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I am procrastinating with marking! So, Amanda - at University of Gloucestershire it is indeed the "Head of School or Head of Subject" that Chairs the assessment boards for their own School / Subject. I have never noticed - in 25 years - any bias/ dodgy dealing. Incidentally - separate issue/ 'soap box' - all of our exam boards (internal and external) are paperless/ electronic.......a small contribution to sustainability. James James Derounian BSc (Hons) MPhil MRTPI FHEA FILCM Visiting Professor (Faculty of Health and Wellbeing) at the University of Bolton, Principal Lecturer in Community Engagement and Local Governance, Course Leader Applied Social Sciences, National Teaching Fellow, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ Tel. 01242-714562 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Social Sciences Blog: https://uniglossocialsciencesblog.wordpress.com/ Visiting Fellow Edge Hill University Institute for Public Policy and Professional Practice Honorary Fellow Birmingham University (Third Sector Research Centre) Silver rating for teaching excellence Source: Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017 From: External examiners discussion forum <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Amanda Ostermann Sent: 21 December 2018 10:27 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Question: Chairs of assessment/exam boards Dear Colleagues It's the last official working day of the year here, may I offer a very brief quiz to mark the occasion? At UWL we currently task the Head of School or Head of Subject to Chair the assessment boards for their own School / Subject. We're discussing whether or not this could be a potential conflict of interest. So far, no External has commented unfavourably on this. I'd be delighted to have input from you on: 1. Practice in your institution 2. Your views on potential conflicts Please do feel free to email me privately if you want to keep this off the discussion forum; I will be happy to post an anonymised summary if anyone is interested in the outcomes. Very grateful for your views on this. Wishing a very happy Winter Solstice and Christmas for those who celebrate and a good break for all Best Wishes Amanda Amanda Ostermann Senior Assistant Registrar University of West London 8th Floor Villiers House Ealing, W5 2NU +44 (0)208 231 2759 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EXTERNAL-EXAMINERS&A=1