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Exam review generatorQuestion and answer options for centres
Your departments
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeExam review name: Free text box Free text box Free text boxDate or year: Select date Select date Select dateAdd department name: Free text box Free text box Free text box
1. Statistics
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegePlease confirm your centre’s preferred terminology:
Department School Faculty
Department Faculty
Department Faculty
I want to review these qualifications: (select tab)
All qualifications GCSE GCE Functional skills Diploma
All qualifications GCSE GCE Functional skills Diploma
All qualifications GCSE GCE Functional skills Diploma
Total candidate entries – enter the total number of candidates entered for exams and assessments, by department:
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Total component/module/unit entries – enter the total number of component/module/unit entries, (total = number of candidates on the course x number of modules/units in the review period
Question 11-16 11-19 FE college+ number of resits): Entry fees charged – enter the total amount charged in entry fees, by department OR enter the total amount charged in fees for all entries:
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Late entries – enter the total number of late entries, by department OR enter the total number of late entries:
Number boxes Number boxes Number boxes
What caused this level of late entries?
Teaching staff not providing the required information
Administration problems and errors
Pupil transfer Change of tier Pupils changing their minds Resits Late coursework Problems relaying information Senior leadership team's
decision to delay Late decisions on a pupil’s
ability
Teaching staff not providing the required information
Administration problems and errors
Pupil transfer Change of tier Pupils changing their minds Resits Late coursework Problems relaying information Senior leadership team's
decision to delay Late decisions on a pupil’s
ability Other (please specify)
Teaching staff not providing the required information
Administration problems and errors
Pupil transfer Change of tier Pupils changing their minds Resits Late coursework Problems relaying information Senior leadership team's
decision to delay Late decisions on a pupil’s
ability
Late entry fees charged – enter the total amount charged in late entry fees, by department OR enter the total amount charged in late entry fees:
Number boxes Number boxes Number boxes
Unexpected entries – enter the total number of unexpected
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeentries, by department OR enter the total number of unexpected entries:Why were these entries unexpected?
Internal administrative problems or errors
Pupil transfer Lack of senior leadership team
support for exams office deadlines
Other (please specify)
Internal administrative problems or errors
Pupil transfer Lack of senior leadership team
support for exams office deadlines
Other (please specify)
Internal administrative problems or errors
Pupil transfer Lack of senior leadership team
support for exams office deadlines
Other (please specify)Unexpected entry fees charged – enter the total amount charged in entry fees for unexpected entries, by department OR enter the total amount charged in entry fees for unexpected entries:
Number boxes Number boxes Number boxes
Access arrangements – enter the total number of access arrangements by type (total = number of candidates requiring the access arrangement X number of subjects they needed the access arrangement in):
Extra time Readers Scribes Practical assistant Word processor Transcripts Prompters Sign language interpreters Modified papers Alternative accommodation Bilingual translation Controlled
assessment/coursework extension
Early opening of papers Vision aids, amplification
Extra time Readers Scribes Practical assistant Word processor Transcripts Prompters Sign language interpreters Modified papers Alternative accommodation Bilingual translation Controlled
assessment/coursework extension
Early opening of papers Vision aids, amplification
Extra time Readers Scribes Practical assistant Word processor Transcripts Prompters Sign language interpreters Modified papers Alternative accommodation Bilingual translation Controlled
assessment/coursework extension
Early opening of papers Vision aids, amplification
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegestudy independently, but makes an entry and takes an exam at an approved centre.
Does your centre allow private candidates?Private candidates – If yes, how many?
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2. Exam staff developmentStaff numbers
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeEnter the total number of non-teaching staff involved by department/function for the current academic year OR enter the total number of non-teaching staff involved in the exam cycle:
Exams office Centre administration Learning support Invigilators
ORNumber box
Exams office Centre administration Learning support Invigilators
ORNumber box
Exams office Centre administration Learning support Invigilators
ORNumber box
Exams office staff training
How many staff days were spent on exams office training during the year?
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Who were the training providers? QCDA Awarding body Local authority Examination Officers'
Association Other (please specify)
QCDA Awarding body Local authority Examination Officers'
Association Other (please specify)
QCDA Awarding body Learning and Skills Council Examination Officers'
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeGive an effectiveness rating for each of the following organisations in terms of their support and role as a knowledge base Select from drop down menu(Poor, Weak, Satisfactory, Good, Excellent)
QCDA Examination Officers'
Association Awarding bodies Other exams officers Local authority Management information
service (MIS) provider MIS support group
QCDA Examination Officers'
Association Awarding bodies Other exams officers Local authority Management information
service (MIS) provider MIS support group
QCDA Examination Officers'
Association Awarding bodies Other exams officers Learning and Skills Council Management information
service (MIS) provider MIS support group
Exam material delivery
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeWere arrangements for the secure receipt and storage of exam papers, exam scripts and other confidential exam material effective?
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
If no, what improvements need to be made?
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Secure package collection
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeDid the secure package collection service work effectively and in line with set procedures?
Yes No Mostly
Yes No Mostly
Yes No Mostly
If it did not, or mostly did not, what improvements need to be made?
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeGive an effectiveness rating for the hardware available to the exams office Select from drop down menu(Poor, Weak, Satisfactory, Good, Excellent)
PCs Printer Scanner Fax Optical mark reader (OMR)
PCs Printer Scanner Fax Optical mark reader (OMR)
PCs Printer Scanner Fax Optical mark reader (OMR)
What additional or upgraded hardware is needed?
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Software
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeGive an effectiveness rating for the software available to the exams officeSelect from drop down menu(Poor, Weak, Satisfactory, Good, Excellent)
Microsoft Office Internet Email MIS Electronic data interchange
(EDI) Anti-virus software Other
Microsoft Office Internet Email MIS Electronic data interchange
(EDI) Anti-virus software Other
Microsoft Office Internet Email MIS Electronic data interchange
(EDI) Anti-virus software Other
What additional software or upgrades are needed?
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Support
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeWas IT support available for all incidences of system failures and network downtime?
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeWas the arrangement of exam rooms successful?
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
If not, why not? Free text box Free text box Free text box
10. Problems
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeBelow is a list of problems that occurred during the exams season, including cause,resolutions and future approach to mitigating these problems.(Give brief details)
Free text boxes covering:o Problemo Causeo Resolutiono Future approach
Free text boxes covering:o Problemo Causeo Resolutiono Future approach
Free text boxes covering:o Problemo Causeo Resolutiono Future approach
11. Executive summary
Question 11-16 11-19 FE collegeThis is an area where you can add a summary of your exam cycle experience:(A sample summary is provided. This can be adapted)