This is exactly how we run this here. If students take mobiles into the
exam room, they are placed (with named sticker attached) on a table at the
front of the room in the care of the invigilators. Messy, but works.
Jean
At 16:14 11/01/2005, you wrote:
>The JCQ regulations state 'if unauthorised items have been taken into
>the examination room, such items are placed out of reach of candidates
>before the examination commences' Pg 13 item 9.3 and (10.2.3). We
>currently instruct candidates to ensure their mobiles are switched off
>and not on answer machine service, to be placed in their bags or
>alternatively handed to the Invigilator if they do have have a bag.
>
>A number of centres operate this way and at our centre it works well.
>Banning mobiles does not work as we found out a couple of years ago when
>the awarding bodies introduced the ban. I think they thought better of
>it when receiving numerous complaints from Exam Officers and brought in
>the above. You will make a rod for your own back by banning them.
>
>The notice to candidates, item A3 which states mobiles are not allowed
>into the examination room conflicts with the JCQ regulations which does
>not help centres. We did have an inspection visit yesterday and the
>Inspector was 'au fait' with mobiles being in the examination room as
>long as they were not with the candidate.
>
>Hope this is of help.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The FE Exams Network mailing list
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cath Smith
>Sent: 11 January 2005 12:55
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Mobile phones
>
>Could I ask how other colleges are dealing with the problem of mobile
>phones.
>
>When we sent out the statements of entry for January exams we also
>included a letter from the College informing students that they could
>not bring mobile phones into the exam room and clearly telling them that
>the would be subject to the College disciplinary procedure if they did
>so. This was in addition to the Joint council warning to candidates
>that was also included.
>
>Before the start of this mornings exam I asked the students in they had
>a phone in their bag and was met with a wall of silence. After asking
>them again they began to hand over their phones, in total I took in over
>40 phones.
>
>All of the students were issued with a warning by the college and I now
>fear that in future they will not own up to having a phone in their bag,
>pocket etc.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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