Access arrangements with Lia

I work with schools, colleges and training providers to carry out assessments for students requiring access arrangements in GCSEs, A levels and other Level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications. Each assessment is tailored to the student’s individual needs and can provide the required assessment evidence for access arrangements, usually extra time and/or a scribe. Assessments can also inform the need for a reader or computer reader.

Assessments can take place in a quiet space within the school or college, or remotely through a digital online platform. 

I adopt a flexible strategy appropriate to each setting, which can incorporate group and individual assessments. This means that I can assess between 8 and 25 students in a full day.

Following the assessment session, I provide JCQ Form 8 Part 2 and an individual assessment summary sheet for each student. I can also provide a spreadsheet of the scores for all students.

Access Arrangements Assessments Services

I provide assessments for access arrangements in the following:

·      GCSE and A level examinations

·      11+ examinations

·      Senior school entrance examinations

·      Undergraduate and postgraduate degree qualifications

·      Professional workplace examinations

Please get in touch to find out more and to discuss costs and availability.

[Note, parental or student requests for access arrangements assessments can also be accommodated. Please contact me to find out more.]

Location

I am based in the Midlands and work both nationally across England and Wales, and internationally in schools offering UK examinations.

Other Access Arrangements Services

In addition to assessments, I also provide the following services relating to access arrangements:

·      Mentoring on access arrangements for assessors and SENCos/access arrangements coordinators [see Consultancy page]

·      Reviews of access arrangements processes and policies [see Consultancy page]

·      Training on access arrangements [see Training and Events pages]    

My experience in access arrangements

I have nearly twenty years’ experience in assessing learners to gather evidence for access arrangements and maintain a current Assessment Practising Certificate (APC). I work with a range of centres, including secondary schools, colleges and training providers, and am familiar with the unique challenges that can be presented in each setting.

As well as my assessment work in schools, I have written and had published books and materials that are used as reference guides in access arrangements, I create and deliver training packages, and I sit on boards which consult with the JCQ and government bodies in setting standards and frameworks in this area.

Further information about access arrangements can be obtained from the following sources:

·      The JCQ Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments document (the JCQ regulations). A new document is published before the start of each academic year.

https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration/

·      My book, ‘Assessing the need for Access Arrangements in Examinations: A Practical Guide, Seventh Edition’.

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