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Examination boards in the United Kingdom

Index Examination boards in the United Kingdom

Examination boards in the United Kingdom (sometimes called awarding bodies or awarding organisations) are the examination boards responsible for setting and awarding secondary education level qualifications, such as GCSEs, Standard Grades, A Levels, Highers and vocational qualifications, to students in the United Kingdom. [1]

49 relations: Academic degree, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, Associated Examining Board, Business and Technology Education Council, Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge Pre-U, Certificate of Secondary Education, City and Guilds of London Institute, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment, Durham University, Edexcel, England, Entry Level Certificate, Examination board, GCE Advanced Level, GCE Ordinary Level, General Certificate of Education, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Higher (Scottish), Higher School Certificate (England and Wales), Joint Council for Qualifications, Joint Matriculation Board, Local government in Wales, Midland Examining Group, NEAB, Northern Ireland, Ofqual, Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations, Pearson plc, School Certificate (United Kingdom), Scotland, Scottish Examination Board, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Secondary education, Standard Grade, United Kingdom, University, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, University of London, University of Oxford, Victoria University of Manchester, Vocation, Wales, WJEC (exam board).

Academic degree

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, normally at a college or university.

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Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

AQA (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) is an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Associated Examining Board

The AEB (Associated Examining Board) was an examination board serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1953 until 2000.

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Business and Technology Education Council

The Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) is a provider (existing as part of Pearson Education Ltd) of secondary school leaving qualifications and Further education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge Assessment International Education (or simply Cambridge, formerly known as CIE - (University of) Cambridge International Examinations) is a provider of international qualifications, offering examinations and qualifications to 10,000 schools in more than 160 countries.

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Cambridge Pre-U

The Cambridge Pre-U is a school leaving qualification from Cambridge International Examinations that is an alternative to the current A Level qualification.

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Certificate of Secondary Education

The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) was a subject specific qualification family, awarded in both academic and vocational fields in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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City and Guilds of London Institute

The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom.

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Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) is a Non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department of Education (Northern Ireland).

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Durham University

Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, North East England, with a second campus in Stockton-on-Tees.

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Edexcel

Edexcel (known as Pearson - London Examinations in Malta) is a multinational education and examination body owned by Pearson.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Entry Level Certificate

The Entry Level Certificate (ELC) is a qualification offered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Examination board

An examination board (or exam board) is an organization that sets examinations, is responsible for marking them, and distributes results.

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GCE Advanced Level

The A Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education.

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GCE Ordinary Level

The O Level (Ordinary Level; official title: General Certificate of Education: Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education.

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General Certificate of Education

The General Certificate of Education (GCE) is a subject specific family of academic qualifications that awarding bodies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Crown dependencies and a few Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore, confer on students.

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General Certificate of Secondary Education

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification, generally taken in a number of subjects by pupils in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Higher (Scottish)

In the Scottish secondary education system, the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

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Higher School Certificate (England and Wales)

The Higher School Certificate (HSC) was an educational attainment standard qualification in England and Wales, established by the Secondary Schools Examination Council (SSEC).

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Joint Council for Qualifications

The Joint Council for Qualifications, (commonly referred to as JCQ) is a council acting as a single voice for the seven largest qualification providers in the UK offering GCSE, GCE, Scottish Highers and vocationally related qualifications: AQA, CCEA, City & Guilds, Edexcel, OCR, SQA and WJEC.

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Joint Matriculation Board

The Joint Matriculation Board of the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham (JMB), sometimes referred to as the Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board (NUJMB), was an examination board, operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland between 1903 and 1992.

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Local government in Wales

Since 1 April 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 single-tier principal areas for local government purposes.

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Midland Examining Group

The Midland Examining Group (MEG) was an examination board, operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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NEAB

NEAB (Northern Examinations and Assessment Board) was an examination board serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1992 until 2000.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Ofqual

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams and tests in England and, until May 2016, vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland.

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Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations

OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is an examination board that sets examinations and awards qualifications (including GCSEs and A-levels).

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Pearson plc

Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London.

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School Certificate (United Kingdom)

The United Kingdom School Certificate was an educational attainment standard qualification, established in 1918 by the Secondary Schools Examinations Council (SSEC).

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Examination Board

The Scottish Examination Board (SEB) was the academic examination board for Scottish schools from 1961 to 1997.

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Scottish Qualifications Authority

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA; Gaelic: Ùghdarras Theisteanas na h-Alba) is the executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for accrediting educational awards.

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Secondary education

Secondary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale.

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Standard Grade

Standard Grades (Ìre Choitcheann) were Scotland's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years, which were replaced with Scottish Qualifications Authority's National exams as part of the major shake up of Scotland's education system as part of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework overhaul.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University

A university (universitas, "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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University of Bristol

The University of Bristol (simply referred to as Bristol University and abbreviated as Bris. in post-nominal letters, or UoB) is a red brick research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) is a not-for-profit non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge, which operates under the brand name Cambridge Assessment.

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University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a Russell Group university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England.

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University of London

The University of London (abbreviated as Lond. or more rarely Londin. in post-nominals) is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Victoria University of Manchester

The former Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester, was founded in 1851 as Owens College.

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Vocation

A vocation is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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WJEC (exam board)

WJEC / CBAC, formerly the Welsh Joint Education Committee (Cyd-bwyllgor Addysg Cymru), is an examination board providing examinations, professional development and educational resources to schools and colleges in Wales, England and Northern Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examination_boards_in_the_United_Kingdom

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