Well said Peggy

 

 

The Examination Office conference is coming up in the next few weeks maybe this is our starting point regarding the issue of opening times for copying papers and the quantities that the examination papers are packed in from the awarding bodies.  We should bring this to the conference and pushed for some action. 

 

It needs the action of both JCQ  and the awarding bodies to assist us all with this nightmare of a task that is not going to get any easier.

 

 

Peggy

 

Peggy Damiani

Head of Exams & External Assesment

Leeds City College

Park Lane Campus, Rm A1.05

Park Lane

Leeds,

LS3 1AA

 

 

That’s a good idea Ros, but with 1200 students I’d have to be in at 5.00 am!  Seriously though, we do need to get to the papers much earlier, if not the day before.  We all have secure storage areas with safes that are inspected ever year, I don’t see why we couldn’t at least do the coloured papers the night before?  When I queried it with AQA, there answer was to start the exams at 9.30!  I agree with the others, maybe these people should come and spend a GCSE English or Maths morning with us so they can see the difficulties.

 

Thanks

 

Joanne Cotton | Student Information Co-ordinator (Exams Invigilation)

Bury College | Woodbury Centre | Market Street | Bury | BL9 0BG
t (0161) 280 8520 | w www.burycollege.ac.uk 
 

 

I agree – this year has been horrible, nearly broken me and I have done the job for donkey’s years.  I have developed an over-reliance on sugar and a swearing habit that may never be undone.

 

I agree with Paula about the early opening of papers.  Do we need to start a petition??!  I think a sliding scale of cohort numbers versus the early opening time allowed would be sensible.  So if you have up to or including 200 candidates, 90 minutes – 400 candidates, 120 minutes – 600 candidates, 150 minutes – or whatever.  We all know JCQ write their regs mainly for schools and what we need is very different. 

 

Any thoughts??

 

 

 

Hi

 

Yes we have exactly the same issues here.  One thing that could help is reviewing the early opening of papers.  The time given to split between up to 50 rooms and copying onto colour paper for many students is very challenging!

 

Paula

 

 

Paula Shrubsole

Exams Team Leader

MidKent College

01634 383050

 

 

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