ITT Training Providers

A Star Equivalency Guarantees

We guarantee the following to learners taking our exams and to training providers recommending our service:

1. Our examinations are overseen by qualified and experienced GCSE examiners.
2. Our courses and examinations will help learners to establish a fundamental understanding of the core subjects, that is required to go onto further education.
3. Our exams will always offer the most cost effective and convenient option for learners to achieve a GCSE equivalency qualification.
4. Our phone lines are always open, 6 days a week up to 7pm, to provide support and guidance.
5. Learners are able to book in at short notice and get their results returned faster than any other provider, without compromising on the quality or fairness of the examination.

A Star Equivalency Partners

We work with many Universities and SCITTs all around the country to help their prospective trainee teachers, nurses and other professions meet the required standards in maths, English and science. We have some partners who recommend the service with learners coming to us directly, where other Universities go for a support package that enables them to offer a paper based exam on their campus.

The key thing that our service offers to training providers is an independent way for their applicants to demonstrate the required competency in the core subjects, that will stand up to Ofsted inspection. We also have a dedicated support service for learners to take the pressure of University administration teams.

If you would like to work with A Star Equivalency or enquire about offering your own GCSE equivalency testing service then email [email protected] or Contact Us

Dave Dennis B Sc, Dip Ed, NPQH

Professional Development Team

How A Star Equivalency prevents malpractice with AI Systems

New software tools such as ChatGPT by OpenAI present new challenges for examiners to ensure academic honesty during exams. Traditional plagiarism detection tools do not (yet) detect these AI-generated texts creating potential opportunities for student cheating with ChatGPT.

A Star Equivalency uses a platform built by examiners for the realities of the classroom. Ensuring the integrity of online exams and preventing malpractice is a big priority for us. The platform has multiple layers of protection built-in, and with the addition of an invigilator presence, we mitigate and reduce the potential risks posed by software tools. We continuously review and update our security protocols to stay current with the latest cheating methods.

Read our full malpractice information here: malpractice information

How we prevents students from answering exam questions with AI Systems

1. Exam format: The format of examination questions makes it difficult for students to effectively gain any advantage by utilising these software tools in the first place.
2. No copy-paste: Blocking copy-paste removes the ability for students to copy and paste text during an exam, eliminating the possibility of students sharing answers with each other or directly using solutions generated by ChatGPT. We use advanced algorithms to detect when auto-typing software is being used and alert the invigilator of suspicious activity.
3. Exam focus: Exam focus prevents students from using other software during an exam. Professional Invigilators are alerted whenever a student leaves exam focus mode, allowing them to monitor students during the exam and detect any unwanted behaviour.
4. High security: The platform has a high-security mode that makes it even harder for students to cheat. In this mode, students are blocked from leaving the exam window until the exam is submitted. This mode completely prevents students from accessing other apps or websites during the exam.
5. Advanced back-end controls: The examination servers silently detect suspicious student activity. When this occurs, invigilators are informed about the students’ attempts, and how they tried to cheat. The invigilator is given recommendations on how to prevent such attempts in the future.

Universities we work with

Bishop Grosseteste University
Bradford College
Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE)
Brunel University London
Buckinghamshire New University
Canterbury Christ Church University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff University
Coventry University
Cranford Community College
Croydon University
Durham University
Edge Hill University
Goldsmiths, University of London
King’s College London
Kingston University London
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
Lincoln Bishop University
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
London Metropolitan University
London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS)
London South Bank University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University, London
Newcastle University
Newman University, Birmingham
North Essex Teacher Training
Northumbria University
Nottingham Trent University
Open University
Oxford Brookes University
Plymouth Marjon University
Sheffield Hallam University
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
The University of Birmingham
The University of Gloucestershire
The University of Huddersfield
The University of Manchester

