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Most qualifications in computer studies and computer science in the UK include a group work component. Employers consider team working and communications skills as essential for potential employers, and the group project is seen as a vehicle for developing these skills in students. A problem arises however when the individual assessment of student contribution to the group is required. This paper explores the ways that are currently used to allocate individual grades to a student, and proposes an alternative approach. Facilitated peer assessment is a process that supports students in their own decision making in a way which extends the learning opportunity into and through the assessment exercise. It provides an equitable distribution of marks in a way that is congruent with the pedagogical objectives of the group work exercise.