Regulations for examinations

Preliminary Examination for the Education Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 260)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, has approved an amendment to the title of one of the papers listed in Section III of the Preliminary Examination for the Education Tripos as follows:

Regulation 2, Section III.

By changing the title of the paper from ‘Experience of childhood and youth (also serves as Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Education Tripos)’ to ‘Modernity, globalization, and education (also serves as Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Education Tripos)’.

Education Tripos, New Regulations

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 317)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, has approved the following amendments to the regulations for the Education Tripos:

Part Ib

Regulation 14, Section II.

By amending the title of Paper 3 so as to read ‘Modernity, globalization, and education’.

Regulation 16.

By amending Regulation 16 to read as follows:

16. Papers 2, 3, 6, and 8 shall be examined by one three-hour written examination. Papers 4, 5, and 9 shall be examined by one two-hour written examination and the submission of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. Details of the work required shall be published by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Paper 10 shall consist of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

 

Part II

Regulation 17, Section II.

By amending the list of papers for Section II by (i) removing current paper ‘Statistics and methods’ from the list of papers offered in Part II of the Education Tripos and (ii) further retitling and amending the list of papers to read as follows:

Paper 1	Experience of childhood and youth
Paper 2	Social theory and education
Paper 3	Play, creativities, and imagination
Paper 4	Children’s literature (also serves as Paper 12 of the Education, English, drama, and the arts pathway in Section III of Part II of the Education Tripos)
Paper 5	A dissertation in a topic relating to the pathway specialism

Regulation 18.

By amending Regulation 18 to read as follows:

18. Papers 1, 2, 10, 11, and 14 shall be examined by one three-hour examination. Papers 3, 4, and 13 shall be examined by one two-hour examination and the submission of coursework as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.