Saw AQA examiners marking papers sitting in Caffe Nero!

So I'm walking down the High Street in my town and happen to glance in the window of Caffe Nero, and I see a guy opening an envelope marked AQA PRIORITY DELIVERY. This gets me curious, and when I walk back down the street the other way I look in again, to see him and a woman straightening piles of those purple JCQ answer booklets! Firstly, having spent 2 years trying to learn how to write in a way that will impress "the examiners", it's nice to know that they're putting the same effort in, sitting there with a bloody Caramelatte or whatever... secondly, um, hello, data protection? Is this normal practice?

Meh.

Reply 1

cowsgoquack

16

So?

You want them to sit in exam conditions in a hall with a desk 1m away from anything else?

Reply 2

nolongerhearthemusic

13

I don't think you're meant to do it in a public place? I remember one of my teachers talking about doing it on the train, and having to hide the fact they were doing it.

Edit:
http://escapeteaching.com/exam-marking.html

"You are not allowed to do any marking in a public place. Public places include trains, car parks and schools. "

Reply 3

Aeolus

2

Those Heathens!!!!!!!!

Reply 4

rainbow drops

17

There was a thread about an examiner having been seen marking OCR French papers on the train this time last year. I agree, it seems so irresponsible. If it were me I would mark them in a room with no other distractions.

Reply 5

cowsgoquack

16

nolongerhearthemusic

I don't think you're meant to do it in a public place? I remember one of my teachers talking about doing it on the train, and having to hide the fact they were doing it.

oh right! deffo call the police then.

Reply 6

cowsgoquack

16

rainbow drops

There was a thread about an examiner having been seen marking OCR French papers on the train this time last year. I agree, it seems so irresponsible. If it were me I would mark them in a room with no other distractions.

LOL

Reply 7

victoire

12

I saw someone marking on the tube once. I was tempted to stop and see what subject it was, slip them a £20 or something.

Reply 8

Nick_000

16

cowsgoquack

LOL

To be fair, I wouldn't want an examiner distracted by a blueberry muffin and a low fat latte.

Reply 9

terpineol

14

Christ, humans marking papers, whatever will be next?

Robot hamsters invigilating practical exams?

Reply 10

Kuriso

1

Should have found out if they had one of your papers

Reply 11

Moronic Acid

11

Melz0r

So I'm walking down the High Street in my town and happen to glance in the window of Caffe Nero, and I see a guy opening an envelope marked AQA PRIORITY DELIVERY. This gets me curious, and when I walk back down the street the other way I look in again, to see him and a woman straightening piles of those purple JCQ answer booklets! Firstly, having spent 2 years trying to learn how to write in a way that will impress "the examiners", it's nice to know that they're putting the same effort in, sitting there with a bloody Caramelatte or whatever... secondly, um, hello, data protection? Is this normal practice?

Meh.

that's your fault for being dumb enough to think that handwriting impresses examiners

Reply 12

explosions hurt

12

cowsgoquack

LOL

HAHAHA oh wait, the person has a valid point.

Reply 13

rainbow drops

17

Seriously

what's so 'lol' about that? Quite a few of my teachers mark exams and some of them have said that they find it hard to do even in the staff room at college... I really wouldn't want the examiners that mark my papers to be doing it in public or on transport or whatever, though that may just be me.