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*urgent*can teachers look through A Level exam answers

Like can they look through students' answers before they're sent off to the exam boards?
Reply 1
Original post by anony708
Like can they look through students' answers before they're sent off to the exam boards?


I highly doubt it, why?
Reply 2
Original post by Skiwi
I highly doubt it, why?

did extremely sh*t and need to know whether I can face my teacher or not :biggrin::biggrin:
Reply 3
Original post by anony708
did extremely sh*t and need to know whether I can face my teacher or not :biggrin::biggrin:

Then im 99% confident the answers no
There is a process of checking the front page of papers before they get sent off to the exam board (to ensure the correct centre number and candidate number has been used, etc.).

If your teacher happened to be one of the people doing this for your exam then in theory they could take a peek at the content of the paper too. However, I'd say it's extremely unlikely that they'd actually do so.
Original post by anony708
Like can they look through students' answers before they're sent off to the exam boards?


Absolutely definitely no. Schools are struggling to recruit invigilators this year, many older people are unwilling to risk covid exposure, so teachers (even subject specialist teachers) are involved in exam invigilation much more than before.

However, https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ICE_21-22_FINAL.pdf
27.3 Scripts are confidential between candidates and the awarding body. They may not be
read or photocopied before they are sent to the awarding body/examiner, unless the
awarding body has stated otherwise.

Teachers are not allowed to read your completed papers.
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what paper was it?
Original post by anony708
Like can they look through students' answers before they're sent off to the exam boards?
Reply 7
Teachers aren't allowed to see the papers until 24 hours after the exam. The completed papers are sent away right after the exam so they wouldn't be able to.
I think schools can request back your papers if they want to use them for teaching. But they'd probably only do this if your mark was especially good, and I was asked for consent before they did this. (and the spec was new) So not something you should worry about.
Original post by Glemon
Teachers aren't allowed to see the papers until 24 hours after the exam. The completed papers are sent away right after the exam so they wouldn't be able to.


That's not true - we had to help with invigilation this year.
Original post by _gcx
I think schools can request back your papers if they want to use them for teaching. But they'd probably only do this if your mark was especially good, and I was asked for consent before they did this. (and the spec was new) So not something you should worry about.

They have to obtain your consent before requesting your completed papers. (And they're not allowed to look at completed papers before they are sent off, nor are they even allowed to look at exam question papers until all the candidates in the school have completed them - even if someone has a clash so the paper happens the following day,)
Original post by Muttley79
That's not true - we had to help with invigilation this year.


That might be the case but that doesn't mean you're allowed to look the through the paper - there's a difference between handing them out and reading them.
Original post by EBluebear
That might be the case but that doesn't mean you're allowed to look the through the paper - there's a difference between handing them out and reading them.


There's no rule that you can't look at the questions. I wouldn;t look at a completed script apart from checking the front page.
Original post by Muttley79
There's no rule that you can't look at the questions. I wouldn;t look at a completed script apart from checking the front page.


Actually there is.
....the question papers must not be released to members of centre staff:
a) until the awarding body’s published finishing time for the paper concerned; or
b) until all candidates within the centre have completed the paper concerned.

Whilst that isn't absolutely explicit, I think it's pretty clear that teachers can't look at the question papers until all the candidates at the centre have completed the exam. The days when teachers were allowed to sneak in to the exam near the start and have a quick look ended about 15 years ago.
Original post by EBluebear
Actually there is.
....the question papers must not be released to members of centre staff:
a) until the awarding body’s published finishing time for the paper concerned; or
b) until all candidates within the centre have completed the paper concerned.

Whilst that isn't absolutely explicit, I think it's pretty clear that teachers can't look at the question papers until all the candidates at the centre have completed the exam. The days when teachers were allowed to sneak in to the exam near the start and have a quick look ended about 15 years ago.


The poster said you had to wait 24 hours - that was what I was challenging. Nothing to stop you looking after the paper has ended.
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Original post by Muttley79
The poster said you had to wait 24 hours - that was what I was challenging. Nothing to stop you looking after the paper has ended.


Only if the exams officer says you can - you may well not be aware of students with clashes who will be sitting it in a later session. The 24 hour rule is a local one used by many centres to prevent teachers pressurising invigilators into letting them have a look when none of them have the full facts to know if it is allowed.

I have a feeling CAIE dies have a 24 hour rule but can't remember for sure.
Original post by EBluebear
Only if the exams officer says you can - you may well not be aware of students with clashes who will be sitting it in a later session. The 24 hour rule is a local one used by many centres to prevent teachers pressurising invigilators into letting them have a look when none of them have the full facts to know if it is allowed.

I have a feeling CAIE dies have a 24 hour rule but can't remember for sure.

Our exams officer always comes to collect the papers so we know if it's OK.

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