How professional are our professional bodies – the differences in admittance procedures

Attempts to indicate good practice within national examining boards and professional bodies with various GCSE and A level boards, considering the codes of practice issued by the QCA. Covers setting the paper, the role of the chief examiner, consistent marking standards, the examining team, co‐ordination of marking standards, and post marking checks. Suggests that the procedures are quite robust and other examining boards and professional bodies have begun to emulate these procedures which should reassure the general public regarding quality.