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Over 40 exams officers and senior leaders joined us in Dubai on 12 & 13 November 2024 for our annual International exams officer/senior leader training event.
The two-day training event focused upon exam changes for the 2024/2025 academic year and good practice, hints and tips to help you manage and administer examinations in your centre, with particular attention paid to key tasks which need to be undertaken from November to February.
We would like to thank the senior leadership team and exams officer at The Aquila School (Alexis Cheneau-Chateau) for their support in hosting the 2024 event.
All delegates attending this exams officer/senior leader training also received a free membership to The Exams Office until July 2025 for their centre (including full access to the website and Online Portal), and a copy of the Instructions for conducting examinations booklet.
The Exams Office will be staging training sessions for international exams officers and senior leaders with overall responsibility for examinations/assessments during November 2025. The dates and locations for these events will be announced in spring 2025.
INTERNATIONAL EXAMS OFFICER/SENIOR LEADER TRAINING 2025
The Exams Office will be hosting exams training for overseas centres during November 2025. The dates and locations for these events will be listed below during spring 2025
Dates: TBC
Locations/venues: TBC
Cost: £795 (£495 for an additional delegate from the same centre). This includes refreshments and lunch on both days
Dress code: Casual
Travel and accommodation: It is the responsibility of delegates to arrange their own travel and accommodation - this is not included within the delegate rate.
Registration (Day 1 only): From 8am
The delegate rate includes:
- Access to The Exams Office website to 30 July 2026 (Memberships are activated once the invoice is paid in full)
- A copy of the General Regulations for Approved Centres and Instructions for conducting examinations publication
2024 training content
Day 1
Timings: 9.15am (Welcome & Introductions) to 4.00pm (Close)
- Understanding exam regulation changes for the 2024/2025 academic year (AQA and Pearson AS, A Level and GCSE qualifications)
- Our team of exam experts will support delegates in interpreting the changes and the impact of these changes upon their centre
- Delegates will also have an opportunity to discuss regulation changes with fellow delegates and consider how to implement these within their centre
- There will also be a focus on areas of concern from the summer 2024 exam series
Day 2
Timings: 9.15am to 4.00pm
- Understanding exam regulation changes for the 2024/2025 academic year (AQA and Pearson AS, A Level and GCSE qualifications)...continued
- Our team of exam experts will support delegates in interpreting the changes and the impact of these changes upon their centre
- Delegates will also have an opportunity to discuss regulation changes with fellow delegates and consider how to implement these within their centre
- There will also be a focus on areas of concern from the summer 2024 exam series
- Stakeholder update for the 2024/2025 academic year
- The Exams Office update
- Focus on specific areas of exams administration ahead of the summer 2025 exams series including:
- Artificial intelligence in assessments
- Briefing candidates, parents/carers and centre staff
- Policies and Procedures
- Evaluating, recruiting and training your invigilators