Running exams

Before each exam check that you and your invigilators are ready.

• Is the exam room set up correctly?
• Do you have the right question papers and candidate materials?
• Do you have the right attendance register?
• Do you have the right number of invigilators?
• Do you have a tested method of calling for assistance?
• Do your candidates know where they need to be and when?
• Do you know what to do when:
  • your candidates enter the room?
  • your candidates are seated?
  • a candidate asks a question during the exam?
  • the exam finishes?

Meet regularly with your invigilator team to talk through any issues and to make sure they are recording any incidents.

If you need to use a supplementary attendance register, add a cover sheet to candidate's script or inform us of an incident, please complete and return the relevant form:

Supplementary Attendance Register - Exam Day - Form 1 (PDF, 251KB)

Supplementary Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet - Exam Day - Form 2 (PDF, 151KB)

Supplementary Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Foreign Languages: Exam Day - Form 2a (PDF, 151KB)

Late Arrivals - Exam Day - Form 3 (PDF, 963KB)

Access Arrangements Cover Sheet - Exam Day - Form 4 (PDF, 1002KB)

Comments on the Exam - Exam Day - Form 8 (PDF, 571KB)

Question Paper Packet opened in error - Exam Day - Form 11 (PDF, 636KB)

Reporting an Unauthorised Entry - Exam Day - Form 12 (PDF, 982KB)

Supplementary Answer Booklet - Exam Day - Form 13 (PDF, 220KB)

Read the section on how to conduct exams in the Cambridge Handbook to make sure you feel confident about running our exams in your school.

Resources

There are a number of useful resources on this page, including instructions for what to say to candidates before and after an exam, and an exam day checklist to help make sure you are ready for each exam and that you are following all our regulations.