Examiners' resources

Please find the various forms and documents external examiners may need:

• Degree regulations, policies and procedures
• Assessment Handbook (PDF)

Right to Work

Under the terms of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, we are required to make basic checks on everyone we intend to engage to undertake work. Please note that the School will not able to make any payment until an External Examiner's eligibility to work in the UK has been verified.

For detailed information please refer working in the UK.

Payment

• Personal Information Form (MS Word)

For each occasion when an External Examiner is required to travel from his/ her usual place of residence to attend practical or oral examinations or examiners' meetings, or to perform other duties necessitated by examination work, expenses may be claimed using this form. Expense claims should be made within 3 months of the expenses being incurred.
Also refer to the Fees and Expenses for Examiners document.

• Expenses claim form for external examiners (MS Word)

Fees and expenses for examiners

• External examiners fees and expenses form (MS Word)

Nomination form

• External examiner nomination form (MS Word)

Report

A separate form should be completed for each Sub-Board of Examiners for which an External Examiner acted and emailed to the Quality Assurance Office (qa@soas.ac.uk) within fourteen days of the final examiners' meeting. Please note that no fee payment will be processed until the External Examiner's report has been received.

• External examiner's report form (MS Word)

Please refer to the below documents for further guidance and advice on the School's regulations and procedures:    

• Degree regulations, policies and procedures
• Assessment Handbook