Instructions for conduct of the exams Summer 2025 - Version 1.0 - Invigilation rules and use of computers

Oct 20, 2026

Summer 2025 A-level Modern foreign languages exam instructions covering A-level French, German and Spanish, including which papers apply to Paper 1 (listening, reading and writing). Provide operational requirements for staff familiarity, availability of instruction packs in each exam room, and invigilation rules defining conflicts of interest and limits on teachers’ presence. Explain approved arrangements for computer use, keyboard shortcut cards for accents, and constraints on network/internet access. Detail preparation and security of CD listening materials, rules for confidentiality, track/transcript handling, and equipment availability when CD players or language labs are used.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages30

Reading Time1 h 16 min

AccessFree to download

Staff responsibilities and materials

Availability of instructions and JCQ documents

Invigilation rules

Teacher/tutor conflict restrictions

Senior responsibility restrictions

Presence of subject teachers in written exams

Use of computers

Laptop/PC requirements for MFL exams

Accents and special characters workflow

Paper 1 requirements (7652/1, 7662/1, 7692/1)

Materials required

Preparation and CD handling

CD supply and prohibited copying

Security and confidentiality

Equipment and language laboratory constraints

Instructions for conduct of the exams Summer 2025 A-level Modern foreign languages These instructions apply to exams for: • A-level French (7652/1, 7652/2, 7652/3T, 7652/3V) • A-level German (7662/1, 7662/2, 7662/3T, 7662/3V) • A-level Spanish (7692/1, 7692/2, 7692/3T, 7692/3V) All staff conducting the tests must read and be familiar with both these instructions and the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Instructions for conducting exams well in advance of the exams. One copy of these instructions, together with a copy of JCQ’s instructions, must be available in each exam room – including, for the speaking tests, the preparation area and the room(s) used for the conduct of the tests. Version 1.0 Yellow highlighting indicates a change or addition to the previous version of Instructions for the conduct of the exams Invigilation rules • A teacher or tutor who teaches the subject being examined cannot act as an invigilator during any of the written exams in this subject. For example, a French teacher cannot invigilate any written French exams (written exams include listening and reading, as well as writing papers) . • A senior member of the teaching staff who has had overall responsibility for the candidates’preparation for the exam (eg the Head of MFL) cannot act as an invigilator for any written MFL exams. • Teachers can act as an invigilator for another subject. For example, a French teacher who has no responsibility for preparation of candidates for Spanish could act as an invigilator for Spanish (as long as they are not Head of MFL) . • A subject teacher cannot be present in the exam room for any written exams for the subject they teach. For example, a Spanish teacher cannot be present in the exam room for any written Spanish exams (written exams include Listening and Reading, as well as the Writing paper) . Failure to comply with the above requirements constitutes malpractice. Use of computers Where students wish to use a laptop or PC to complete an MFL exam, they may have a card in the exam with a list of keyboard shortcuts for accents and special characters etc. The school/college must ensure that no other information is printed or written on the card and that the student has no access to any network or to the internet via the laptop/PC. Alternatively, students can add accents/special characters in pen to their printed response once they have completed the exam. We recommend the former option, since adding the accents/special character after printing (rather than at the time of writing, using keyboard shortcuts) tends to lead to more errors and omissions. If students do choose to add the accents in pen after printing this must be done within the time limit of the exam and not after the time allowed for the exam has passed. Paper 1 (7652/1, 7662/1, 7692/1): Listening, reading and writing Requirements 1 Materials required: • listening material on CD or audio recording securely downloaded from Centre Services to the equipment to be used for the test (one per candidate) • question and answer booklets • a copy of these instructions • individual listening facilities. Preparation 2 The listening material will be provided on CD. Centres must not make their own copies of the CD, only copies provided by AQA may be used. The recording must not be played before the exam and must be kept in secure storage. Spare copies of the material will be provided, based on the number of candidates entered. CDs and transcripts must be treated as confidential exam material. The CDs must not be checked prior to the exam. The content of the material must not be disclosed to candidates prior to the exam. All centres will be supplied with two types of CD. One will be a single CD which will not be tracked. One CD of this type will be supplied per centre. The other CD will have individual tracks recorded so that candidates will be able to rewind and fast forward between tracks. Sufficient numbers

FAQs

What are the rules for students using a laptop or PC during MFL exams?

Students may use a laptop/PC only if they have an exam card listing keyboard shortcuts for accents and special characters, and the school/college must prevent any additional printed information and ensure there is no network or internet access. Accents can alternatively be added by pen within the exam time limit.

Oct 20, 2026

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