▁Cambridge ▁School s ▁Ex am ination ▁Board ▁and ▁Southern ▁Univers ities ' ▁J oint ▁Board ▁for ▁School ▁Ex amin ations ▁G CE ▁bo ards ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁Regional ▁Ex amin ations ▁Board ▁and ▁The ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Ex amin ations ▁Board ▁C SE ▁bo ards ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Though ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁mer ger ▁and ▁the ▁bo ards ▁remained ▁independent ▁of ▁each ▁other , ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁and ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁bo ards , ▁who ▁stopped ▁offering ▁C SE s ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁ph ased ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁now ▁only ▁offered ▁ex ams ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁M EG , ▁although ▁they ▁continued ▁their ▁other ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁in - service ▁training , ▁OF ST ED ▁ins pe ctions , ▁and ▁prison ▁service ▁education . ▁The ▁operation ▁and ▁processing ▁of ▁the ▁GC SE ▁was ▁shared ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁bo ards ▁with ▁the ▁Oxford , ▁Cambridge , ▁Br istol , ▁Not ting ham ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁cent res ▁each ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁subjects ▁offered . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁Local ▁Ex amin ations ▁Sy nd icate , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁School s ▁Ex am ination ▁Board ▁and ▁Southern ▁Univers ities ' ▁J oint ▁Board ▁each ▁continued ▁to ▁offer ▁A ▁Level s ▁independently . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁regional ▁name , ▁schools ▁were ▁free ▁to ▁pick ▁which ▁exam ▁board ▁to ▁use ▁for ▁their ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁M EG ▁eventually ▁set ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁GC SE