Guidance for External Exam Candidates

General Documents

Links to guidance documents from JCQ (the Joint Council for Qualifications, representing UK Examination Boards)

JCQ Document Library

 

HMSG Exams Officer (DJC) particularly recommends the following documents:

Notice to candidates for written exams

Warning to candidates for written exams VERY IMPORTANT - just one page

Possession of unauthorised material is breaking the rules, even if you do not intend to use it, and you will be subject to penalty and possible disqualification.

Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration, including use of bi-lingual translation dictionaries

Notice to candidates - Coursework Assessment

Notice to candidates - Controlled Assessment

Mobile Phones

Exam Boards

AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance)

EdExcel (Edexcel Limited)

OCR (Oxford, Cambridge, and RSA)

WJEC/CBAC (Welsh Joint Education Committee)