Examination Invigilator Inset

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Examination Invigilator Inset
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Spotting mistakes in an examination area
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Two desks are together

• Only allowed if examination materials demand it
  and then candidates must sit sufficiently far
  apart so that work cannot be seen by other
  candidates.

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Not everyone facing the front

• Not allowed, all candidates should face the same
  direction only exception being where a drawing
  board or easel is used. Then candidates must sit
  in an inward facing circle.

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Clock not working

• Important to have clock working spare batteries
  in invigilator box

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Pencil case not see through

• This must be removed as any pencil cases taken
  into the examination area must be transparent.

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Mobile phone on desk

• Confiscate until end of examination stress at
  beginning of examination that mobile phones are
  not allowed

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Examination notices not present

• If these are missing, there should be some spares
  in the invigilator box

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Scenarios
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Candidate wants to go to the toilet after 1 hour
of a 2 hour paper
Invigilator accompanies student to and from
examination area extra time should be allowed
see JCQ page 14, 14.2
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Mobile phone goes off

• This should not happen.
• See JCQ checklist for invigilators page 11,10
  Starting the examination.
• JCQ Appendix 1 Any mobile phone must be switched
  off.
• The only mobile phone permitted in the
  examination area should belong to the invigilator
  and only switched on if required.

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Fire alarm goes off

• Instructions are to ask candidates to stop
  working, making a note of the time.
• Wait until someone comes in and informs you of
  the next step
• If it is a false alarm, then candidates are not
  disrupted too much
• If evacuation becomes necessary, please ask
  candidates to leave by the nearest exit, and
  follow the instructions given.

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People talking noisily outside the examination
area

• One invigilator goes out and quietly asks people
  to move away

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Asthma attack

• Invigilator removes candidate from examination
  area to be dealt with outside
• If sole invigilator, call for assistance as
  previously detailed

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Wasp in the examination area

• Use your initiative
• If it is not causing a disruption leave it
• If a candidate has a fear of wasps, try to swat
  it or spray it with insect repellent

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Candidate asks for help - wants to know the
meaning of a word

• No assistance can be given
• JCQ page 12, 10.5
• The invigilator must not offer any advice or
  comment etc.

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Candidate has wrong paper and has just noticed

• Remove wrong paper and replace with correct one
• Start timing again
• This may have been avoided by following JCQ page
  11, 10.3

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Candidate still writing after you have told them
to stop

• Tell them personally
• You must stop writing now
• Warn of consequences of continuing