What’s the purpose of unexpected questions that might throw students in exams? What should we be telling our students about how to answer them? And do exam boards see what kids are tweeting after sitting a frustrating paper?

Raquel Gomez-Frias, AQA’s social media manager, tells Craig Barton why talking to students on Twitter can be really useful, and English teacher Jon Sellick explains how he deals with any post-exam hysteria.

Read our 'Question the Question' blog: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-EPISODE3-QUESTIONS.PDF

What&rsquo;s the purpose of unexpected questions that might throw students in exams? What should we be telling our students about how to answer them?&nbsp;And do exam boards see what kids are tweeting after sitting a frustrating paper?
Raquel Gomez-Frias, AQA&rsquo;s social media manager, tells Craig Barton why talking to students on Twitter can be really useful, and English teacher Jon Sellick explains how he deals with any post-exam hysteria.
<a href="https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-EPISODE3-QUESTIONS.PDF">Read our 'Question the Question' blog</a>: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/inside-exams/AQA-INSIDE-EXAMS-EPISODE3-QUESTIONS.PDF

How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? 
Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.

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