to want to complain about this exam invigilationr?

[bibbitybobbityyhat]

One of my children was in an A level exam today.

They started 15 minutes late.

Without announcing it, the invigilator turned the clock back at the front of the hall to the time it should have started. So turned it back from 2.15 to 2.00pm.

She did this without announcing it, I'll just say that again.

However, there was another clock in the hall telling the correct time.

My child was completely distracted by the question of what was the correct time and when would the exam actually end throughout the exam.

In the event, it ended 15 minutes before she was expecting and she missed out on answering her final question properly.

AIBU to be livid?

[bibbitybobbityyhat]

Waiting for call back from exams officer!

[Katzia]

I am an Invigilator and in our school they are not allowed to go to the look unless they have a toilet pass. They are well warned in advance of the rules. Personally I don't agree with this rule but have to enforce it.

[Katzia]

Moonstone magic, in those situations, they inform Examinations Officer before the exam and get issued a temporary toilet pass.

[Piggywaspushed]

Emm yeah she does need to say two clocks not tow though.

Classic piggy typo.

[Itscoldouthere]

Good luck OP

[Gatehouse77]

No, students cannot ask to go to the loo. This is not allowed unless you have a loo pass.

Not true in the UK as a whole.

Students are not permitted watches of any kind

Not true if you mean it's a rule they simply have to put them their desk so they can be monitored.

Students must remain upright at all times, no slumping on desks.

Again, not a rule but your school's choice.

OP you haven’t replied to the numerous posters who have pointed out that the mistake your daughter described would have meant she had MORE time left than she originally thought not less

Because it's NOT relevant - the invigilator flouted the clearly stated rules. That's what caused the confusion and that's what needs addressing.

[BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou]

OP you haven’t replied to the numerous posters who have pointed out that the mistake your daughter described would have meant she had MORE time left than she originally thought not less

OP (and others) have explained. Picture this...

Exam starts and the clock shows 2.15. Exam should take 2 hours so at the end the clock should show 4.15. At 2.30 the clock is turned back by fifteen minutes. So at the end of the exam the clock actually shows 3.45. So it is perceived that the exam has finished 15 minutes early.

[Ferrisbuellersdayoff]

Clock says 2.15.
Candidate looks at clock.
Candidate knows they have 2 hours for exam and /this is the important bit/ that the exam ends at 4.15.
Candidate looks at exam.
Invigilator changes clock to 2.00, unnoticed by candidate.
Time passes.
Candidate looks at clock, and assumes it is correct and unchanged. Candidate still thinks the exam is ending at 4.15 by that clock.
Invigilator ends exam at 4.00 by the clock. It is actually 4.15.

[Ferrisbuellersdayoff]

Candidate thought there were still 15 minutes left, but there weren't.

[PuppyMonkey]

Did OP get a call back?

[Ferrisbuellersdayoff]

Cross post with BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou

[cherryblossomgin]

I doubt she was the only one who did this. It's a stressful situation and the clock should of be left or the invigilator should of announced the time change. I hope something can be done or she doesn't lose to many marks.

[Katzia]

Gatehouse, I am in England and these are the rules in my school. It's not even just the students, Invigilators are also not allowed to leave room to go to the loo. As I said, my school is very strict.

[tabbiemoo]

How ridiculous not to allow students to go to the loo. That is an individual school’s rules not JCQ/the exam boards. What if a child was desperate or had a period related issue? If I were a parent or candidate at that school I would complain.
We allow toilet trips but candidates must be “supervised” ie. accompanied to the loos (not into the cubicle ) by same sex invigilator/reserve. We do not allow extra time for toilet usage unless medical reason, which means they rarely go as they’d lose exam time.

Am amazed by all the dimwittedness over how the timing confusion came about!

[lancashirebornandbred]

My favourite question that a pupil asked me was if I could please wake up the boy in front of her who had fallen asleep. His snores were disturbing her.

[Rufusthebewilderedreindeer]

lancashire