Submitting scripts

For students living within the UK and Ireland, assignments and mock exams can be submitted for marking by post, by fax or by email. Of these methods it is actually best to post scripts if postal delays are not a problem. This is because it is easier for markers to comment on presentational aspects of your work if they are marking an original rather than a faxed/scanned copy.

However you choose to submit your assignments, please read the instructions on the assignment coversheet before completing your assignment. It is your responsibility to ensure that your script is sent in good time to reach us.

There are special arrangements for the submission of assignments for students living outside the UK and Ireland.

If posting:

Please ensure that you use the correct postage when you send in your script, as otherwise your script may be delayed significantly, possibly missing the final deadline. Please note, that within the UK the postage price you pay is calculated by the size and weight of the item, so if you send your scripts in an A4 envelope you will need to use a large letter postage stamp when sending.

We strongly recommend that you photocopy your script before you post it.

If faxing:

Scripts faxed to the number below will arrive at ActEd as an attachment to an email. We will print out and mark the script before posting it back to you in the normal way.

If you wish to use this method, you must follow the following guidelines, or your script will not be accepted:

This line is reserved for faxed scripts. Please do not send any other faxes to this number.

• Fax your script (including the cover sheet) to 0844 583 4501.
• Fax the assignment cover sheet as the first sheet.
• Write in black ink using a medium-sized nib because we will be unable to mark illegible scripts.
• Leave at least 2cm margin on all borders.
• Number all the pages of your script and write the total number of pages which your script contains on the assignment cover sheet.
• Write on one side of the paper only (so that you can fax your script in the correct order in one go).
• Use the "fine resolution" option on your fax machine if there is one.
• Check that all pages have been sent successfully.

In addition:

• We recommend that you stay by the fax machine until the fax has been sent so that you can deal with any problems immediately. (If an error occurs, please re-fax the whole script, please indicate clearly on the cover sheet that you are doing so).
• An email will be sent by the end of the next working day to confirm that we have processed your script. Please do not phone to check progress before then. If the fax was sent without error then it's very unlikely that there will be a problem.
• Deadline dates still apply but we will accept scripts faxed to us on the deadline date. Late scripts will not be marked.
• We will continue to accept posted scripts, but you should receive your script back from us more promptly if it is faxed or emailed.

We will not accept:

• scripts submitted to other ActEd fax numbers - please use 0844 583 4501.
• more than one fax per script (eg. please do not fax the same script more than once unless there is an error).
• more than one script per fax (eg. please do not fax two scripts at the same time, send each script separately).
• jumbled scripts - please fax the pages in the correct order.

If emailing:

To email your script please send it to ActEdMarking@bpp.com.

We will print out and mark the script before posting it back to you in the normal way.

If you wish to use this method, you must follow the following guidelines, or your script will not be accepted:

• Make sure the assignment cover sheet is the first page of the scanned document.
• Write in black ink using a medium-sized nib because we will be unable to mark illegible scripts.
• Leave at least 1cm margin on all borders.
• Number all the pages of your script and write the total number of pages which your script contains on the assignment cover sheet.
• Deadline dates still apply but we will accept scripts emailed to us on the deadline date. Late scripts will not be marked.
• Set your scanning resolution to either 150 dots per inch (dpi) or 200 (dpi). Use the lower resolution of 150 dpi if the resultant file exceeds 4MB.
• For image type, select black and white.
• For image format, use the compressed option - such as .tiff file (there is usually a '.tiff compressed' option, or something similarly named, when you try to save the file) or PDF.
• File format: multi-page - we cannot accept individual files for each page. All scanned assignments must be submitted in a single file.
• Ensure your file size does not exceed 4 MB.
• Check that your scanned assignment includes all pages and is of a sufficiently legible quality before emailing to ActEd.
• Please title the email in the form of CT1 X4 No. 12345 with the appropriate assignment and ActEd student number entered.

Please do not...

• Re-send or post the same script unless you believe that the first attempt has wholly or partially failed. If you do have to re-send, please do indicate clearly on the cover sheet that you are doing so.

Your script will be passed to the next available marker and will be returned to you by first class post. We encourage markers to return scripts quickly, but you should be aware that scripts submitted around the time of the final deadlines may have a significantly slower turnaround time than usual.

There are special arrangements for the submission of assignments for students living outside the UK and Ireland.