Hi Acted Tutors, could you please advice if it is needed to leave double spacing for CP3, as per the latest exam guideline? Thanks!
Hello apologies but I am struggling to find this bit of guidance. I'm very happy to help but can you please confirm where in guidance it is suggesting the possible need for double spacing and I'll look into it. Thanks
Hi @Helen Evans The IFoA sent an email to all students booked onto 2021 April exams on 26 March with Subject "April Examinations 2021 - Important Updates". In the balance of the email, there is the following theme: Spacing in your script To make sure Markers can annotate your answer script with the value of the marks awarded within the relevant questions, please use a line spacing 2.0.
Hi Darshan Thank you very much for this info, in which case yes it does look like you do need to use this 2.0 line spacing. Many thanks Helen
The e-mail which linked to this information went straight to my junk folder for some reason, if that helps.
Hi @Helen Evans , sorry for brining up this 1 year old thread, but I have a similar question. This time, it is quoted in item 4, page 8 of the Examination Handbook (April 2022). I tried setting 2.0 spacing for everything in my word document - the paragraphs look very odd. We would usually expect no spacing within a paragraph/section, and then a large spacing between sections. Will we be marked down for our document formatting in this case?
Hi Trevor If the IFoA have asked you to use 2.0 line spacing, then I would use 2.0 line spacing. I very much doubt you'd get penalised for doing something else, but the last word on that (or any other exam regulations) would have to come from the IFoA, as they're the ones that administer the exams. Ian
I agree with the other poster that documents looks very odd on 2.0 spacing. I don't think we are marked down for not using 2.0 spacing as I've submitted other exams with 1.0 spacing and I don't think I've been penalised, so on that basis I think 1.0 spacing should be fine. Also I think it's only a recommendation so perhaps not quite as strict (below was from the examination handbook). 4. We also recommended that you allow a spacing of 2.0 between lines, so our markers can then easily mark what you have typed.