§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what procedures are in place to ensure consistency of marking for AS levels(a) within and (b) between examination boards. [1959]
§ Mr. TimmsThe procedures to ensure the consistency of marking of AS levels within awarding bodies are contained in the GCSE and GCE A/AS Code of Practice. A copy of this document, published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and its counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland, has been placed in the House of Commons Library. The QCA monitors compliance with this Code of Practice. It also looks at consistency between awarding bodies on a sample basis each year. In addition, the QCA has established an international panel of experts to review the QCA's arrangements for maintaining A level standards against best practice.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils have entered for the AS level examination this year. [1960]
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§ Mr. TimmsThe total number of students who have entered to sit the AS level examination in England and Wales will not be available until the autumn. However, there have been over 800,000 subject entries for AS examinations this summer. Many students will have entered for more than one subject.