Hi Mike
Apologies for the delayed response.
So sorry to hear your news and totally gobsmacked about the decision your senior managers have taken. This proves again that they have no understanding about what we do and the huge responsibilities associated with our roles.
Support staff are seen by the rest of the college as people who should just do as they are told and never question teaching areas. Within the support roles Exams and Student Data are at the bottom behind HR, Finance and Estates classed as being easily replaceable, non specialist staff who just sit entering data all day. HR asked why we were being so fussy about recruiting a new exams assistant as the local agency has loads of data inputters on their books!
We sat here yesterday and discussed what would happen if our curriculum areas organised their own exams. Utter Chaos!
Give 'em hell Mike and good luck!
Regards
Tony
Bedford College
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From: The FE Exams Network mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Swann
Sent: 28 March 2013 16:21
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Subject: Exams department made redundant
Hi all, first I would like to say happy Easter Then I would like to say beware. This college has decided and issued its proposal to close the exams department in full. All exams work will be placed in to curriculum.
Please can I ask that if there are or you know of any colleges out in the big wide world that do not have a dedicated exams officer or no exams officer at all.
If you have any view as to the above please can you respond ASAP so that I can reiterate it to the head of this centre as I Firmly believe she has made a drastic error of judgment.
If you do not reply may I take the time to thank you for your support over the past six years and wish all of you the best for the future (especially administering the functional skills exams :) Please watch your backs as quality (so I'm am being told) is not important, just the pennies count.
Thanks
Mike Swann
Exams Manager (redundant)
Huntingdonshire Regional College
01480 379117 ( in work from Wednesday for a few days) LoL
Thanks
Mike Swann
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