External Examiner Resources and Information External examining is an integral and essential part of institutional quality assurance, maintaining academic standards in our College and providing an independent view of the assessment process. Key DocumentsBlackpool and The Fylde College External Examiners Guidance InformationBlackpool and The Fylde College External Examiners Annual Report FormBlackpool and The Fylde College External Examiners Claim FormBlackpool and The Fylde College Mentoring Arrangements for new External ExaminersThe guidance document below sets out an indicative framework for programme teams and external examiners to help ensure that the College’s quality processes are open and robust with regard to the expectations around support, contact with and the visits from external representatives.Staff Guidance on Communication and Visits Related pagesHigher Education Academic Regulations Validating partnersLancaster University Regulations Additional resourcesExternal ExpertiseUKSCQA External Examining PrinciplesBelow is a link to the HEA handbook designed for use by all external examiners and iss of particular interest to new external examiners or those examiners who need to be more familiar with academic institutions and their practices. The handbook primarily concerns external examining of taught programmes at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.HEA Guidance on External Examining Contact informationIf you have any questions regarding external examining at Blackpool & The Fylde College please contact the HE Academic Registrar.Call: 01253 504459Email: highereducation@blackpool.ac.uk