Associated Examining Board
Encyclopedia
The AEB was an examination board
serving England
, Wales
and Northern Ireland
from 1953 until 2000. It is now part of AQA
.
The AEB was formed in 1953 by City & Guilds. It offered GCE
(O Level and A Level) qualifications.
In 1985, when the government created a number of examining groups to devise and assess the new GCSE qualifications (which replaced O Levels and CSEs from 1988), the AEB was, with the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations, the South East Regional Examinations Board, South West (Regional) Examinations Board and Southern Regional Examination Board, one of the boards that worked together to provide GCSEs under the Southern Examining Group (SEG) name. The AEB came to control SEG entirely in 1994, forming AEB/SEG, though the two boards kept their respective identities.
In 1997, AEB/SEG entered into an alliance with two other exam boards, NEAB
and City & Guilds, known as the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA). By 1999, examination papers were dual-branded with both the AQA and AEB/SEG names on the papers and the 1999 examination certificates featured just the AQA name. In 2000, the boards formally merged. As AEB/SEG and NEAB overlapped in the qualifications they offered, AQA retained two specifications for many subjects, with schools able to choose between the two.
Examination board
An examination board is an organisation that sets examinations and is responsible for marking them and distributing results. Examination boards have the power to award qualifications, such as SAT scores, to students...
serving England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from 1953 until 2000. It is now part of AQA
Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
AQA is an Awarding Body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles specifications and holds examinations in various subjects at GCSE, AS and A Level and offers vocational qualifications. AQA is a registered charity and independent of the Government...
.
The AEB was formed in 1953 by City & Guilds. It offered GCE
General Certificate of Education
The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...
(O Level and A Level) qualifications.
In 1985, when the government created a number of examining groups to devise and assess the new GCSE qualifications (which replaced O Levels and CSEs from 1988), the AEB was, with the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations, the South East Regional Examinations Board, South West (Regional) Examinations Board and Southern Regional Examination Board, one of the boards that worked together to provide GCSEs under the Southern Examining Group (SEG) name. The AEB came to control SEG entirely in 1994, forming AEB/SEG, though the two boards kept their respective identities.
In 1997, AEB/SEG entered into an alliance with two other exam boards, NEAB
NEAB
NEAB was an examination board serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1992 until 2000...
and City & Guilds, known as the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA). By 1999, examination papers were dual-branded with both the AQA and AEB/SEG names on the papers and the 1999 examination certificates featured just the AQA name. In 2000, the boards formally merged. As AEB/SEG and NEAB overlapped in the qualifications they offered, AQA retained two specifications for many subjects, with schools able to choose between the two.