The Exam Man

The Exam Man is the number 1 podcast for anyone with an interest in exams, assessment, and education in the UK and beyond. John Gaston and Sophie Gaston, the team behind the exam display tool Examscreen - used in 1500 schools in the UK and internationally- provide listeners with insights and musings on all things assessment, bringing in a variety of voices from across exams, education and beyond, tackling the issues of the moment and looking forward. They explore what we can do to build an excellent assessment system for children, schools, families, and employers, as well as offering a light-hearted take on the business of running and sitting exams. Don't miss out, subscribe today! Wherever you get your podcasts... Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.c

The Exam Man is a education podcast hosted by John Gaston and Sophie Gaston, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John Gaston and Sophie Gaston hosts The Exam Man, a education show with 46 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  LINSEY ARMSTRONG-SMITH: Exams at Shiplake College

  Apr 14, 202636 minS3

  <p>In this special pre - exam season episode, we chew the fat about all things exams with super experienced Exams Officer Linsey Armstrong-Smith. </p><br><p>Linsey shares how she found her way into her current role at Shiplake College in Oxfordshire, what she thinks are the skills and mindset needed to thrive in the role, as well as what she loves and finds challenging about working in exams. We also dig into how she’s gearing up for the looming summer exam season, and she shares her wisdom - and summer survival tips - from her varied career so...

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  Episode #10

  JCQ with baubles on

  Dec 15, 202546 minS3

  <p>Welcome to a special Christmas episode of The Exam Man, in collaboration with JCQ,</p><br><p>In this festive episode, John and Sophie are joined by none other than Margaret Farragher, Chief Executive Officer of JCQ. Margaret is an experienced and respected leader across the public, private and voluntary sectors, with an impressive career dedicated to helping to ensure that students and schools have the very best experience of exams. </p><br><p>We dive into:</p><br><p>Margaret's journey through the exam world, leading to her heading up JCQ</p><p>The power of embracing feedback a...

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  Episode #9

  RESULTS SPECIAL: "Contingency mindset", adrenaline junkies & introducing My Big Year

  Aug 18, 202544 minS3

  <p><br></p><p>To usher in GCSE results week, John and Sophie spent a delightful half hour chatting to Jennifer Halpin, Exams Team Leader at David Ross Education Trust, for a special summer episode of The Exam Man. In her role, Jen supports exams officers across the 11 secondaries at DRET, a team which includes one exams officer with 20 years' experience and also exams officers who are brand new to the role. </p><br><p>Hear about how Jen's innovative role came about, what it involves on a day-to-day basis and what she loves about her unique role in exams. I...

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  Episode #8

  SPECIAL EPISODE: Ofqual in the house

  May 1, 202525 minS3

  <p>SPECIAL EPISODE of The Exam Man is here! Such a pleasure to speak to Amanda Swann, Executive Director at Ofqual, about the imminent summer exam series and the role of Ofqual- with information aplenty, helpful tips, timely reminders, and uplifting messages of appreciation for those in charge of running exams in schools. Wishing everyone the very best for the next couple of months see you on the other side! </p><br><p>#exams #summerseason #gcses #alevels #ofqual #examregulation </p><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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  Episode #7

  ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! What we've learned about podcasting

  Mar 17, 202537 minS3

  <p>Celebrating One Whole Entire Year of The Exam Man! How to create a podcast... and what we've learned.</p><br><p>The Exam Man podcast- despite originally being planned as a scrappy six- week event for the summer exam season- somehow reaches its first anniversary this week! Over the past year, thousands of colleagues around the world have tuned in every week to listen, learn, and connect. From episodes on every exam technicality and helping students prepare, to how exams run in the US and what on earth is 'special consideration', we've also heard from parents, students, teachers, policy...

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