<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[QA Associates]]></title><description><![CDATA[QA Associates]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:56:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mock Exam Marking]]></title><description><![CDATA[The marking of mock examinations for 2024 has commenced and we are as busy as usual. If your school or academy are interested in outsourcing your marking so teachers are free to do other important work why don’t you contact us for a quotation. 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Please email jasminefretwell@qa-associates.co.uk if you are interested.]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/busy-marking-period</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485d3</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:44:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/34efaf1940d446c6a4bc7aed43ebfdfd.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Achievements]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that our apprentice Jasmine has just received a Distinction in her recent Marketing qualification.]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/achievements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485cb</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5cc7f83ccee745f0bfd8c57c0e971e30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey – Current trends in GCSE mock exam marking – teacher vs. agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are conducting a short survey to get information about whether schools are considering using external services or still conducting it using teachers. Could you spare two minutes to answer six multi-choice questions? We would really appreciate this and of course, we will send you…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/survey-current-trends-in-gcse-mock-exam-marking-teacher-vs-agency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485cf</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:30:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Academic Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[QA Associates hope that everyone at schools, colleges and academies had a good summer and that GCSE and A Level examination results were as you wished for. We would like to thank those of you that used our external mock examination marking services…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/new-academic-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Examination Paper Marking]]></category><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:42:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[marking overseas]]></title><description><![CDATA[QA Associates are very pleased to have marked mock examinations for our first overseas client in UAE, we look forward to what will be a busy academic year of expansion as we see a higher demand for our services and take our business overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/marking-overseas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485d4</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:45:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After seven years working with QA, Denise has retired and will be really missed. after a long career in senior positions not least eight years with the police, Denise is going to embark on her great passion – holidays, holidays and more holidays. Taking the…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/staff-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485cc</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:43:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher Designed Examinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an increasing number of new schools using our services for marking and validation we have been surprised with the number of different subjects that we now cover. Spanish is the latest addition which means we have markers for over twenty subjects. Other surprises have…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/teacher-designed-examinations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485cd</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:31:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTEC Level 7 Advanced Professional Award in Forensic delay analysis in construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[QA Associates are delighted to announce, ‘Awarding Body’ approval for a new Level 7 Advanced Professional Award within our ‘BTEC assessment centre’. Working in partnership with Autonomy Expert Services Limited (AES) who will deliver the expert training delivery, QA are providing the administration relating to the…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/btec-level-7-advanced-professional-award-in-forensic-delay-analysis-in-construction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2348cdf7791cf53485d2</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:36:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back on the Boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students are back in school next week and orders for marking examination papers are already coming in. It looks like school marking requirements are changing to meet new circumstances with the majority of orders seeking our moderation service. 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The audit process by Pearson examines both the work submitted…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/external-verification</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2349cdf7791cf53485e4</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:20:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHEW!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a few weeks that we have just had!. A big thank you to all our markers for completing their exam allocations prior to close of play on the 24th December. One batch of scripts were delivered late and they will be marked during the…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/phew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2349cdf7791cf53485e6</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:54:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mock Exam marking for 2020/21 up and running]]></title><description><![CDATA[This years mock exam papers have now started coming in with the first batch for moderation completed and returned to a Sheffield based School. We are now well into marking for a large batch of papers for a number of schools in a wide range…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/mock-exam-marking-for-2020-21-up-and-running</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2349cdf7791cf53485e1</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:37:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marking UPDATE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite all the difficulties with Covid 19, QA are busy marking and assessing a variety of examination papers and project work including BTECs in Investigative Practice, Regulatory Skills in the Health and Social Care Sector and School Finance and Operational Leadership.. 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Looks like candidates and learners took the opportunity to send in their work early rather than…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/no-furlough-at-qa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2349cdf7791cf53485e8</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:13:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marking is still rolling in]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Furlough at QA Really pleased we did not have to furlough any of our admin team as assessments for our BTEC and other customised qualifications have steadily been coming in for marking. Looks like candidates and learners took the opportunity to send in their…]]></description><link>https://www.qa-associates.co.uk/post/marking-is-still-rolling-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aad2349cdf7791cf53485e3</guid><category><![CDATA[QA News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 18:34:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predicted Grades for GCSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the latest from Government, teachers will have a large role to play to submitting evidence to support the predicted grades of their pupils as summer GCSE and ‘A’ Levels examinations have been cancelled. 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