Systems
Follow the links below to learn more about the systems you will need to use as an exams officer.
Getting ready for results
Results for the main summer season of exams are issued each August, with A Level results typically issued mid-August, and GCSE results following a week later.
Results are released to centres the day before the official results day on what is known asrestricted results release day. Centres use this day to prepare results for learners and prepare data and reports for staff before the official results days.
Results, data and reports can only be shared with learners and centre staff on the official results dates and not on the restricted results release dates. Only Exams Officer staff and your Head of Centre should have access to results on the restricted results dates. You will likely need to set a results embargo in your MIS that restricts viewing results to the Head of Centre and Exams Officer staff on the day of the restricted results release.
You will also need to provide your learners with details of the post-results services, such as access to scripts and reviews of marking. such as available to them.
After results have been issued
After results are given to your learners, you can then submit requests for post-results services. Post-results services cover clerical re-checks, reviews of marking, reviews of moderation, access to scripts, and appeals. Details of these services can be found in the post-results area of our website, and in the JCQ document post-results services.
The outcome of a clerical re-check or review of marking, could be that a student’s marks or grade stay the same, go up, or go down. It’s very important that students understand this, and that you have a system in place to get their consent before submitting a request for a clerical re-check or review of marking. You cannot get consent before results are published; it must be done on a case-by-case basis after results are issued.
The JCQ Post-Results Services guide has useful information about consent, and templates of candidate consent forms that you can use. Students must also give their written consent before a centre can request their script(s).
Useful Links
Below are some links to websites you may find useful as general sources of information and support, and we would recommend signing up for their updates.
DfE – Department for Education.
JCQ – Joint Council for Qualifications.
Ofqual – The Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.
The Exams Office – The Exams Office provides training, conferences and support for a yearly fee.
AQA – the pages below on our website are visited regularly by our exams officers: