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Invigilation examples

The invigilation strategies outlined in these worked examples are based on real schools' approaches to the implementation of the contractual change on invigilation. They are designed to reflect the range of implementation strategies which schools are adopting following the introduction of the statutory contractual change, which came into effect on 1 September 2005. The strategies are not designed to be exclusive, nor prescriptive.
Example invigilation strategies
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A mix of external invigilators and existing support staff. Strategies developed through the school's remodelling process

Large secondary school
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Mixed team of temporary invigilators supervised by new senior invigilator post

Large secondary school
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Extended hours for existing school support staff: MDAs

Voluntary aided high school
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Deployment of existing school support staff

Large primary school
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Mix of existing support staff and external appointments

Large mixed 13-18 upper school
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Appointment of office manager as examinations supervisor, overseeing a team of external invigilators

Semi-rural Beacon secondary school
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Extended contractual hours for midday assistants

Country town secondary school
Strategy:

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Mixed team of temporary invigilators supervised by new senior invigilator post

Community high school
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Extension of 11-plus external invigilation team

Girls' secondary school
Strategy:

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Mixed team of existing school support staff and external appointments

Inner-city secondary school