The University of Nottingham
The University of Sheffield
The University of Warwick
UCL (University College London)
University College Birmingham
University of Bedfordshire
University of Birmingham Dubai
University of Brighton
University of Chester
University of Chichester
University of Cumbria
University of East London
University of Exeter
University of Gloucester
University of Greenwich
University of Hull
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Northampton
University of Oxford
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
University of Reading
University of Roehampton
University of South Wales
University of Southampton
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of Sunderland
University of Sussex
University of Warwick
University of Westminister
University of Winchester
University of York
West London University
Winchester University
Wrexham Glyndwr University
York St John University

SCITTs and Other Teacher Training Providers

2Schools Consortium
Academies Enterprise Trust – Initial Teacher Training
Active Teacher Training – The Active Learning Trust
Alban Federation – School-based training
Ark Teacher Training
Astra SCITT
BEC Teacher Training
BeReady
Best Practice Network
Blue Sky Teaching School Alliance
Bournemouth Poole & Dorset Secondary Training Partnership
Bradford Birth to 19 SCITT
Bristol Primary Training and Support Alliance
Catholic Teaching Schools Alliance Hampshire (CTSA)
Chepping View Primary Academy SCITT
Chiltern Training Group (SCITT)
Colchester Teacher Training Consortium
Coleg Gwent college
Cornwall School Centred Initial Teacher Training (Scitt)
Cumbria Primary Teacher Training (SCITT)
Doncaster ITT Partnership
e-Qualitas Teacher Training
Ealing Primary Teaching School Alliance
East London Alliance Scitt (School Direct)
East of England Teacher Training
East Sussex Teacher Training Partnership
Essex & Thames Primary SCITT
Essex Primary SCITT
Essex Schools ITT Partnership
Exceed in Bradford Teaching School Alliance
Exeter College
FIPC School Direct
Forest Independent Primary Collegiate (Scitt)
Future Teacher Training
Glyn Surrey Scitt
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South (TES Institute)
Harris Federation
Haybridge Alliance SCITT
Henry Maynard Training E17
Hillingdon Scitt
Hull SCITT
Ilkley All Saints’ Teacher Training Partnership
Inspiration Teaching Trust
KMT Teacher Training
Lampton LWA Scitt
Landau Forte College Derby SCITT
LDE SCITT
Learners First Schools Partnership

Leicester and Leicestershire Scitt
Leicestershire Secondary SCITT
Lincolnshire Teaching School Alliance SCITT
London East Teacher Training Alliance
Manchester Nexus SCITT
Medway Valley Training Partnership
Mersey Boroughs ITT Partnership
Mid Essex Initial Teacher Training
National Institute for Teaching and Education
National Maths and Physics SCITT
NML SCITT (National Modern Languages SCITT)
North Wiltshire SCITT
Nottinghamshire TORCH SCITT
Partnership London SCITT
PCP SCITT – School-Centred Initial Teacher Training
Pickwick Academy
Pimlico Academy
Plymouth Teachers and School Alliance
Primary Catholic Partnership (SCITT)
Red Kite Teacher Training
SAF ITT
School Direct Teacher Training – Ashmount School
Sheffield SCITT
Somerset SCITT Consortium
South West Teacher Training (SCITT)
Stranmillis University College
Suffolk and Norfolk Primary Scitt
Surrey and South Farnham Scitt
Teach East London Teaching School Alliance (TELTSA)
TES
The Arthur Terry School Scitt
The Beauchamp College
The Bedfordshire Schools’ Training Partnership
The Buckingham Partnership SCITT
The Cherwell OTSA SCITT
The Coventry Scitt
The Kemnal Academies Trust
The South Downs Scitt
The Tommy Flowers SCITT Milton Keynes
The West London Teaching Schools Alliance
Two Mile Ash ITT Partnership
Two Mile Ash School
Wandle Teaching School Alliance
West Midlands Consortium
Wildern Partnership (Scitt)
Yeovil Area Teacher Training Alliance
Yorkshire and Humber Teacher Training
Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training

More information about our services can be viewed on our website https://astarequivalency.co.uk.