Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Friday, 27 June 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 July 2014 (named day). It was answered by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 7 July 2014 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Pearson VUE

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received regarding Pearson VUE's delivery of QTS numeracy and skills tests.

Answer: There have been representations made by individuals and candidates regarding Pearson VUE’s delivery of the skills tests. These representations have been in relation to technical issues encountered by candidates at the time of sitting the test and requests for appeals where candidates feel there have been exceptional circumstances which should result in another attempt at the test in question being permitted. All representations of this nature are fully investigated by the Standards and Testing Agency.

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