The supervised assessment session checklist provides a structured guide for academics and markers facilitating supervised assessments. It is designed to support a consistent, fair, and well-managed assessment experience for students while ensuring key administrative and academic requirements are met.
The checklist outlines the key steps involved in running a supervised assessment session, including welcoming the student, confirming session expectations, verifying identity where required, conducting the assessment, and closing the session appropriately. Following the checklist helps ensure that all sessions are conducted consistently across markers and subjects.
This resource also supports clear documentation of the session. Observation notes recorded during or immediately after the assessment can assist in providing feedback to students and may be retained as part of the assessment record where required.
Markers should familiarise themselves with the checklist prior to the session and use it as a guide during the assessment to ensure the process runs smoothly.
Supervised assessments conducted online rely on students being able to connect to Microsoft Teams and use their microphone and camera during the session. While students are expected to check their equipment and connection before the assessment, technical issues can occasionally occur.
Markers may need to assist students with simple troubleshooting steps at the beginning of the session to help resolve common issues such as problems joining the meeting, audio or camera not working, or unstable connections. Providing brief guidance can often resolve these issues quickly and allow the assessment to proceed as planned.
The Technical Troubleshooting Guide for Supervised Assessments provides markers with practical steps for identifying and resolving common technical issues experienced by students during a session.
Student-facing guidance will also be available to help students prepare their devices and resolve common issues before their assessment session.
Use the guide below if a student is experiencing technical difficulties before or during the assessment.
Identity verification applies only to one-on-one supervised assessments. Academic staff will inform students in advance that they are expected to have valid photographic identification available for the assessment (e.g., student ID card, driver licence, or passport).
Prior to commencing the assessment, the assessor will request the student to present their identification. For online assessments, this will occur via live camera check.
If a student does not produce identification, or if the identification provided cannot be reasonably verified (e.g., unclear image, name discrepancy, camera limitations), this will be recorded as a data point, and the assessment will proceed as scheduled.
Detailed information about ID checking can be found on the page below.