The Waddell Report (1978)
School Examinations
Report of the Steering Committee established to consider proposals for replacing the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level and Certificate of Secondary Education examinations by a common system of examining
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1978
© Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland.
PART II - CSG Report
[page 166]
ANNEX A
SCHEDULE I
SUMMARY OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR 12 MONTHS TO .................
[page 167]
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE OF COSTS FOR NON 16+ EXAMINATIONS
[page 168]
SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE OF 16+ EXAMINATION COSTS
[page 169]
SCHEDULE IV
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES WITH COSTS AND VOLUMES OF ACTIVITY
[page 170]
ANNEX B
Table 1
TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF BOARDS EXCLUDING RESEARCH AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
[page 171]
Table 2
16+ EXAMINATIONS EXPENDITURE
[page 172]
Table 3
CSE BOARDS SUBJECT ENTRIES BY MODE
[page 173]
Table 4
CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION - ALL MODES
[page 174]
Table 5
GCE O-LEVELS - ALL MODES
[page 175]
Table 6
16+ EXAMINATIONS - COSTS PER SUBJECT ENTRY FOR CSE BOARDS
[page 176]
Table 7
16+ EXAMINATIONS ONLY - COST PER SUBJECT ENTRY FOR MODE II EXAMINATIONS
[page 177]
Table 8
DETAILS OF RESOURCES
[page 178]
ANNEX C
Form 1
THESE PAPERS WILL BE TREATED IN CONFIDENCE
16+ EXAMINATIONS: COST STUDY GROUP
Notes for all questions are appended
Data for Academic Year 1976-77
Name of HMI ......................... and Accountant ............................
1. No. of pupils on roll
| Year I ...... | Year V ...... |
| Year II ...... | Year VI ...... |
| Year III ...... | Year VII ...... |
| Year IV ...... | Year VIII ...... |
| Total ...... |
2. No. of teaching staff
(a) Full-time no. ..........
(b) Part-time no. ..........
(c) Part-time (FTE) ..........
3. Description of the timetable
4. Summary of teacher deployment for the whole school. Excluding invigilation.
Periods per week
(a) total no. of class teaching periods per week ..........
(b) total no. of non-teaching periods per week ..........
(c) total no. of periods per week ..........
(d) no. of periods in (b) allocated specifically for work in connection with GCE O/CSE examinations ..........
Number of periods within school hours that have been used in the year 1976-77 on:
Periods in the year
(e) work undertaken within the school in connection with GCE O/CSE examinations ..........
(f) work undertaken outside the school in connection with GCE O/CSE examinations ..........
[page 179]
5. Special comments from Headteacher
[page 180]
6. Number of subject entries (Summer 1977)
[page 181]
Form 1 (contd.)
7. Administrative, secretarial and clerical staff
a. total no. of staff (FTE)
b. description of examining duties and estimates of times and volumes
8. Laboratory and workshop technicians, etc
9. Printing and photocopying
10. Telephones
11. Postage
12. Packing
13. Examination materials
14. Payments received in respect of examinations
[page 182]
NOTES FOR COMPLETION OF FORM 1
| 1. Item 1 | (No. of pupils on Roll) |
| Year I denotes 11 year olds |
| Year II denotes 12 year olds etc |
2. Item 2 |
(No. of Teaching Staff) |
| Please base the full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers of part-time staff on the number of periods of attendance |
3. Item 3 |
(Description of the Timetable) |
| Please indicate the number of periods and the length of each in a normal school week eg 35 periods of 40 minutes each |
4. Item 4 |
(Summary of Teacher Deployment) |
| Please extract from a master timetable or from the individual teacher timetables the total class contact and non-teaching periods |
5. (a)-(d) |
periods per week should be recorded |
| (e)-(f) | periods per year (for 1976-77) should be recorded |
6. (e) & (f) |
the number of periods that are actually used because of examination work is required. If possible details of the numbers of teachers receiving them and the reasons e'tc should be noted |
7. (f) |
work undertaken outside the school: this includes, for example, agreement trials, moderation meetings and attendance at examination board subject panel meetings for which the teacher is not paid by the board |
8. Item 5 |
(Special Comments from Head) |
| You may wish to comment on the number of periods spent in invigilation of actual (not 'mock') GCE O/CSE examinations.
