BTEC courswork and moderation help please!

for BTEC level 3, Do teachers decide which pieces of coursework are sent in order to be moderated or are all the coursework pieces sent for moderation?

Also, if it was found that the teacher's marking wasn't up to scratch, will the students be penalized despite believing that they had a certain grade?

Thanks

The moderators typically ask for a sample of the work from students that they select from a sample of the units completed. If work fails the moderation then that is the final grade.. A lot of teachers complain to the students about the moderation deadline.. Though usually the work itself gets moderated midyear.. Prevents people from losing grades due to poor marking.

I wouldn't worry about the moderation.. Unless the work you produce is unsatisfactory.. Would you believe it to be unsatisfactory?

Thank you for the response. My teachers have never mentioned anything about moderation deadlines. I'm still a little confused, are the samples that are given random by candidate? will the students still be downgraded even if it was the fault of the teacher that he/she couldn't do his/hers job properly?

I put a lot of effort into my coursework but i'm a worrier and always consider what could go wrong!