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England

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
Formed in November 1997, AQA is an alliance of:

• Associated Examining Board and Southern Examining Group (AEB/SEG)
• City & Guilds
• Northern Examinations and Assessment Board (NEAB)

The contact points for geography are as follows:

AEB/SEG
(The subject officer for geography is Geoff Coombe.)
Stag Hill House
Guildford
Surrey GU2 5XJ
England
Telephone 01483 506506
Fax 01483 300152
Associated Examining Board and Southern Examining Group web site - masses of information available here. (12/2/99)

NEAB
(The subject officer for geography is Janet Osisiogu.)
Devas Street
Manchester
M15 6EX
England
Telephone 0161 953 1180
Fax 0161 273 7572
Northern Examinations and Assessment Board web site - contains summaries of the geography syllabuses for their GCSE, AS and A level courses. (12/2/99)
Email geog@neab.ac.uk

Edexcel Foundation
Formed by the merger of:

• Business and Technology Education Coucil (BTEC)
• University of London Examinations and Assessment Council (ULEAC).

  (The subject leader for geography is Jim Dobson.)
  Stuart House
  32 Russell Square
  London
  WC1B 5DN
  England
  Telephone 0171 393 4444 (Customer Enquiries)
  Fax 0171 393 4445
  Edexcel web site
  Email enquiries@edexcel.org.uk

Examinations Appeals Board

29 Bolton Street
London
W1Y 7PD
England
Telephone 020 7509 5995
EAB web site

 

OCR
New exam body responsible for all qualifications which used to be provided by:

• University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)
• RSA Examinations.

  (The subject officer for geography is Terri Collins.)
  1 Regent Street
  Cambridge
  CB2 1GG
  England
  Telephone 01223 552 552
  Fax 01223 552 553
  OCR web site
  Email helpdesk@ucles.org.uk

The Joint Council for the GCSE
6th Floor
Netherton House
23-29 Marsh Street
Bristol
BS1 4BP
England
Telephone 0117 921 4379

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International

International Baccalaureate Organisation
Headquarters
Organisation du Baccalauréat International
Route des Morillons 15
1218 Grand-Saconnex
Geneva
Switzerland
Telephone +41 22 791 02 74
Fax +41 22 791 02 77
Email IBHQ@ibo.org
International Baccalaureate Organisation web site

Curriculum and Assessment Centre
Peterson House
Fortran Road
St. Mellons
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF3 0LT
Wales
Telephone 01222 774 000
Fax 01222 774 001
Email IBCA@ibo.org

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (NICCEA)
Beechill House
42 Beechill Road
Belfast
BT8 4RS
Northern Ireland
Telephone 01232 704666

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Scotland

Scottish Examination Board
Ironmills Road
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1LE
Scotland
Telephone 0131 663 6601

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Wales

Welsh Joint Education Committee
245 Western Avenue
Cardiff
CF5 2YX
Wales
Telephone 01222 265000
Fax 01222 575994
Email exams@wjec.co.uk with postal address of sender

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