September
September 2006
In this month's email...
- Exams office training this autumn
- New standardised key dates
- Enquiries about results
- Field support team success
- Key stage 3 ICT test
Exams office training this autumn
The NAA is providing free one-day training courses for exams officers this autumn. Each course will include a choice between a full overview of the exam cycle for new exams officers and a range of in-depth sessions for established exams officers. Dates and venues are:
Liverpool (city centre) 3 October
London (city centre) 5 October
Bristol (city centre) 6 October
Newcastle (outskirts) 12 October
Birmingham (outskirts) 13 October
Leeds (city centre) 1 November
Manchester (city centre) 2 November
Birmingham (outskirts) 8 November
London (city centre) 24 November
Peterborough (outskirts) 28 November
Secure your place by following the link below or by filling in the reply card on your postal invitation, which you should receive this week.
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New standardised key dates
Over 60 key dates have been standardised across the awarding bodies for 2006-2007. We are delighted to bring you this result of the ongoing collaboration between the NAA and awarding bodies. The newly standardised key dates include:
- base data release dates for GCE, GCSE, GNVQ, AEA and VCE exams
- GCSE entries and access arrangements deadlines for November exams
- GCSE results date for November exams.
- Download the JCQ document detailing the new standardised key dates [pdf no longer available]
- Find these and all other key dates in the online key dates calendar.
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Enquiries about results: deadline to reach awarding bodies is 20 September
Did you know that all five unitary awarding bodies now accept EAR requests online through their secure sites? Submitting EARs online can save you time, storage space and postage costs. Your field support officer can show you how to use the online forms.
Visit the awarding body websites for more information:
- Read good practice advice about managing post-results services
- Download the JCQ Post-results services booklet. [pdf no longer available]
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Field support team success
The NAA field support team continues to make a big impact in centres, with 94 per cent of all exams officers surveyed in July 2006 telling us that they find contact with their field support officer valuable. All exam centres in England have a field support officer assigned to support them in administering general qualifications exams.
If you are new to the exams office, your local field support officer will be happy to guide you through what to expect in the first few weeks of the role.
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Key stage 3 ICT test: are you prepared?
The online key stage 3 ICT test is due to become statutory in May 2008. If your centre administers key stage 3 tests, it will benefit exams office staff, students, teachers and network managers to pilot the ICT test in 2007 before it becomes statutory. The NAA will be sending all key stage 3 schools a guide to preparing for and running the test. Headteachers will receive copies for all staff members who will be involved in running the tests - look out for yours.
- Find out more about the key stage 3 ICT test. [link is of main section]
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