An interesting addition, according to the DSA-QAG framework Appendix 13: Telephone Assessment Guidance, 'Assessment Centres unable to offer mobile assessments are not authorised to perform telephone assessments.' So to ask us to breach our DSA-QAG framework document and risk our registration is poor.
Nick Holland
Needs Assessor for Disabled Students Allowance
Aseswr Anghenion Lwfansau Myfyrwyr Anabl
Glyndŵr Assessment Centre
Canolfan Asesu Glyndŵr
Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam
Wrexham Glyndŵr University
Ffordd yr Wyddgrug, Wrecsam, Cymru. LL11 2AW.
Mold Road, Wrexham, Wales. LL11 2AW.
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
Sent: 01 September 2016 14:41
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Subject: Re: SFE review of needs issue
Hi
Will be interested in the responses to this. I recently saw a student who'd been sent from Portsmouth to London for his review! I was a bit surprised to say the least.
There must be some common sense leeway here i.e. at least allowing the student to ask if a more local centre will be willing to carry out the review?
I don't think telephone assessments are the answer - review assessments are more complicated than you'd think (despite what those who make these kind of decisions seem to think!)
Ian Francis
On 01/09/2016 13:52, Nicholas Holland wrote:
> Can I get some feedback on a current issue we are trying to resolve
> for student? A student was assessed at our Assessment Centre a few
> years ago and has since changed course to an Open University course,
> the student now requires a review.
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> Student has been advised he needs to go back to the original centre,
> but student now lives in 95 miles away and will have to make a round
> trip just for the review. The original assessor has retired, so a new
> assessor will be required to undertake the review.
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> SFE are unwilling to allow the student to attend a centre in his own
> area, due to single fee, but are happy to pay his travel expenses.
> They have stated that we are ‘legally obliged’ to undertake the review
> over the telephone, which they told the student before checking with
> us. The centre has never offered phone assessments before, and the
> student has stated a preference to meet face to face to have equipment demonstrated.
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> By pure coincidence, the student is working in our area one day next
> week, but is working overnight, so despite offering a morning
> appointment, he’s unable to attend a review then.
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> The DSA-QAG framework document gives guidance on telephone
> assessments, and sates the following should be adhered to, in order of preference:
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> i. Assessment at an accredited assessment centre or related outreach
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> ii. The assessor to visit the student’s institution with appropriate
> mobile equipment
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> iii. The assessor to visit the student’s home with appropriate mobile
> equipment
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> iv. Telephone assessment
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> We then have to fully justify why options i to iii were not appropriate!
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> Is a centre ‘legally obliged’ to do this for SFE? A common sense
> solution seems to be to allow the student to attend a review in his
> own area.
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> Thanks,
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> *Nick Holland*
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