It is important that returns are carefully managed in the new system. This can be done with a combination of suitable naming conventions and business processes.
Within the Student Record System, a record is kept of each student's attempt at a class. There may only be one attempt if it is a passing mark. It may be that the student fails at the first attempt but passes at a subsequent resit (second attempt, third attempt, etc). Each return sent to the student record system provides a mark for an attempt. Therefore, if only one mark is being returned for each student, only one class return should be sent. Before the resit exam boards, a new return will need to be created to hold a second attempt mark for those students who have performed a resit.
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Each return 'belongs' to the class - not to the person who has created it. So anyone who has permission to return marks for a class, can see all its returns. As set out in our Preparation for a Return article, it is vital that you check whether a return has been started for a class before starting a new one, otherwise you run the risk of accidentally returning additional marks for the students. This is also why the naming convention discussed in Preparation for a Return is so important - so that every staff member who can see the return is clear which Board it relates to.