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Latest Advice and Guidance on Coronavirus
Update 10th June 2020
Functional Skills English, Maths and ICT – Summer 2020 Exams
We understand that these past few months have been unsettling for you, and with the announcement that the college has had exams for this summer cancelled you may be uncertain how you will achieve your Functional Skills qualifications. The government has been working with exam boards to produce a system which is fair for all and ensures everyone achieves the qualification they deserve this year.
If you were expecting to take a Functional Skills exam between 20 March and 31 July, it means that your grade will be predicted by your lecturer. Processes in place will ensure you are treated as fairly as possible and can get a result and progress onto the next stage of your education or in your work as planned.
How will my grade be calculated?
For each of the different elements of your Functional Skills assessment, e.g. reading, writing, speaking, listening & communicating, mathematics or ICT, the college will be required to submit to City & Guilds (our exam board), the grade that we believe you would have been most likely to achieve if teaching, learning and assessment had continued under normal circumstances. This will be based upon what we know about you, along with your work, achievements and attendance on your course so far. Your lecturers are the ones who know you the best, and are best placed to make an accurate, professional judgement about your level of achievement.
In order to determine your grade, your Functional Skills lecturers have been asked to take into consideration a range of activities such as practice or mock exams, partially or fully completed assignments, your performance in homework or other set work and tasks as well as general progress on your course. Your grade will be approved by the college Principal before it is submitted to the exam board.
City & Guilds will then undertake a process of rigorous quality assurance to check the grades we have submitted and how they have been calculated and use a range of other measures and statistics to make sure everyone is treated as fairly as possible.
Can I see the grades my school or college submits for me?
Unfortunately, you cannot see the grade we have submitted. We have been asked to keep this information confidential until City & Guilds has completed its quality assurance checks and is able to confirm and release final results to your learning provider.
Please don’t ask your lecturers or anyone else at the college to tell you the grades they will be submitting to City & Guilds.
When will I get my results?
Results will be released at the end of July and the college will notify you once they are available.
Please be reassured that, should you be awarded a pass this summer, it will have equal status with those issued at any other time and will have the same value with colleges, universities and employers.
What if I don’t agree with my results?
Due to the sheer volume of results being processed in this unprecedented time, there will not be any appeals of results and the only way to gain a pass would be to take an exam once these become available.
Previous Updates
Update 4th May 2020 - Interview Evening on 9 June 2020
In view of the latest Government advice in relation to COVID-19, the Weymouth College Interview Evening on 9 June 2020 has been cancelled. We will continue to review the situation as regards future face to face interview dates but in the meantime, we are making alternative arrangements to conduct interviews. We will be in touch with any student that has recently applied or been allocated an interview date in due course. Students should monitor the email contact details that they have supplied to us.
Please be reassured that any alternative method of conducting interviews will not jeopardise the opportunity for students to enrol with us. Students should also continue to apply online in the usual way.
Update 21st April 2020 - Interview Evening on 13 May 2020
In view of the latest Government advice in relation to COVID-19, the Weymouth College Interview Evening on 13 May 2020 has been cancelled. We will continue to review the situation as regards future face to face interview dates but in the meantime, we are making alternative arrangements to conduct interviews. We will be in touch with any student that has recently applied or been allocated an interview date in due course. Students should monitor the email contact details that they have supplied to us.
Please be reassured that any alternative method of conducting interviews will not jeopardise the opportunity for students to enrol with us. Students should also continue to apply online in the usual way.
Update 17th April 2020 - Face to Face Teaching
Given the decision by the UK Government to continue in the delay phase of combating the Covid-19 virus, all face-to-face teaching and delivery remains suspended. All students will be contacted and updates posted on this website when this changes.
Online teaching resources have been made available for students wherever possible and students are receiving ongoing guidance from their tutors.
Update 3rd April 2020 - Guidance on summer exam grading received
Update 24th March 2020 - Interview Evening on 23 April 2020
In view of the latest Government advice in relation to COVID-19, the Weymouth College Interview Evening on 23 April 2020 has been cancelled. We will continue to review the situation as regards future interview dates and be in touch with any student that has been allocated an interview date in due course. Students should monitor the email contact details that they have supplied to us.
Please be reassured that this will not jeopardise the opportunity for students to enrol with us as we will make alternative arrangements to conduct interviews, such as by phone. If we do decide to conduct interviews by phone, students will be advised of this in advance. Students should also continue to apply online in the usual way.
Update 17th March 2020 - Face to Face Teaching
Given the decision by the UK Government to move into the delay phase of combating the Covid-19 virus, we have decided to suspend face to face teaching and delivery from Monday 23rd March until the end of term (Friday 3rd April). Online teaching resources will be made available for students wherever possible and students will be given guidance from their tutors.
Update 11th March 2020 - Advice for Places of Education from Public Health England
We are keeping up-to-date on the latest government advice regarding Coronavirus and at present Weymouth College remains open as normal.
Should we need to make alternative arrangements we will ensure all staff, students and parents/guardians are notified.
We are following guidance and instruction from Public Health England and the Local Authority regarding COVID-19/Coronavirus.
Below you will find the current advice for places of education from Public Health England:
You can find the full public Health Guidance here.
The Department for Education have launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:
Phone: 0800 046 8687