What is the Unit Award Scheme? How can your students gain recognition for studying knife crime, learning to live independently, or illustrating a story book? Adrienne Nichols, AQA’s head of UAS, explains why this acknowledgement of achievement is so valuable in centres like special needs schools, pupil referral units, and youth services, as well as mainstream schools too.

<p>What is the Unit Award Scheme? How can your students gain recognition for studying knife crime, learning to live independently, or illustrating a story book? Adrienne Nichols, AQA&rsquo;s head of UAS, explains why this acknowledgement of achievement is so valuable in centres like special needs schools, pupil referral units, and youth services, as well as mainstream schools too.</p>

How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? 
Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.

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