1. Introduction to SQA malpractice procedures
Steve Borley
Head of Strategic Planning & Governance

2. Setting the context
Working together is the best way to deal with malpractice and help prevent it happening in future
Progress is evident: SQA’s and centres’ procedures are being applied more frequently
Malpractice: information for centres published in January 2017
This replaces all previous SQA malpractice policy and procedure documents

3. Malpractice: information for centres
URL
Contains information an all malpractice in one place
Covers centre and candidate; internal and external assessment
Four key sections…..

4. Malpractice: information for centres
Part A – General Information
Definitions
Minimising risk
Working with SQA
Part B – Candidate Malpractice
Types
How to respond
Retention of records (3 years & 6 years)

5. Malpractice: information for centres
Part C – Centre Malpractice
Types
Reporting
Investigations
Part D – Appeals Against Malpractice Decisions
Different types of appeal
Regulated qualifications and the regulator

6. The Malpractice Panel
For Candidate and Centres Malpractice, SQA convenes a Malpractice Panel
Senior, experienced staff
Different people from those who investigate
The Panel
Reviews the investigation
Decides if malpractice has occurred
Determines any action

7. Working together – a case study
Internal verification processes raised malpractice concerns relating to one assessor in internal assessments
Concerns included over-direction, inconsistent marking and breach of assessment security
Centre quality manager sought advice from SQA Malpractice & Complaints team

8. Working together – a case study
SQA and centre agreed that the centre should investigate and report its findings to SQA
SQA malpractice panel considered findings along with other relevant information
Panel confirmed malpractice and endorsed the centre’s proposed actions including re-assessment
Centre also progressed a separate employment investigation

9. Thank you For enquiries or first contact please email…..
Centre malpractice
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Candidate malpractice
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