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Guidance and administration

Here, you'll find everything you need to conduct examinations in your centre, from ordering stationery to tracking your examination papers. 

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The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) publishes information for all examination bodies. It has a set of common regulations for centres across academic and vocational qualifications, which you'll also find in the pages below. Explore www.jcq.org.uk.

Admin support for the new academic year

To help you navigate the new academic year smoothly, we've put together a seasonal support article with all the essential information you'll need to support you for the new term. Bookmark this article so you have it to hand when you need it.

Exam Officer support: new academic year essential information

Examination stationery

We will routinely send you quantities of examination stationery and envelopes relating to the entries that you make.

The stationery and materials list provides information on the stationery and equipment required for our general qualification examinations in the next series. The list is provided here as a spreadsheet which you can download and filter to your requirements.

Stationery and materials spreadsheet

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If you wish, you can order additional quantities of these items by visiting our additional stationery requests site. 

Request additional stationery

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Find out more about how to request replacement Parcelforce exam labels and the difference between white and yellow labels. The information on our support portal also covers the new Pearson replacement label order form, using the Parceforce site to request and print labels, understanding delivery timelines, and booking collections.

Learn about replacing labels for exam papers

You can now track your consignments of papers using our online question paper despatch tool on Edexcel Online. (Please note that, for security purposes, you'll need an Edexcel Online registered email address.)

With the online tool, you can:

  • View which question papers have been sent to you
  • Track the papers' delivery progress
  • Obtain delivery details for the consignment of question papers.

Please note that you cannot use this online tool to track:

Need help? Watch our Question Paper Despatch Tutorial Video.

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