Cambridge Exams Officers’ Guide

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Key documents for exams officers 2021

Our key documents for 2021 relate to our usual regulations and guidance for administering Cambridge exams. They do not include any changes we have made because of the Covid-19 pandemic. For up-to-date information make sure you are receiving the monthly Cambridge Exams Officer eNewsletter, checking our Covid-19 webpages and reading any supplementary guidance we may produce.

Getting Started Guide
An introduction to administering Cambridge exams. The best place for new exams officers to start.

Cambridge Handbook 2021

Cambridge Handbook (UK Supplement) 2021
The UK Supplement outlines where regulations and guidance for administering our exams are different for our UK centres.

Changes for the 2021 Cambridge Handbook
A list of the main changes and where you can find more information in the Cambridge Handbook 2021.

Administrative Guide: Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQ)
Guidance for exams officers administering Cambridge PDQ exams and assessments.

Administrative Guide: Cambridge Global Perspectives™ (Checkpoint) 2021
Guidance on submitting work and internally assessed marks and accessing result documents for Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary Checkpoint Global Perspectives.

Administrative Guide: Cambridge ICT Starters
Guidance for exams officers administering Cambridge ICT Starters exams and assessments

Administrative guide for subjects using Secure Exchange

Administrative Guide: Preparing and submitting work for Cambridge Global Perspectives
Guidance for preparing and submitting work for Cambridge Global Perspectives using Secure Exchange, and in hard copy for Cambridge International A Level Global Perspectives and Research (9239/04).

Administrative guide for subjects using Submit for Assessment

Administrative guide: Preparing and submitting work using Submit for Assessment
Guidance on preparing and submitting work using Submit for Assessment.