Statutory assessment and examination access arrangements Archives

Resource | 18.02.2023

A GCSE final year pupil has just had moderate sensori-neural deafness identified. Can the school apply for extenuating circumstances?

Resource | 12.10.2023

Access arrangements documents (BATOD Statutory assessment and examination access working group)

Resource | 15.01.2024

BATOD’s role in examinations and testing

Resource | 12.10.2023

Bluetooth hearing aids and exams

Resource | 25.06.2023

Can a candidate leave the exam room before their extra time is complete?

Resource | 18.02.2023

Can a deaf student be disapplied from GCSE English exams?

Resource | 28.03.2023

Can the Communication Professional (CP) access arrangement (AA) be applied for learners in England who use SSE?

Resource | 15.12.2022

Can the Communication Professional (CP) sign the carrying words of questions?

Resource | 15.02.2023

Command words

Resource | 29.11.2017

Enquiries about Access Arrangements in MFL

Resource | 07.10.2024

Examination Access for candidates with MSI – new briefing document by Seashell and NatSIP

Resource | 13.02.2023

Examination access for children and young people with sensory impairment (Feb 2023)

Resource | 10.09.2024

Examination language feedback form

Resource | 15.02.2023

Exams and Access Arrangements specific to deaf learners webinar Q&A

Resource | 13.05.2024

Exemptions

Resource | 15.02.2023

GCSE English Language – Spoken Language Endorsement; advice to teachers

Resource | 13.12.2020

Guidance for writing accessible examination questions (BATOD)

Resource | 22.11.2023

Handbook for Language Modifiers (2023)

Resource | 29.04.2023

How can CSWs be confident in exams?

Resource | 17.10.2023

How should teachers support pupils in Year 6 SATS spelling test?

Resource | 18.02.2023

How would a QToD make a case for the student being able to reply to some questions in BSL (not just single words), and his language modifier to act as a scribe?

Resource | 02.09.2024

JCQ ‘Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments regulations for 2024-25’

Resource | 25.06.2023

JCQ guidance ‘Instructions for conducting examinations’

Resource | 13.02.2023

Language of Examinations 3rd edition (BATOD)

Resource | 15.10.2022

Passport to Access

Resource | 15.01.2024

Query – Should schools order modified language papers or will these have been checked by BATOD before being sent out?

Resource | 15.01.2024

Query – Should all staff who might need to sign papers aim to be doing a language modification course?

Resource | 18.02.2023

Query about the multiplication tables check (MTC) – a test, statutory from 2022, in England

Resource | 19.10.2023

Read Aloud – do you know about this access arrangement and when it can be used?

Resource | 13.10.2023

SATS – Is the value of the qualification affected by the use of the ‘compensatory mark’?

Resource | 15.02.2023

Should invigilators have signing skills?

Resource | 18.02.2023

Staff have been told the students are not allowed to have their usual classroom assistant with them as this is not ‘best practice’. As a QToD, how can I challenge this decision professionally?

Resource | 26.08.2024

Subject teacher as the live speaker (reader)

Resource | 18.02.2023

Resources

Statutory assessment and examination access arrangements

Resources

A GCSE final year pupil has just had moderate sensori-neural deafness identified. Can the school apply for extenuating circumstances?

Access arrangements documents (BATOD Statutory assessment and examination access working group)

BATOD’s role in examinations and testing

Bluetooth hearing aids and exams

Can a candidate leave the exam room before their extra time is complete?

Can a deaf student be disapplied from GCSE English exams?

Can the Communication Professional (CP) access arrangement (AA) be applied for learners in England who use SSE?

Can the Communication Professional (CP) sign the carrying words of questions?

Command words

Enquiries about Access Arrangements in MFL

Examination Access for candidates with MSI – new briefing document by Seashell and NatSIP

Examination access for children and young people with sensory impairment (Feb 2023)

Examination language feedback form

Exams and Access Arrangements specific to deaf learners webinar Q&A

Exemptions

GCSE English Language – Spoken Language Endorsement; advice to teachers

Guidance for writing accessible examination questions (BATOD)

Handbook for Language Modifiers (2023)

How can CSWs be confident in exams?

How should teachers support pupils in Year 6 SATS spelling test?

How would a QToD make a case for the student being able to reply to some questions in BSL (not just single words), and his language modifier to act as a scribe?

JCQ ‘Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments regulations for 2024-25’

JCQ guidance ‘Instructions for conducting examinations’

Language of Examinations 3rd edition (BATOD)

Passport to Access

Query – Should schools order modified language papers or will these have been checked by BATOD before being sent out?

Query – Should all staff who might need to sign papers aim to be doing a language modification course?

Query about the multiplication tables check (MTC) – a test, statutory from 2022, in England

Read Aloud – do you know about this access arrangement and when it can be used?

SATS – Is the value of the qualification affected by the use of the ‘compensatory mark’?

Should invigilators have signing skills?

Staff have been told the students are not allowed to have their usual classroom assistant with them as this is not ‘best practice’. As a QToD, how can I challenge this decision professionally?

Subject teacher as the live speaker (reader)

Wording is sometimes inaccessible on assessments for primary aged children. What involvement does BATOD have with their production?