Welcome back…
Firstly, I hope you have all had an opportunity to enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation in recent weeks. However, with a new term now upon us, our focus turns to the academic year ahead – the changes we will need to adapt to, the challenges we will need to address and the many tasks we will need to complete within often demanding deadlines.
Over the summer, the NAEO has been considering the key challenges facing the examinations and assessment sector, and exams managers/officers in particular, during the 2026/27 academic year.
We will continue to launch initiatives that raise awareness of the importance of the exams manager/officer role and strengthen its profile and status within centres.
Alongside responding and adapting to ongoing educational reforms – which currently appear to be focused largely on vocational and technical qualifications – we have identified the following areas as immediate priorities for the NAEO during 2026/27.
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