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LINSEY ARMSTRONG-SMITH: Exams at Shiplake College
In this special pre - exam season episode, we chew the fat about all things exams with super experienced Exams Officer Linsey Armstrong-Smith. Linsey shares how she found her way into her current role at Shiplake College in Oxfordshire, what she thinks are the skills and mindset needed to thrive in ...
JCQ with baubles on
Welcome to a special Christmas episode of The Exam Man, in collaboration with JCQ, In this festive episode, John and Sophie are joined by none other than Margaret Farragher, Chief Executive Officer of JCQ. Margaret is an experienced and respected leader across the public, private and voluntary secto...
RESULTS SPECIAL: "Contingency mindset", adrenaline junkies & introducing My Big Year
To usher in GCSE results week, John and Sophie spent a delightful half hour chatting to Jennifer Halpin, Exams Team Leader at David Ross Education Trust, for a special summer episode of The Exam Man. In her role, Jen supports exams officers across the 11 secondaries at DRET, a team which includes on...
John and Sophie Gaston
We get under the bonnet of the exam and assessment system
John runs and administers exams; Sophie is an experienced educationalist. Together they explore the nooks and crannies, quirks and curiosities of the world of exams.
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Great podcast - recommended!
John literally is The Exam Man as a current exams officer so he is speaking with experience and authority on an area he knows well. Joined by Sophie his wife it is a great dynamic and the guests are refreshing and help us understand other nuances in the exams world. I have learnt lots listening on my travels and would ...
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