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Welcome to the new CCEA shop for teachers of Northern Ireland's GCSE ICT, available throughout the UK as a recognised GCSE qualification.  These resources are designed to save teachers hours of re-inventing the wheel, provide support to teachers who are teaching this BRAND NEW specification with controlled assessment for the first time from September 2010 and to support students in their production of controlled assessment.

Samples below can be freely downloaded for evaluation purposes.  Full inspection copies are available by placing an order with a 14 day evaluation and return period.

Purchase instructions are given below.  Please use the order form to ensure all necessary information is sent with your order. 

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GCSE ICT - everything you need to prepare for and teach the controlled assessment units

BRAND NEW - Unit 2 Task 1 (Website) Controlled Assessment Pack  - £43.99 (site licence) - ORDER NOW
This product is similar to that above for task 2 but also includes a set of model answers for the real controlled assessment (for teachers only).  The answers to the similar but different task are presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme if it was a different task.  Students then need to create their own website for e-art for the controlled assessment.  If you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different tasks free of charge.  This pack includes:

• a clarified set of instructions so that students can better understand the task being asked of them
• a template that can be used by students to to help structure their design, evidence and evaluation, with guidance for what they should be writing about
• a similar but different task including instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to how to complete the task in order to help build up students' skills ready for the real controlled assessment task
• the answers to the similar but different task, presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme, although a different task
• checklists that can be used by students as part of a self-assessment or peer-assessment process for checking they have met all the requirements of the controlled assessment and that they have included all the necessary evidence.
• answers to the real controlled assessment which will help teachers to understand the requirements of the tasks and see an example of how the answers can be presented - only to be used by teachers
• if you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different answers free of charge.

The model answers provided for the real controlled assessment are a sample and a guide.  It is impossible to confirm they will achieve 100% of the marks, but they will help teachers to understand how to do the tasks.  The sample model answers for the real controlled assessment are not available to students and must not be made available by teachers to students - they are for teachers only.  However, all other documents including the similar but different answers can (and should) be shared with students.
Download Sample Pack (this is for evaluation purposes only and does not include all files)

BRAND NEW - Unit 2 Task 2 (Game) Controlled Assessment Pack  - £43.99 (site licence) - ORDER NOW
Most students have never experienced creating a game, and nor have most teachers.  This pack includes a skills building resource in the form of "similar but different tasks" including sample answers, clarified instructions to show students what (not how) to do for this task, a template to help students structure their design and evaluation and a checklist to help both students and staff check that all that is required has been completed.  The similar but different tasks include instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to what has been done together with comprehensive guidance notes.  The answers to the similar but different task are presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme.  Students then need to create their own game for the controlled assessment.  If you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers free of charge.  Buy this and get Unit 2 Task 1 for £33.99 (£10 off).  This pack includes:

• a clarified set of instructions so that students can better understand the task being asked of them
• a template that can be used by students to to help structure their design, evidence and evaluation, with guidance for what they should be writing about
• a similar but different task including instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to how to complete the task in order to help build up students' skills ready for the real controlled assessment task
• the answers to the similar but different task, presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme, although a different task
• checklists that can be used by students as part of a self-assessment or peer-assessment process for checking they have met all the requirements of the controlled assessment and that they have included all the necessary evidence.
• if you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different answers free of charge.

The answers provided are a sample and a guide.  It is impossible to confirm they will achieve 100% of the marks, but they will help teachers to understand how to do the tasks. 
Download Sample Pack (this is for evaluation purposes only and does not include all files)

Unit 1 Task 1 (Database) Controlled Assessment Pack  - £28.99 (site licence) - ORDER NOW
This pack includes:

• a similar but different task including instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to how to complete the task in order to help build up students' skills ready for the real controlled assessment task
• the answers to the similar but different task, presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme, although a different task
• checklists that can be used by students as part of a self-assessment or peer-assessment process for checking they have met all the requirements of the controlled assessment and that they have included all the necessary evidence.
• answers to real controlled assessment which will help teachers to understand the requirements of the tasks and see an example of how the answers can be presented - only to be used by teachers
• if you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different answers free of charge.

