Fair Assessment Policy

Ayurva has in place the necessary systems and procedures to allow the provision of access arrangements including reasonable adjustments. These reflect the needs of individual learners while also ensuring that the assessment continues to enable a valid, reliable and consistent judgement to be made about the achievement of all Standards against the stated assessment criteria.

Ayurva’s policy of access to fair assessment ensures that all Assessment Tasks/assessment activities undertaken by learners are:

• Reliable
• Valid
• Fit for purpose
• Transparent
• Recognise and respect equality, diversity and inclusion
• Use appropriate language for assessment tasks
• Include a variety of assessment strategies

There are procedures in place which underpin this statement and are translated in practice.

Ayurva will ensure that all:

Tutors/Assessors:

• Undertake an induction which includes the principles of assessment and understand criterion referenced assessments relevant to the awarding bodies we work in partnership with.
• Record the outcomes of all assessment activities.
• Provide clear, constructive and developmental feedback to all learners mapped against achievement of the criteria set out in the Assessment Tasks for each Component.
• Plan assessment strategies and the timing of assessments so as not to unnecessarily overburden learners or to discriminate against particular groups of learners.

The writers of assessment materials will:

• Produce assessment activities and Assessment Tasks with due regard to the equality and the diversity of learners.
• Ensure that Assessment Tasks allow for the generation of evidence in diverse ways.
• Ensure that they use appropriate language at a level suitable to the Component.
• Review Assessment Tasks on an annual basis and as part of the quality cycle.