BATOD Accrediated Language Modifiers (BALMs)

BATOD Members

On successful completion of both the Tier 1 and 2 courses, we will invite BATOD members to become a member of the BATOD panel of exam language modifiers. BATOD currently work with a small number of exam boards including AQA, CCEA, NCFE,  Pearson/Edexcel and WJEC.

The current BATOD co-ordinator is Nicky Weightman. The Co-ordinator will contact you to ask you if you are interested in taking on language modification assignments for different exam boards, as work becomes available. Some exam boards have an induction process which they organise. When you accept the work, you are working for the exam board and BATOD knows no more about how the work goes. The exam board will expect you to keep to the contract you sign. They also inform the Co-ordinator if a modifier has not kept to the contract. The co-ordinator will have to pass on that information and may have to remove the person from the list.

Every 2 years, the whole team will be asked to modify a short paper to provide recent evidence of competence.

This means BATOD can continue to monitor and moderate professional practice and provide feedback if necessary.

It is difficult otherwise to check continuing competency, because exam boards do not always take up the modifiers’ suggestions, and you are also not allowed to keep any evidence of modification work on your computer. What we see eventually on the exam board’s website may not be the same as what you recommended.

If you have questions please contact via [email protected]

Please note:

JCQ regulations state that anyone acting as a Language Modifier (LM )in an exam must have successfully completed accredited training. This applies whether or not the Awarding Body has used a BALM. The Communicate-Ed Language Modifier (LM) course is open to anyone.