Press Release

Date: Friday 10 August 2001 (NR/18/01)

EXAMS HELPLINE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

As results day approaches Northern Ireland’s exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), is setting up a helpline for students and their parents.

The helpline will be in operation from 9.00 am until 5.00 pm week days from Monday 13 until Friday 24 August. The helpline telephone number is: (028) 9026 1260. Queries can also be made via e-mail on helpline@ccea.org.uk

CCEA Chief Executive Gavin Boyd explained the helpline’s purpose:

Our helpline staff will be available to deal with a range of queries on GCSE, GCE A and AS examinations and Key Skills. We can answer questions on what grades mean, CCEA's re-checking and re-marking services and how to request copies of your marked scripts. We’ll do our best to answer any query and if we can’t, we’ll do our best to put callers in touch with someone who can.

This year for the first time for all our exams, students will be able to request copies of their marked examination papers following issue of results. Information about this scheme is available in schools and on the CCEA website. However, if students or parents wish to have clarification on any related matter our staff will be glad to help.

For A Level students we also offer a unique accelerated remarking service. A Level students will be able to have their scripts re-marked, if they wish, and a reply provided by Friday 31 August. This is particularly helpful for students hoping for university or college places.

Frequently asked questions can also be accessed via the CCEA website. For GCSE examinations – www.ccea.org.uk/faq/gcse-faq.htm   For GCE examinations – www.ccea.org.uk/faq/gce-faq.htm

CCEA EXAMS HELPLINE

  • All GCE A Level, AS and Key Skills results will be available to candidates on Thursday 16 August 2001.
  • CCEA GCSE results will be available to candidates on Tuesday 21 August 2001.
  • GCSE results from other boards will be available on Thursday 23 August 2001.

Unfortunately there are some areas the CCEA helpline will not be able to cover:

  • University/College entrance requirements – callers should contact the appropriate University/College directly;

  • Career prospects – callers should contact their nearest Training and Employment Agency office, local job centre or school careers officer;

  • Qualifications for entrance to professional bodies or other career requirements – callers should contact their local Training and Employment Agency, local job centre or school careers officer;

  • Training available after leaving school – callers should contact their nearest Training and Employment Agency, local job centre or school careers officer;

  • Job opportunities or job availability – callers should contact their nearest Training and Employment Agency, local job centre or school careers officer.

 

Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk

ENDS

 

Note to Editors

CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.

CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"

What we do

CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.

Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.

Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.

Awarding Qualifications

– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.

- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.