Our Communicate-ed Conference Venue Update/Refresher training is for anyone involved in the access arrangements process who wishes to update their knowledge for the 2025/26 JCQ regulations. The full day course is approved by the SpLD Assessments Standards Committee (SASC) for 5 core CPD hours (morning only course is 3 core CPD hours). Because it is an update course, it assumes a level of knowledge and experience. Delegates will be required to confirm that they have a good knowledge of the current JCQ regulations. For details of our introductory course, please click here.
This page is for booking our face to face courses in Manchester, Birmingham or London in September 2025.
If you would prefer to book our Live Virtual Conference, please click here, or for our On-Demand Video course booking page, please click here.
The Communicate-ed Conference Venue Update/Refresher training will be on the 2025/26 JCQ Regulations for Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments.
With reference to updates for the JCQ regulations for 2025/26, set in the context of the changes over the last few years, the course will cover:
There will be a brief Q&A session before lunch, and there will be opportunities to network with colleagues in similar settings at lunchtime.
Full Day delegates will have an extended Q&A session, afternoon seminars (details below) and the opportunity to book 10-minute 1:1 appointments with experts (London only). There will also be a chance to examine 40+ tests.
There will be two afternoon seminars to choose from for full day Venue delegates. These are:
1. JCQ Inspection: What to expect and how to best prepare - (presented by a JCQ Inspector)
2. Case Studies Workshop - Rebecca Thompson
Option to add access to all Virtual Conference seminars
We are offering our FULL DAY venue delegates the chance to add access to all the pre-recorded seminars we will be offering our Virtual Conference delegates from 9th September-7th October. You can add this option for £10 below when you book, and we will send you a login to our Virtual Conference platform nearer the date.
The course tutors for the morning update/refresher training are Caroline Read and Rebecca Thompson, joined by Nick Lait (JCQ) in London.
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.
Rebecca is a Specialist Teacher with more than 19 years’ assessment experience. She has a current Assessment Practising Certificate, regularly carrying out diagnostic assessment for dyslexia and dyscalculia, as well as carrying out access arrangement assessments. She is a senior assessor for the PAPAA course, supporting students with the course demands. She is a member of the APC accreditation team for the BDA and is a SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) approved CPD provider, offering a SASC approved mentoring course for diagnostic report writing and a Feifer Assessment of Maths course.
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.
Our face to face venues for the Communicate-ed Conference 2024 are as follows:
Full venue details and directions will be sent in your confirmation email upon booking.
If you would prefer to attend the Live Virtual Conference without having to travel, this is on Tuesday 23rd September, please click here for more details.
We also offer an On-Demand Video course for delegates who prefer this option. Please click here for more information.
The morning only session is SASC approved for 3 hours core CPD.
The full day is SASC approved for 5 hours core CPD.
The following discounts are available for multiple delegates booked on the same face to face course or webinar at the same time and will automatically be applied at checkout.
| 2nd and subsequent delegates: | £10 |
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No, lunch is not included in the cost of the course. You are welcome to bring your own lunch with you to eat at the venue, or there will be a lunch break where you can go out and get lunch if you prefer.
Please click the boxes above for information about our Venue Conferences.
The Conference Update/Refresher Training will be on the 2025/26 JCQ Regulations for Access Arrangements.
Printed course materials are included in the cost of the course and will be given to you on the day.
We are offering our FULL DAY venue delegates the chance to add access to all the pre-recorded seminars we will be offering our Virtual Conference delegates from 9th September-7th October. You can add this option below when you book for £10, and we will send you a login to our Virtual Conference platform nearer the date.
You can book online using the form below. You can Pay online, or we can supply you with an invoice.
