Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many qualified A-level examiners were employed by the (a) Oxford, Cambridge and RSA, (b) Edexcel and (c) Assessment and Qualifications Alliance boards (i) this year and (ii) in each year since 1997. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualified A-level examiners were employed by the (a) Oxford, Cambridge and RSA, (b) Edexcel and (c) Assessment and Qualifications Alliance boards (i) this year and (ii) in each year since 1997. [74622] Mr. Miliband: I set out below the number of qualified A-level examiners employed by each awarding body in the years in question. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Edexcel Assessment and Qualifications Alliance Legacy A level Curriculum 2000 Legacy A level Curriculum 2000 Legacy A level Curriculum 2000 AS/A2 AS/A2 AS/A2 1997 1565 2368 n/a 1998 2206 2468 n/a 1999 2181 2578 n/a 2000 1977 2789 5074 2001 1828 3169 -- 4255 -- 7580 2002 5826 4863 7200 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. OCR was the only awarding body able to supply a breakdown between the examiners marking the legacy A level and the Curriculum 2000 assessments in 2001. AQA was unable to provide details of the examiners employed in the years 1997 to 1999.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 390 c760W;390 c762W; 74622
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Assessments Qualifications Staff Standards AQA GCE A-level Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations Edexcel
Contains statistics: Yes
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