Resources provided to support the administration of private candidates through the exam cycle

 

A private (external) candidate may be a part-time student, a person taking a distance learning course or a person being tutored privately or home educated.

 

How do private candidates impact upon the exams officer?

Awarding bodies do not accept entries directly from candidates – private candidates will therefore approach approved centres directly. It may be a centre’s policy to offer a service to private candidates – the exams officer will therefore be accepting and making entries, hosting exams and issuing results for these candidates.

Guide, checklist and templates

To access, login to The Exams Office Hub and go to the Key Documents area

Documents published each September

PLANNING

  • A GUIDE TO MANAGING PRIVATE CANDIDATES 

A guide for exams officers on the private candidate process and the issues to consider when accepting private candidates

  • PRIVATE CANDIDATE: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORM TEMPLATE

Provides a way of dealing with initial enquiries from a potential private candidate and collecting preliminary information and entry details

ENTRIES

  • PRIVATE CANDIDATE: PROVISIONAL ENTRY CONFIRMATION TEMPLATE 

Provides a way of confirming provisional entry information to a prospective private candidate

PRE-EXAMS

  • PRIVATE CANDIDATE: FINAL EXAM INFORMATION TEMPLATE

Provides a way of informing a private candidate of the arrangements in place for exam(s)

  • PRIVATE CANDIDATE: CHECKLIST TEMPLATE

Provides an example checklist to track the administrative process for a private candidate

The Exams Office takes no responsibility for any outcomes in centres as a result of the information provided on our website, The Exams Office Hub or within our documentation. It is the responsibility of schools/colleges to apply this information as they deem necessary within their own centre. You should always contact/refer to the relevant awarding body for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding their qualifications.