Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment

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Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
AbbreviationCCEA
Formation1 April 1994 [1]
TypeNon-departmental public body (NDPB)
Headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland
Location
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Mallusk, Northern Ireland
Region served
Northern Ireland, England and Wales
Employees317 [2]
Website www.ccea.org.uk

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) is an awarding body in Northern Ireland. [3] It develops and delivers qualifications, including GCSEs, AS, and A Levels, and provides curriculum support and assessments for schools. CCEA is a non-departmental public body and regulator, approving and monitoring Awarding Organisations offering qualifications in Northern Ireland. [4]

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CCEA was established on 1 April 1994 and based in Belfast. It is responsible for designing, developing, and administering examinations and qualifications, as well as overseeing the assessment and certification of students in Northern Ireland. CCEA advises the Department of Education on matters related to the curriculum, assessment, examinations, and external qualifications, as well as accrediting and approving qualifications.

CCEA conducts and moderates examinations and assessments, ensuring standards are equivalent to those of other awarding bodies across the United Kingdom. It publishes and disseminates information related to the curriculum, assessment, and examinations and develops teaching support materials for schools.

Additionally, CCEA carries out research and development into the curriculum. [5]

Awarding qualifications

CCEA offers a wide range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, Keyskills, Essential Skills, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages. Due to educational reforms of the Conservative Party under Prime Minister David Cameron, CCEA (among other UK examination boards i.e. Edexcel, AQA, OCR and WJEC) continuously redevelops syllabi for GCSEs and GCE A Levels. [6] [7] CCEA is a member of the Joint Council for Qualifications. [8]

Principal products and services

CCEA’s principal products and services are to meet the requirements outlined in the Education (NI) Order. [9] CCEA’s duties and functions are therefore to:

Miscellaneous

CCEA attracted media interest in 2014, due to allegations related to working conditions for some staff and the threat of strike action by CCEA’s recognised trade union NIPSA. [12]

Incorporated examination boards

Chief Executive

The Chief Executive of CCEA is responsible for the operational delivery of examinations and assessments to thousands of pupils across Northern Ireland, the monitoring of standards in qualifications, and the forming of relevant policy advice to the Department of Education.

Chief Executive - Gerry Campbell (March 2023 - present)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "CCEA Annual Report" (PDF). CCEA. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ↑ https://ccea.org.uk/about/what-we-do#:~:text=CCEA%20is%20a%20unique%20educational,solutions%20to%20meet%20those%20needs. [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ https://ccea.org.uk/regulation/information-awarding-organisations [ bare URL ]
  5. ↑ https://ccea.org.uk/about/research [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ "CCEA > Qualifications > Search Results". Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "CCEA > Qualifications > Search Results". Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Joint Council for Qualifications, CIC, Our Members, accessed on 26 December 2024
  9. ↑ "1988 education act NI".
  10. ↑ O'Dowd, John. "Education Minister".
  11. ↑ "CCEA What we do".
  12. ↑ "CCEA deny claims exam results will be delayed by industrial action". BBC News. 13 June 2014.
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