In addition the comments may include such items as:
- who organises the examination in the school
- whether a responsibility allowance is given for work in connection
with examinations
- the extent to which colleagues cover for teachers absent on examination business
- whether supply teachers are available when staff attend board panels and meetings
- the number of weeks during which the normal timetable is adhered to
- the length of the examination season
- the incidence and effect of winter examinations
- the effect of administrative practices of the examining boards |
9. Item 6 |
(Number of Subject Entries) |
| The number of all the entries for Summer 1977 Examinations is required. As far as possible the examinations should be fitted into the broad subject headings that have been entered on the form |
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| 10. Items 7-8 | (Administrative, Secretarial and Clerical Staff) (Laboratory and Workshop Technicians etc)
Details of the amount of time devoted to examination matters by the staff are required
eg school clerical assistant spends one week each autumn completing the entry forms or two days on the distribution of the results and certificates; also two days each year are spent typing and duplicating Mode III examination papers:
- subjects were .............., .............. and .................;
- no. of papers were .............., .............. and .................;
- no. of copies were .............., .............. and .................; |
11. Items 9-12 |
(Printing/Photocopying, Telephones, Postage, Packing Costs)
Please record the actual amounts or estimates of these costs. Wherever possible the information should include the cost and quantity eg x copies, x subjects, x letters to examiners etc |
12. |
Where feasible GCE O Level and CSE expenditure should be segregated. (If it is not possible to separate GCE O-from A-level expenses this must be indicated) |
13. |
These items should not include any co stings of staff time |
14. Items 11-13 |
Wherever they are distinguishable costs arlSmg from project/course/practical work should be separated out |
15. Item 13 |
(Examination Materials)
This section should include all the materials used in the examination except those provided by the examination board. They could include, in some cases, answer books, pens and pencils, ordnance survey maps; science specimens, cookery and needlework materials etc. A distinction should be drawn between costs borne by the school and borne by parents (see Note l5 below) |
16. Item 14 |
These will include payments of materials used in examinations but taken home and in some cases payments of fees (eg for double entry) |
[page 184]
16+ EXAMINATIONS: COST STUDY GROUP
Form 2
1. Position in School eg Head of Department ..............................
2. Special Examination Duties ..............................
3. Subjects Taught ..............................
4. Summary of Timetable
Total number of class teaching periods per week
| Year I ...... | Year V ...... |
| Year II ...... | Year VI ...... |
| Year III ...... | Year VII ...... |
| Year IV ...... | Year VIII ...... |
| (a) | Total ...... |
(b) total number of non-teaching periods per week ......
(c) grand total of periods per week ......
Number of non-teaching periods within school hours that have been used in the year 1976-7 on:
(d) work undertaken within the school in connection with GCE O/CSE examinations ......
(e) work undertaken outside the school in connection with GCE O/CSE examinations ......
PLEASE SEE NOTES FOR COMPLETION
[page 185]
5. Total Time (Inside and Outside School Hours) Spent on GCE O Level and CSE Examination Work in Academic Year 1976-77
[page 186]
NOTES FOR COMPLETION OF FORM 2
| 1. | Each member of staff completes a separate form. |
2. Item 3 |
(Subjects Taught)
Please enter your main subject first. |
3. Item 4 |
(Summary of Time-Table)
Work outside school would include - for example - attendance at examination board subject panels, at agreement trials and undertaking necessary field work. |
4. Item 5 |
(Total Time spent on Examination Work)
The purpose of this part of the form is to record the total amount of time (in and out of school hours) you spend on examination duties. The nature of those duties, whether fees and expenses are received etc. |
5. Item 5 |
Exclusion
Time spent on examination work which is an extension of your normal duties (see vertical list of activities) should be recorded. The time spent on examination work for a Board on a purely individual basis eg on marking scripts or discharging the function of a chief or assistant Examiner .must be excluded. |
6. Item 5 |
Horizontal headings
Time in school hours, and time outside school hours: please estimate the annual total of hours. Advance knowledge - whether you know in advance if time is to be spent in school hours.
Receipts of fees or expenses: a YES/NO answer will suffice for expenses but the actual amounts of fees paid would be helpful. |
7. Item 5 |
Vertical heading |
| (a)-(d) | Please exclude 'mock' examinations throughout. |
| (g) | Board courses. These would be run by the Board specifically for teachers whose subjects at their respective schools were examined by a method including internal assessment. |
| (k) | Administration. It would be desirable to know what time is spent on:
(i) Examination Entries
(ii) Arranging the examination time-table, and invigilation, and cover for colleagues.
(iii) Making physical arrangements eg examination rooms' layout.
(iv) Despatching of scripts etc.
(v) Receipt of results, their processing, publishing and statistical analysis. |
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