements

and Reasonable Adjustmentshttp://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration.Therearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangement.Pleasepayparticularattentiontopages96–97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate.

Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions, ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCEcandidate,thisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications.

TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows:

4b. Access arrangements and special consideration

Access Arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in Latin.

Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentre and do not need to be recorded.

Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile.

• Amplificationequipment,tapedquestionsandresponses• Bilingualdictionary• Braillers• Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterial• ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)• Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforcandidateswhoarecolourblind• Colouredoverlays• Lowvisionaid/magnifier• Prompter• ReadAloud• Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)• Supervisedrestbreaks• Transcript• WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)

Wherepermittedbythespecification,thearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCR,butaForm11(JCQ/EL/NF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentre’sfiles.

Form11isavailablefromwww.jcq.org.uk.

• ComputerReader• Extratimeintimedassessments• PracticalAssistant• Reader• Scribe/SpeechRecognitionTechnology• SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly

TheForm11(JCQ/EL/NF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersofcandidateswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements.

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Theaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilities,specialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessment,butthisisnotanexhaustivelist.Reasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforcandidateswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlisted;applicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCR.Applicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneed.ApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecial

RequirementsTeamatOCR(ocrspecialrequirements [email protected]).TheJCQdocumentAGuideto theSpecialConsiderationProcessdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessment specialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillness,indispositionorinjury,atthetimeoftheexamination/assessment.ForEntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnline,accessedviaOCRInterchange.

4c. Admin of non-exam assessment

RegulationsgoverningarrangementsforinternalassessmentsarecontainedintheJCQInstructions forconductingnon-examinationassessments.

Level of support

OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessed.Thedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertaken.Itshouldberemembered,however,thatcandidates are required to reach their own judgementsandconclusions.Whensupervisinginternallyassessedtasks,teachersareexpectedto:offercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasksexercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarismensure

thattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewith thespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessed inaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandprocedures.Workshould,whereverpossible, becarriedoutundersupervision.However,itisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertake work outside the centre. Where this is thecase,thecentremustensurethatsufficientsupervised work takes place to allow the teachers concernedtoauthenticateeachcandidate’sworkwithconfidence.

Authentication of learner’s work

Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearner’sownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160).ThisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailableonrequesttoeitherOCRortheJCQcentre

inspectionservice.Itmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitareviewofresults(RoR).OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedaRoR,thisevidencecanbedestroyed.



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The Head of Centre is required to provide a declarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdate,conductedintheautumnterm,toconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification.

Any failure by a centre to provide the Head of Centre AnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre.

Head of centre annual declaration

Internal standardisation

Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare

accurate and consistent across all learners entered for theassessmentfromthatcentre.

Moderation

Private candidates

PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments.

Aprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentre.Aprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudent,someonetakingadistancelearningcourse,orsomeonebeingtutoredprivately.TheymustbebasedintheUK.

TheEntryLevelCertificateinLatinrequireslearnerstocompletetwoLanguagetestsandtheRomanCulturetask(s).

Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to host themasaprivatecandidate.ThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse.

FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsite:http://www.ocr.org.uk

Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedtasksinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandard.Thisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentre’smarkingoflearner’swork.

Followinginternalstandardisation,centressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderator.Ifthereare10learnersorfewer,alltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted.

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderator,centreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest.Sampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearners’work.SeeSection5donrulesonsubmittingfiles.

Therearetwowaystosubmitasample:

Moderation via the OCR Repository–Whereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the

sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere.

Postal moderation–Whereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator.

Themethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthemoderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhenmakingentries.TherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove.

Alllearners’workmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoption.Itisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries.

Each learner’s work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthethreetasks.Iftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformat,thiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearner’sfolder.


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Formoreinformationontheevidencerequiredformoderation,seesection5dFiles.

Centreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderationwhentheprovisionalresultsareissued.Thiswillinclude:

Moderation Adjustments Report–Listinganyscalingthathasbeenappliedtointernally-assessedtasks.

Moderator Report to Centres–Abriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentof learners’ work.

4d. Results and certificates

Grade Scale

EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescale:Entry3,Entry2andEntry1,whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailable.Learnerswhofailtoreachthe

minimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U).OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3,Entry2andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates.

