Exams

Modified on Mon, 23 Feb at 5:14 PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Exams

Engage Package

Engage Teaching - Enhancement

What is the purpose of this course?

To import and review exam data and allocate pupils for exams

Who is the course aimed at?

System Administrator, Exams Officer and Director of Studies

½ Day (3 Hours)

Are there any prerequisites?

Permission to edit the Exams Module

Permission to use the DMS Exams folder

Access to Exam Basedata

Fees Module enabled to use full Exam Fees integration

Room information entered in Engage to allow the creation of Exam Seating Plans

Installed the A2C Migration Application for data transfer

The Teacher role (plus any other role required by the school) will require access to Read Exam Results on the Staff Portal

Important

Please note non-UK schools/exam centres can use the exams module if the boards they use are JCQ compliant. Please note CIE (Cambridge International Exams) is not available for non-UK schools/exam centres. JCQ compliant exam boards are AQA, OCR, Pearson, and WJCE.

Please be aware that the course is designed to equip you with the skills to manage this area of the system effectively. It is important that you allow sufficient time and resource to implement the setup after the training has taken place. In many cases this will need to be completed before progressing to another stage of the system.

Component/ScreenPurposeIt is essential that you bring the following information to the training session
Exam Master DataSet Exam Defaults,
Access Arrangements and
Exam Rooms

Set up Broadsheet definitions
School Postcode and Exam Centre Number(s)
Import Exam DataImport base dataAccess to base data
View Examination DataView Exam Options, Components and Disallowed CombinationsExamples of exams being taken at the school
Setup Exam Fee InformationAllocate uplifts to Base Exam fees for percentage or fixed amountsSchool Exam pricing policy
Create Exam CandidatesAssign Candidate Numbers and UCIs
Make pupils candidates for a specified exam year
List of Candidates including those with existing Candidate Numbers/UCI Numbers
View Exam CandidatesReview candidates allocated to a specific exam year 
Allocate Exams to CandidatesAllocate/de-allocate exams to candidatesCurriculum classes set up
View Exams Allocated to CandidatesReview exams allocated to candidates 
Exam SeatingCreate Exam Seating Plans and assign candidates to desksPlans of exam room layouts and seating plans options
Creating Submission and Amendment FilesCreate Submission and Amendment Files 
Managing Results DataImport results
Review results via the Portals
Review results via reports
 
Examination ReportsView and print reports including exam entry confirmation and results 

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