In the exam room
Why are you audio recording the Practical Grades and ARSM exams?
Recordings will help us to help you if you have queries about an exam. It’s a service that we have wanted to offer for many years, and teachers and candidates have also been asking us to introduce this. In addition to helping with queries, recordings will assist with other quality assurance processes and examiner training.
Will the recording process disturb or distract the candidates?
Not at all. The recording happens automatically in the background on the examiner’s iPad, and candidates will not be aware of this.
Can my candidates opt out of having their exam audio recorded?
No, this is now part of our exam regulations for all our practical music performance exams and is standard practise for many other awarding organisations.
Who will have access to the recordings?
Only authorised ABRSM staff will be able to access the recordings. The recordings will be stored for three months after the exam date and then deleted.
What about the camera in the iPad?
We are not making video recordings. All iPads used by our examiners are supplied by ABRSM with the camera function disabled.