This recording of our free live webinar is for anyone who would appreciate a short session simply introducing the changes in JCQ regulations relating to Access Arrangements for 2024/25.
This webinar introduces the changes for 2024/25 to the JCQ document ‘Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA)’.
The JCQ make it easy to identify the changes each year by highlighting the major modifications in the access arrangements booklet. However, feedback has shown us that colleagues appreciate a webinar which covers the key changes, so this is it.
The ‘Introduction to the JCQ Changes 2024/25’ webinar provides an initial overview of updates to the regulations. Nick Lait, Head of Examination Services at the JCQ presents the key changes for the 2024/25 guidance for exam access arrangements. This is followed by an introduction to the updated JCQ forms and a brief Q&A session with Nick Lait, Lia Castiglione (Castiglione Consulting) and Caroline Read (Communicate-ed). It is strongly recommended that you follow this up by attending a longer course which covers the changes to the regulations and the implications for practitioners in more depth.
Finally, please note that although this webinar is free, you will still have to complete our booking page, including fields that may seem irrelevant such as invoice email. If you see a ‘no entry’ sign over the submit booking button, it is because there are still some fields that have not been filled in.
The course tutors are Caroline Read, Lia Castiglione and Nick Lait.
Caroline is a Specialist Teacher who has practical experience in all areas of the Access Arrangements process and trains for LAs, Universities and SEN Services. Caroline contributed to the PATOSS/JCQ publication ‘Dyslexia: Assessing the need for Access Arrangements’, has been published in academic journals and has worked with various publishers to develop tests. She was part of the working party which set up ‘Access Arrangements Online’ and has been involved with other DfE and Ofqual training and policy projects.
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’.
Nick Lait is Chair of the JCQ Special Requirements Committee. His responsibilities include the production of JCQ documents relating to examination administration, such as the JCQ publication Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments and Instructions for Conducting Examinations. Nick provides advice and guidance to schools and colleges, predominately on access arrangements. He has a thorough knowledge of the examination administration system having previously worked with Edexcel for 11 years, in both UK and International exam operations, taking a lead role in the development of Access Arrangements Online.
This page is for booking to view the recording of a live webinar we ran with Castiglione Consulting on 3rd September.
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This webinar recording introduces the changes for 2024/25 to the JCQ document ‘Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA)’.
The JCQ make it easy to identify the changes each year by highlighting the major modifications in the access arrangements booklet. However, feedback has shown us that colleagues appreciate a webinar which covers the key changes, so this is it.
The ‘Introduction to the JCQ Changes 2024/25’ webinar provides an initial overview of updates to the regulations. Nick Lait, Head of Examination Services at the JCQ presents the key changes for the 2024/25 guidance for exam access arrangements. This is followed by an introduction to the updated JCQ forms and a brief Q&A session with Nick Lait, Lia Castiglione (Castiglione Consulting) and Caroline Read (Communicate-ed).
It is strongly recommended that you follow this up by attending a longer course which covers the changes to the regulations and the implications for practitioners in more depth.
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