Results

Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued.

Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresults’informationforeachlearner:

• thegradeforthequalification

• therawmarkforeachassessment

Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable:

• gradeboundariesforeachentryoption.

Untilcertificatesareissued,resultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment.

Alearner’sfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificate.Thequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateas‘OCREntryLevelCertificateinLatin’.

4e. Post-results services

Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable:

• Review of results–Ifyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearner’sresults,centresmayrequestareviewoftheirmoderation.

• Missing and incomplete results–Thisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissing,orthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied.

4f. Malpractice

It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report(inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforlearners,toOCR [email protected].

WhenaskedtodosobyOCR,HeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptly,andreporttheoutcomesto [email protected].



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Thegradesawarded for theEntryLevelCertificate inLatinwillbeatthreelevels:Entry1,Entry2andEntry3.

Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds:

5 Appendices

5a. Awarding of grades

Specification Grade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1

Target 80% 60% 40%

5b. Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9–1) inLatin,althoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent.

5c. Key skills sections

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication, Application of Number, Information Technology, Working with Others, Improving Own Learning andPerformance and Problem Solving at Levels 1.However,theextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilsthe Key Skills criteria at these levels will be totally

dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit.

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKey Skills criteria at Level 1 for each unit.

Unit WwO1

IoLP1

PS1

IT1

R447 ü ü ü ü

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5d. Files

AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinLatinmustsubmitasampleoflearners’filesasevidenceformoderation.Learners’filescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderation.Seesection4afortherelevantentrycodes.

AlltheEntryLevelLatintasksareinternallyassessed.Theyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentre.MarksarethensubmittedtoOCRby15Mayonanannualbasis,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRprocedures.Thepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre.

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderator,centreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest.

Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacrossthecentre’sattainmentrange.Where10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalification,thecentrewillsubmitfilesforalllearners.Filessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails:

• Centrenumber

• Centrename

• Candidatenumber

• Candidatename

• Tasktitle.

Eachlearner’sfileshouldincludeacoversheetwithadetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteria.Iftheworkistobesubmittedelectronically,thiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearner’sfile.

Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearnerinthesample:

• thetwoLanguagetests

• theRomanCulturetasks(s).

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5e. Syntax and Accidence

Verbs

• Theformsofregularverbsinallpersonsinthepresent,imperfectandperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

• Thepresentinfinitiveofregularverbs

• Theformsoftheirregularverb“esse”inthepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

• Theformsoftheirregularverb“posse”inthepresentandimperfecttensesoftheindicativemoodonly

• Standardusesofthepresent,imperfectandperfecttenses

Nouns

• Theformsofthenominative,accusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofregularnounsofdeclensions1–3*

• Standardusesofthenominative,accusativeanddativecases

Adjectives

• Theformsofregular,firstandseconddeclensionadjectives

• Thesuperlativeformsofadjectivescontainedinthevocabularylist(knowledgeofcomparativeformsofadjectivesisnotrequired)

• Agreementoffirstandseconddeclensionadjectiveswithnounsofthesamedeclensions

Pronouns

• Theformsofthenominative,accusativeanddativecases(bothsingularandplural)ofpersonalpronouns

Prepositions

• Thecasestakenbyprepositionscontainedinthevocabularylist*

Conjunctions

• Theuseofconnectiveconjunctions

• Theuseofthecausalconjunction“quod”

• Theuseofthetemporalconjunctions“postquam”and“ubi”

Sentence structure

• Wordorderwithandwithouttheverb“esse”

Direct statements and direct questions

*prepositional phrases using cases other than the accusative appear at the end of the vocabulary list.

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5f. Defined Vocabulary List for Latin Language

In addition to the words printed in the list below, candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following forms:

• superlative forms of all listed adjectives and adverbs• cardinal numbers 1 to 10

Allotherwordsinapassagewillbeglossed.

