Edexcel International has piloted a new web-based service aimed at easing the burden of exam officers. The free service is make exam administration easier for schools, colleges and other centres. 

John Kerr, Edexcel’s chief executive, said: “We are very excited by this development.  First of all it will transform and modernise our entry service, but it also has enormous potential for the future, when digital storage of student records, progress, portfolios and learning pathways can be held and updated.”

Inaccurate entry information and late entries, along with so-called pirate entries - exam scripts submitted for students not on the exam board’s records - are a significant problem for awarding bodies. The problem is most evident during the high pressure summer exam series, when some 40 million marks are awarded. Edexcel alone had to deal with about half a million late entries and 40,000 pirate entries last year.

The new system may go some way to eliminate these errors by making it easier and more transparent for exams officers and the board to monitor changes to student entries. Edexcel International looks forward to offering this service to all international schools.