Resources provided to support the administration of private candidates through the exam cycle
A private (external) candidate may be a part-time student, a person taking a distance learning course or a person being tutored privately or home educated.
How do private candidates impact upon the exams officer?
Awarding bodies do not accept entries directly from candidates – private candidates will therefore approach approved centres directly. It may be a centre’s policy to offer a service to private candidates – the exams officer will therefore be accepting and making entries, hosting exams and issuing results for these candidates.
Guide, checklist and templates
These are annually reviewed/updated and published each September
PLANNING
- A GUIDE TO MANAGING PRIVATE CANDIDATESÂ
A guide for exams officers on the private candidate process and the issues to consider when accepting private candidates
- PRIVATE CANDIDATE: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORM TEMPLATE
Provides a way of dealing with initial enquiries from a potential private candidate and collecting preliminary information and entry details
ENTRIES
- PRIVATE CANDIDATE: PROVISIONAL ENTRY CONFIRMATION TEMPLATEÂ
Provides a way of confirming provisional entry information to a prospective private candidate
PRE-EXAMS
- PRIVATE CANDIDATE: FINAL EXAM INFORMATION TEMPLATE
Provides a way of informing a private candidate of the arrangements in place for exam(s)
- PRIVATE CANDIDATE: CHECKLIST TEMPLATE
Provides an example checklist to track the administrative process for a private candidate
The Exams Office takes no responsibility for any outcomes in centres as a result of the information provided on our website, The Exams Office Hub or within our documentation. It is the responsibility of schools/colleges to apply this information as they deem necessary within their own centre. You should always contact/refer to the relevant awarding body for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding their qualifications.