A

ad +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition to,towards,at

advenio advenire,adveni verb4 arrive

ager m noun 2 field

agricola m noun 1 farmer

amicus m noun 2 friend

amo amare,amavi verb 1 love,like

ancilla f noun 1 slave-girl,slave-woman

aqua f noun 1 water

audio audire,audivi verb4 hear,listento

B

bonus bona,bonum adjective good

C

canis mandf noun 3 dog

cena f noun 1 dinner,meal

cibus m noun 2 food

clamo clamare,clamavi verb 1 shout

clamor m noun 3 shout,shouting,noise

constituo constituere,constitui verb 3 decide

consumo consumere,consumpsi verb 3 eat

cur? indeclinable adverb why?

curro currere,cucurri verb 3 run

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D

do dare,dedi verb 1 give

doceo docere,docui verb 2 teach

domina f noun 1 mistress

dominus m noun 2 master

E

ego pronoun I,me

et indeclinable conjunction and

exspecto exspectare,exspectavi verb 1 wait for

F

fabula f noun 1 story

facio facere,feci verb 3 make,do

femina f noun 1 woman

filia f noun 1 daughter

filius m noun 2 son

fortis forte adjective brave

forum n noun 2 marketplace,forum

H

habeo habere,habui verb 2 have

habito habitare,habitavi verb 1 live

hortus m noun 2 garden

I

ibi indeclinable adverb there

in +accusative(alsousedasprefixwithverbs)

preposition into,onto

inquit verbirregular he/shesays,he/shesaid

intro intrare,intravi verb 1 enter

invito invitare,invitavi verb 1 invite

iratus irata,iratum adjective angry

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L

laboro laborare,laboravi verb 1 work

laetus laeta,laetum adjective happy

laudo laudare,laudavi verb 1 praise

liber m noun 2 book

M

magister m noun 1 teacher

magnus magna,magnum adjective big,large,great

mater f noun 3 mother

mercator m noun 3 merchant

meus mea,meum pronoun my

mitto mittere,misi verb 3 send

mox indeclinable adverb soon

multus multa,multum adjective much,many

N

narro narrare,narravi verb 1 tell,relate

nomen n noun 3 name

nos pronoun we

O

olim indeclinable adverb once,sometimeago

omnis omne adjective all,every

P

paro parare,paravi verb 1 prepare

parvus parva,parvum adjective small

pater m noun 3 father

pecunia f noun 1 money

per +accusative preposition through,along

perterritus perterrita,perterritum adjective terrified

plaustrum n noun 2 wagon

porto portare,portavi verb 1 carry

possum posse,potui verbirregular can,beable

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postquam indeclinable conjunction after,when

primus prima,primum adjective first

prope +accusative preposition near

puella f noun 1 girl

puer m noun 2 boy

pugno pugnare,pugnavi verb 1 fight

Q

quis? quid? pronoun who?what?

quod indeclinable conjunction because

quoque indeclinable conjunction also,too

R

rideo ridere,risi verb 2 laugh,smile

rogo rogare,rogavi verb 1 ask,askfor

Romanus Romana,Romanum adjective Roman

S

saepe indeclinable adverb often

saluto salutare,salutavi verb 1 greet

scribo scribere,scripsi verb 3 write

sed indeclinable conjunction but

sedeo sedere,sedi verb 2 sit

servo servare,servavi verb 1 save,protect,keep

servus m noun 2 slave

solus sola,solum adjective alone,lonely,only,onone’s own

specto spectare,spectavi verb 1 lookat,watch

statim indeclinable adverb atonce,immediately

sto stare,steti verb 1 stand

stultus stulta,stultum adjective stupid,foolish

subito indeclinable adverb suddenly

sum esse,fui verbirregular be

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T

taberna f noun 1 shop,inn

tandem indeclinable adverb atlast,finally

timeo timere,timui verb 2 fear,beafraid

tu pronoun you(singular)

U

ubi indeclinable adverb where?where,when

urbs f noun 3 city,town

V

venio venire,veni verb4 come

via f noun 1 street,road,way

video videre,vidi verb 2 see

villa f noun 1 house,countryvilla

vinum n noun 2 wine

vir m noun 2 man

visito visitare verb 1 visit

voco vocare,vocavi verb 1 call

vos pronoun you(plural)

Prepositional Phrases

in foro intheforum

exforo fromtheforum

Romae atRome

exurbe fromthecity

in aqua in the water

exagris fromthefields

cumamicis with friends

in plaustro inthewagon

in taberna intheshop/inn

Roma fromRome

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