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T he relationship of Examination Boards with Schools and Colleges : a historical perspective Kathleen Tattersall, Chair, Ofqual Cambridge Assessment Network, 3 June 2008 Early Boards: University Links Guidance on standards Setting

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The relationship of Examination Boards with

Schools and Colleges : a historical perspective

Kathleen Tattersall, Chair, Ofqual

Cambridge Assessment Network, 3 June 2008

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Early Boards:

University Links

  • Guidance on standards
  • Setting of syllabuses, examinations, responsible for marking
  • Emergence of School Certificate and GCE
  • Accountable to Universities

Teacher Involvement

  • On Board committees, Councils
  • Advisors on practical issues
  • (Later) trusted to assess their students
  • Consortium moderation
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CSE Boards:

 “Teacher Control”

  • Guardians of standards
  • CSE Grade 1 = GCE O-level pass standards

 Modes of examining

  • Board provided – Mode 1
  • School provided – Mode 3

 Philosophical differences

  • Roles/relationships between teachers and Board officials

 Teacher judgement and/or statistics  Regionalism

  • CSE and GCE
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Teacher Assessment:  Course work  Moderation

  • Consortium, inspection, statistical

 Controls  Where have all the Mode 3s gone?  Training for assessment

  • Who provides, when, who pays?
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Radical changes to the system  National Curriculum Entitlement  National Standards  Fewer Awarding Bodies  Competition and Performance Tables  Shift of responsibilities from LEAs  Withdrawal of Universities  Greater control from Government and its agencies  National strategies and targets

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Whatever happened to professional engagement?

 of Teachers  of LEAs  of Universities  of Awarding Bodies?

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Questions to be addressed?

 How do we re-engage the professionals?  How do we underpin the quality of the system?  How do we engender public trust in the system?

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Public sector management

Managerialism Professionalism Source of legitimacy Hierarchical authority Expertise Goals/objectives Efficiency/profit Effectiveness/technical competence Mode of control Rules/compliance Trust/dependency Clients Corporate Individuals Reference group Bureaucratic superiors Professional peers Regulation Hierarchical Collegial/self-regulation (Exworthy and Halford, 1999)