AEB/SEG
AEB/SEG (The Associated Examining Board and Southern Examining Group) was the name used by an examination board serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland after the Associated Examining Board's takeover of the Southern Examining Group in 1994. It offered A Levels under the AEB name and GCSEs under the SEG name. AEB/SEG merged with NEAB to form AQA in 2000.[1]
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| Abbreviation | AEB/SEG |
|---|---|
| Merged into | AQA |
| Formation | 1994[1] |
| Extinction | 2000[1] |
| Merger of | AEB and part of OSEB |
| Purpose | Examination board |
| Headquarters | Guildford, UK |
Region served | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
History
The Associated Examining Board was formed by City & Guilds in 1953. It offered A Levels and O Levels.
In 1987, the Associated Examining Board and the Oxford School Examinations Board jointly launched the Southern Examining Group in 1987 to award GCSEs from 1988.[2]
In 1994, the University of Oxford decided to exit the schools examinations market and broke up the Oxford School Examinations Board. It sold its A Level operations to the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and its GCSE interests to the Associated Examining Board.[2] Thus, the Associated Examining Board now controlled the Southern Examining Group entirely. The AEB retained the SEG's identity, meaning GCSEs continued to be offered under the SEG brand and A Levels under the AEB name.[1] Though legally the AEB owned the SEG, both names were used equally, with the organisation often referred to as the Associated Examining Board and Southern Examining Group (AEB/SEG).
In 1997, AEB/SEG entered into an alliance with NEAB and City & Guilds known as the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA). In 2000, AEB/SEG and NEAB (but not City & Guilds) formally merged under the name AQA and the AEB and SEG names disappeared.[1]
References
- Tattersall, Kathleen (2007). "A Brief History of Policies, Practices and Issues Relating to Comparability". In Newton, Paul; Baird, Jo-Anne; Goldstein, Harvey; Patrick, Helen; Tymms, Peter (eds.). Techniques for Monitoring the Comparability of Examination Standards (PDF). London: QCA. p. 89. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Day, John (2003). "The Associated Examining Board and the Southern Examining Group". Setting the Standard: A Century of Public Examining by AQA and Its Parent Boards. Manchester: AQA. pp. 43–50. ISBN 0954470508.