The model answers provided for the real controlled assessment are a sample and a guide.  It is impossible to confirm they will achieve 100% of the marks, but they will help teachers to understand how to do the tasks.  The sample model answers for the real controlled assessment are not available to students and must not be made available by teachers to students - they are for teachers only.  However, all other documents including the similar but different answers can (and should) be shared with students.
Download Model Answers Sample (actual answers blocked out due to confidentiality of controlled assessment)
Download Sample of similar but different tasks
Download Sample of similar but different database (Access 2003 format - compatible with 2007 and 2010)
Download Sample of student checklists

Unit 1 Task 2 (Spreadsheet) Controlled Assessment Pack  - £28.99 (site licence) - ORDER NOW
This pack includes:

• a clarified set of instructions so that students can better understand the task being asked of them
• a template that can be used by students to to help structure their evaluation, with guidance for what they should be writing about
• a similar but different task including instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to how to complete the task in order to help build up students' skills ready for the real controlled assessment task
• the answers to the similar but different task, presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme, although a different task
• checklists that can be used by students as part of a self-assessment or peer-assessment process for checking they have met all the requirements of the controlled assessment and that they have included all the necessary evidence.
• answers to the real controlled assessment which will help teachers to understand the requirements of the tasks and see an example of how the answers can be presented - only to be used by teachers
• if you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different answers free of charge.

The model answers provided for the real controlled assessment are a sample and a guide.  It is impossible to confirm they will achieve 100% of the marks, but they will help teachers to understand how to do the tasks.  The sample model answers for the real controlled assessment are not available to students and must not be made available by teachers to students - they are for teachers only.  However, all other documents including the similar but different answers can (and should) be shared with students.

There is no sample available for this product.  See the sample for Unit 1 Task 1 or place an order with a free 14 day evaluation period.

Unit 1 Task 3 (Presentation) Controlled Assessment Pack  - £21.99 (site licence) - ORDER NOW
This pack includes:

• a clarified set of instructions so that students can better understand the task being asked of them
• a template that can be used by students to to help structure their design, evidence and evaluation, with guidance for what they should be writing about
• a similar but different task including instructions with screenshots to give guidance as to how to complete the task in order to help build up students' skills ready for the real controlled assessment task
• the answers to the similar but different task, presented as if they were being submitted for the real controlled assessment and would meet all of the criteria in the mark scheme, although a different task
• checklists that can be used by students as part of a self-assessment or peer-assessment process for checking they have met all the requirements of the controlled assessment and that they have included all the necessary evidence.
• answers to the real controlled assessment which will help teachers to understand the requirements of the tasks and see an example of how the answers can be presented - only to be used by teachers
• if you purchase this product, you will also receive the original documents used to create the answers and similar but different answers free of charge.

The model answers provided for the real controlled assessment are a sample and a guide.  It is impossible to confirm they will achieve 100% of the marks, but they will help teachers to understand how to do the tasks.  The sample model answers for the real controlled assessment are not available to students and must not be made available by teachers to students - they are for teachers only.  However, all other documents including the similar but different answers can (and should) be shared with students.

There is no sample available for this product.  See the sample for Unit 1 Task 1 or place an order with a free 14 day evaluation period.

How to Purchase

Before purchasing, you may try before you buy for 14 days.  However, if you choose not to buy then you must acknowledge via email that you have destroyed the resources you have evaluated.  To receive evaluation copies of documents, send an email to ccea@paullong.net together with an order form.

To make a purchase, please download an order form and email ccea@paullong.net.  Postal address is available upon request from recognised institutional email addresses (ie not hotmail, yahoo, gmail etc).  Payment should be made within 14 days by cheque or 21 days by BACS.  Official purchase orders are accepted from schools and colleges - please include an email address for delivery of products. 

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Terms and Conditions

All samples provided on this website are for evaluation purposes only and must not be used in the classroom.

Many documents are provided in an editable format so that the school can include its own logos or alter the documents to their own needs.  However, the author retains the copyright and as such the (c) symbol and author's name should remain on the documents.

The documents provided do not guarantee good results - they are documents that can be used to assist the teacher with teaching and assist the learner with learning.  They should not be used as self-teach documents, they require teacher input.

Coursework guidance documents have been used successfully before.  However, it is each centre's responsibility to ensure that all criteria are met, that plagiarism is not taking place, that each candidate produces their own individual work and that the work is marked accurately.

This is not an official CCEA site and the resources are not officially endorsed by CCEA.