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If exams officers need to contact JCQ regarding exams administration related queries, please email centresupport@jcq.org.uk to ensure that both parties have a written record – for other queries see contact details here

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JCQ updates

Refer to the Exams Office section of the JCQ website where you will find the most essential JCQ documents which will help you in your role as an examinations officer. This section has been structured in line with the key activities of the exam cycle, ranging from key dates, access arrangements, conducting exams to results and post results services.

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Videos and Infographics

Centres delivering JCQ member awarding body qualifications which come under common arrangements must conduct exams and assessments in accordance with JCQ’s regulations, guidance and instructions which include:

Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (last published 13 August 2022)

A guide to the special consideration process (last published 1 September 2022; revised 18 October 2022)

Note that any queries regarding special consideration must be directed to the relevant awarding body and not to JCQ

General Regulations for Approved Centres (last published 13 August 2022)

Instructions for conducting examinations (ICE) (last published 17 August 2022; revised 25 October 2022)

Instructions for conducting coursework (last published 13 August 2022)

Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments (last published 17 August 2022)

Suspected Malpractice Policies and Procedures (last published 1 September 2022; revised 7 February 2023)

Note that any malpractice reports must be directed to the relevant awarding body and not to JCQ

The Exams Office invited to join the Independent Commission into Malpractice…

Following the JCQ’s announcement in July 2018 of the launch of an independent industry-led Commission into examination malpractice chaired by Sir John Dunford, The Exams Office confirmed they would be contributing to the work of the Commission

The Exams Office was the only Exams Officer representative organisation invited to join the Commission

Report of the Independent Commission on Examination Malpractice (published 10 September 2019)

Independent Commission into Malpractice (July 2018)

JCQ 2023/24 publications

These include:

Key Dates – November 2023 (published March 2023)

JCQ 2022/23 publications

Below is a useful overview of publications as made available by JCQ on its website for 2022/23. For all the most essential JCQ documents, please visit the Exams Office area of the JCQ website here

Notice to Centres – Release of results June 2023 examinations (published March 2023)

Infographic Hints and tips for exam officers – Entries (published March 2023)

Infographic – helpful tips for processing special consideration applications (published March 2023)

Infographic – Key reminders for exams officers (published February 2023)

Infographic – Key reminders: access arrangements and special consideration

Overview of the access arrangements and reasonable adjustments process for centres accepting private candidates (published January 2023)

FAQs – contingency arrangements, January 2023 examination series (published January 2023)

Infographic – The journey of a question paper through the centre

Infographic – Starting times for examinations and supervising candidates

Notes for users of the JCQ results tables – GCSE November 2022 Series (published 12 January 2023)

Case studies of disabled candidates with significant difficulties to assist SENCos and senior leaders (published December 2022)

A series of Infographics (published November 2022)

Overview of evidence requirements for access arrangements
25% extra time
26% to 50% extra time
Computer reader/reader
Scribe

Key Dates – June 2023 (published 1 November 2022)

Information for candidates documents– Effective from September 2022 (published October 2022)

Information for candidates – Social Media

Suspected Malpractice Policies and Procedures 2022-2023 (published September 2022)

JCQ Forms M1, M2, M3 2022-23

A guide to the special consideration process 2022/23 (published September 2022, revised October 2022)

JCQ/ME Form 14 Self-certification for candidates who have missed an examination

Online forms (published August 2022)

Guidance notes for overnight supervision of candidates with a timetable variation 2022/23
Guidance notes – Alternative Site arrangements 2022/23
Guidance notes – Centre Consortium arrangements 2022/23
Guidance notes – Transferred Candidate arrangements 2022/23
Guidance notes – Very Late Arrival Form 2022/23

Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments 2022-2023 (published August 2022)

Effective from 1 September 2022 (published August 2022):

Notice to Centres – Informing candidates of their centre assessed marks

Notice to Centres – Sharing NEA material and candidates’ work

Instructions for conducting examinations 2022-2023 (published August 2022)

Effective from 1 September 2022 (published August 2022):

Instructions for conducting GCSE & GCE Modern Foreign Languages & Irish Listening examinations

Checklist for invigilators (for written examinations)

JCQ Pre-Series Checklist, Exam Day Checklist, After the exam checklist, Exam Materials Receipt Log – Point of Delivery, Exam Materials Receipt Log – Exams Officer

Notice to Centres – The people present

Information for candidates documents – Effective from 1 September 2022 (published August 2022)