6th October 2023 @ 9.30am - 3.30pm

This course is for everyone involved in Access Arrangements assessments for General Qualifications (e.g. GCSE, A levels). This includes Access Arrangements Assessors, SENCOs, Examinations Officers and Educational Psychologists working at school and FE level.

Changes for the 2023/24 JCQ regulations to ensure delegates are fully up to date with the JCQ requirements.

What does the training cover?

• Rationale for access arrangements
• Types of access arrangements
• Evidence requirements
• JCQ access arrangements inspections
• Applying for arrangements using Access
• Arrangements Online
• Recommendations for tests and assessments
• Completing JCQ paperwork, including Form 8
• Opportunities to ask questions and discuss case studies
• Copies of a range of tests will be available for perusal

This course is SASC approved and every delegate will receive a certificate.

Training led by: Lia Castiglione

Lia has been teaching and supporting learners of all ages for over 30 years and in varying educational settings.

She is a specialist teacher assessor who is highly experienced in all aspects of access arrangements, has held a current Assessment Practising Certificate since 2008 and regularly assesses in schools and colleges. An accomplished educational trainer, Lia is the co-creator of a postgraduate access arrangements assessor course and is the author of the Patoss/JCQ book, ‘Assessing the Need for Access  Arrangements’. She works as an independent educational consultant through her company ‘Castiglione Consulting Ltd’.

Audience:

Specialist Teachers, SENCos, Inclusion Co-ordinators, Examination Officers and EPs

Cost:

£150 + VAT /person (refreshments & lunch included)

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