Some extra notes on the evidence you collect How big should your portfolio be? There's no guide as to how much evidence you should collect. However, it's quality not quantity that's important. So, a huge portfolio doesn't necessarily meet all the criteria. Your tutor/teacher may give you an evidence checklist to help you get an idea of what's required. If there's no checklist available, make one yourself by referring to the QCA Key Skills Standards - Parts A and B. You'll find help on Standards and how to compile checklists in our section on Understanding Standards. Once you've produced your checklist, discuss it with your tutor/teacher, so that they can help you ensure your list covers all the requirements. Plastic wallets Don't use plastic wallets, unless certificates (or other valuable documents you don't want to hole-punch) are placed in the portfolio as evidence. Plastic wallets add weight and bulk to the portfolio and are irritating when an assessor is trying to read multi-page documents and has to remove and then replace them. Feedback on your work When your work is ready to be marked, ask your tutor/teacher to look at it. They will give you guidance and feedback, and tell you where you could make improvements. Every so often, your tutor/teacher will want to check your whole portfolio and write a feedback report on your progress (with action points). Feedback reports are also evidence, so you should keep them in your portfolio after you've actioned them. You might also email work to your tutor or teacher for marking, as new ICT standards ask for this. In turn, you might also receive feedback by email from your tutor/teacher. Printouts of the emails should be kept as evidence and filed in your portfolio. Before handing your portfolio to your tutor/teaching for marking, take time to double-check that your evidence page numbers are in sequence. | 
