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The Exam Room

The Exams Office, in partnership with the Cambridge OCR awarding body and the National Association of Examinations Officers, produces a monthly podcast - The Exam Room.The Exams Office also produces podcasts to summarise their monthly updates and to answer queries from members as part of their 'Question Time' series.

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    The Exam Room - Exam Changes training follow-up

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather answer some of the questions raised by delegates during the recent Exam Changes training events about JCQ regulations in their General Regulations for Approved Centres, Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments and Instructions for conducting examinations documents.Additional podcasts will be available in the coming weeks/months to answer additional questions raised during the training.

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    Question Time - CPD

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about CPD, including what CPD is and what exams officers should include in their CPD.Join Jugjit for an analysis of what exams officers could include as part of their annual CPD following JCQ's requirement for exams officers to undertake regular CPD, such as attending an annual update course (General Regulations for Approved Centres, section 5.3c).Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠.

  3. 15

    TEO Member Update - September 2025

    Highlights from The Exams Office September 2025 Member Update.Read the full update at https://www.theexamsoffice.org/monthly-update/.

  4. 14

    Question Time - Cyber security

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about cyber security.Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠.

  5. 13

    Question Time - Post-results services

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about post-results services – including hints and tips in managing and administering them.Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠.

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    TEO Member Update - August 2025

    Highlights from The Exams Office August 2025 Member Update.Read the full update at ⁠https://www.theexamsoffice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/24-25-AUGUST-UPDATE.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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    Question Time - Sharing examination results with third parties

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about sharing examination results with third parties - including parents and carers.Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing ⁠[email protected]⁠.

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    TEO Member Update - July 2025

    Highlights from The Exams Office July 2025 Member Update.Read the full update at http://eepurl.com/jh5oz2⁠⁠.

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    Question Time - Senior Designated Contacts

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about Senior Designated Contacts - why, when, who and how. This is a short episode which explains the requirement for centres to nominate a Senior Designated Contact, or contacts, who may be required to resolve issues during the summer holidays. These can include results-related issues and how to resolve them, so students can receive their qualification results on time.Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing ⁠[email protected]⁠.

  10. 8

    Question Time - Toilet breaks

    Jugjit Chima answers your questions about toilet breaks.Submit questions for our next Question Time episode by emailing [email protected].

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    TEO Member Update - June 2025

    Jugjit Chima shares the highlights from The Exams Office June 2025 Member Update.Read the full update at http://eepurl.com/jfWzN6.

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    The Exam Room - Managing results days

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Nick Hawkins to share hints and tips for managing results days.

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    The Exam Room - Exam sessions - What to do after

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Kirsty Wilson to share hints and tips for what to do after each exam session.

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    The Exam Room - Exam sessions - What to do during

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Kirsty Wilson to share hints and tips for what to do during each exam session.

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    The Exam Room - Exam sessions - What to do before

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Kirsty Wilson to share hints and tips for what to do before each exam session.

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    The Exam Room - Briefing your candidates

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Alexis Wragg to share hints and tips for briefing your candidates.

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    The Exam Room - Training your invigilators

    Hosts Jugjit Chima and Ali Leather are joined by Alexis Wragg to share hints and tips for training your invigilators.

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The Exams Office, in partnership with the Cambridge OCR awarding body and the National Association of Examinations Officers, produces a monthly podcast - The Exam Room.The Exams Office also produces podcasts to summarise their monthly updates and to answer queries from members as part of their 'Question Time' series.

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