Best Practice

An end-of-year examinations review

There are six reasons why every school should review their ‘exams year’. Jugjit Chima explains and offers some further advice

Now the summer exams series has come to a close, the senior leadership team should be aware of the pivotal role played by their exams officer in helping to support students and teachers over recent weeks.

However, it should not be assumed that your exams officer is only engaged in activity over the summer months.

There is no respite for these often underestimated members of staff, as they prepare for results day(s) and the inevitable appeals and enquiries about results, before planning for 2015/16 assessments and exams.

Exams office staff will also need to be up-to-date with reforms across qualifications and all subject areas – the exams officer role is both complex and demanding.

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