Associated Examining Board

Associated Examining Board
AbbreviationAEB
Merged intoAQA
Formation8 May 1953[1]
Dissolved1 April 2000[2]
PurposeExamination board
HeadquartersGuildford, UK
Region served
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and overseas schools
Formerly called
Joint Examinations Board for the General Certificate of Education (May–December 1953)
Associated Examining Board for the General Certificate of Education (December 1953–????)

The Associated Examining Board (AEB) was an examination board serving England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1953[2] until 2000 when it merged with NEAB to form AQA.[2]

  1. ^ Earnshaw, H. G. (1974). The Associated Examining Board for the General Certificate of Education: Origin and History. Aldershot: The Associated Examining Board for the General Certificate of Education. pp. 1–33. ISBN 9780901893031.
  2. ^ a b c Kathleen Tattersall. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF POLICIES, PRACTICES AND ISSUES RELATING TO COMPARABILITY" (PDF). Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. pp. 46–47, 61, 67, 88–89. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link))