One of the more significant changes in the Joint Council for Qualification’s (JCQ) Instructions for Conducting Examinations guidance for the 2016/17 academic year is the requirement for a roving invigilator to be utilised where a candidate is sitting an examination on a one-to-one basis and the invigilator is additionally acting as a practical assistant, a reader and/or a scribe.
Many centres are unaware that a roving invigilator is performing more than a mere cursory check on the examination room and the candidate and the adult present in the room acting as a reader, scribe or practical assistant. In fact, the role of the roving invigilator is to enter the examination room and observe the conduct of the invigilator.
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