New Exams Officer Training

Exams Training, in conjunction with OCR, deliver two courses during each academic year which are designed specifically for new exams officers – Actions for Autumn and Spring into Summer.

New exams officers are strongly encouraged to attend both courses.

These are suitable for new exams officers, exams assistants or those requiring a ‘refresher course’. The primary focus of this training is General Qualifications (GCSE/GCE), although the good practice, hints and tips apply to all qualifications.

These courses provide a step-by-guide to the key tasks which you will need to undertake in your new role (see below for a more detailed agenda/content).

All courses contain a range of table-based activities to aid understanding, share good practice and network with colleagues.

Subject matter experts from The Exams Office, in conjunction with OCR Customer Support staff, are responsible for course content and delivery. They have experience as exams officers, members of SLT, devising and delivering DfE exams policies and initiatives, leading government exams support field teams, and creating good practice exam guides which are followed by more than 5000 schools/colleges. They will be available throughout the day to answer your questions.

All events start at 09:00 (registration from 08:30) and finish by 16:00

Delegate information - Q&As and video footage

Please download the questions and answers from the Actions for Autumn 2024 training events across all venues:

• Questions and Answers (AfA 2024) - all events

Video footage of the Manchester Actions for Autumn event is available within The Exams Office Hub under the Training videos section.

Please download the questions and answers from the Spring into Summer new exams officer and senior leader 2025 training events across all venues:

• Questions and Answers (SiS & SLT 2025) - all events

Delegate poll results - Spring into Summer 2025

During the 2025 Spring into Summer training events, new exams officers were asked a range of questions relating to their role. The results can be downloaded from the spredsheet below:

• Poll results (Spring into Summer 2025) - overall
• Poll results (Spring into Summer 2025) - per venue/regional breakdown