Resources for External Examiners
Internal sources
The policies and procedures that are particularly relevant are:
- External Examiners for Taught Provision - Policy and Procedure
- Boards of Examiners for Taught Provision - Policy and Procedure
- Progression and Award Rules 25/26
- Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedures 2025/26
- University Ordinance 14: University Examiners and Examinations
- Data Protection Legislation
- How to reach the University campus - Transport, maps and parking
- The information in this section of the website concerns the external examining process for taught provision. Read more about the external examining process for research degree provision.
- If you require information about examining for research degree provision, please contact pgr-examinations@york.ac.uk.
External sources
- Advance HE's Fundamentals of External Examining Handbook (HEA, 2019) is a very useful reference source for external examiners and brings together the outcomes from research and development in the field.
- The UKSCQA External Examining Principles (2022)
- The QAA advice and guidance on External Expertise (2018)
- The QAA advice and guidance on Assessment (2018)