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SCHOOL OF XX

COURSE EXAMINATION BOARD (tiered system) FOR XX

Course(s)/Programme(s) (list titles)

Terms of reference

The terms of reference of this examination board will be in accordance with the University’s

General Examination and Assessment Regulations for taught courses, E7.3

Constitution and membership

Members
Chair[i] / [enter name] [enter responsibility]
Deputy Chair[ii] / [enter name] [enter responsibility]
Course/programme Leader(s)
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility] / [enter name]
[enter name]
[enter name]
A representative group of the internal markers of the assessments under consideration by the examination board[iii]
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility] / [enter name]
[enter name]
[enter name]
[enter name]
External examiner(s)[iv]
[enter responsibility]
[enter responsibility] / [enter name]
[enter name]
In attendance[v]
Examination Board secretary[vi] / [enter name]
Academic Services’ Officer[vii]

Examination board dates: [enter date, time and location]

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CEB (tiered system) constitution and membership (AS Sept 2015v1) – date/version

[i]Head of School or nominee

[ii]A Deputy Chair should be named or indicate that the Deputy Chair is selected from a pool of

senior staff and provide names. The Deputy Chair would not attend the exam board unless required –

refer GEAR E2.1.5-2.1.7

[iii]Further guidance is provided as follows:

  • academic staff with a relevant spread of subject knowledge, experience of teaching and

assessment of the course(s) under consideration

  • could include pathway/route/field leader(s), year leader(s), link tutor(s)/mentor(s) and internal professional assessors
  • minimum 3 and maximum 10 members (if not already covered by course/programme leaders)

Where anexam board is held at the end of each semester, they should have the same constitution

and membership and where a member is only required for a particular exam board this should be

highlighted

[iv]For a course examination board in a tiered system this may be the Course External Examiner or

Chief External Examiner.

[v]The Chair of the examination board can approve the attendance of a member of staff for

developmental purposes who would attend the board as an observer;

[vi]Can be named and replaced without (re)approval by the Sub-committee for Assessment

[vii] A representative from Academic Services is entitled to attend the examination board as an observer, nominated by the Registrar and Secretary (or nominee), and would normally be drawn from the Quality and Standards division. A name does not need to be specified on the constitution and membership.

Note:

  1. The constitution and membership of each examination board are approved annually on behalf of the Academic Board by the Sub-committee for Assessment (SCA).
  2. Once approved by SCA, the constitution and membership of an examination board is fixed. Any subsequent revisions to the constitution and members of an examination board must be recommended by the Chair of the School Board of Study for approval by the Chair of the Sub-committee for Assessment (or nominee).
  3. For the constitution of examination boards at partner FECs, refer GEAR E7.1.3