Samantha Vowles

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Samantha

That is classic "buck passing" - and I speak as Mr Black! The issue is very simple - they are either telling the truth or not. As suggested before, your Head of Centre needs to interpret how the JCQ inspector would react if they found this practice occurring.

Regards

Duncan

>>> [log in to unmask] 10/12/2012 15:18 >>>
Thanks Shirley

I have spoken to my line manager about it now, she wants me to put a paper together detailing what the problems are and what we need in order to be compliant with the regulations.  The next part will be getting Learning Support to yield to our will. Wish me luck!


Samantha Vowles
Exams Officer

Funding and Information Services
Somerset College
Wellington Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5AX
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F: 01823 366306
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www.somerset.ac.uk






-----Original Message-----
From: The FE Exams Network mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shirley Hallett
Sent: 10 December 2012 14:55
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Subject: Re: Access Arrangements Normal Way of Working (Again!)

Hi

I don't think this can be allowed, does it not state that it must be their normal way of working?  I think I would pass this up higher with your recommendations.

Regards

Shirley

Shirley Hallett
Examination Manager
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-----Original Message-----
From: The FE Exams Network mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marjanne WORSLEY
Sent: 10 December 2012 14:52
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Subject: Re: Access Arrangements Normal Way of Working (Again!)

Hi Samantha

I agree with you. However if the Learning Support team sign the document (lying comes to mind), you can apply for the arrangements. You might want to warn the Learning Support Department that when the JCQ inspector discover their ploy, they could take away your school's status as an exam centre.

Kind regards

Marjanne

Marjanne Worsley
Examinations Officer

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>>> Samantha Vowles <[log in to unmask]> 10/12/2012 14:41
>>> >>>
Hi all



Sorry to bring this up yet again.



We have recently discovered that our Learning Support team have been requesting various access arrangements for students that do not necessarily need these arrangements in the classroom, but, according to them, need the arrangement in the exam as they panic and get stressed and it is only then that they need the arrangement.  These arrangements are backed up by the appropriate evidence, and our learning support team signing one of our forms agreeing that it is the usual way of working.



Have any of you come across this?  To my mind if the student is not using it in the classroom, even though recommended, they should not have it during the exam.  Surely a bit of stress with exams is normal, and not necessarily a good enough reason to expect an access arrangement, is it?



Thanks,



Samantha Vowles

Exams Officer



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