
Introduction to the JCQ Changes 2025-26
This free webinar introduces the changes to the JCQ documentation for Access Arrangements: Access Arrangements an Reasonable Adjustments (AARA). It is not a comprehensive update, and is therefore ideally accessed before attending a more in-depth session.
The ‘Introduction to the JCQ Changes 2025-26 webinar is ideally accessed before attending a more in depth course refreshing your knowledge of the regulations more completely.
Applying the results from the Tests of Dyslexia (TOD™) to Access Arrangements: SASC Authorised
In this Patoss course, Lia will guide you through the TOD™, mapping its various tests and composites to the JCQ assessment criteria for access arrangements. A variety of handouts accompany the course to summarise the information presented and to demonstrate how TOD results can be used and recorded.
£31 (member)/£37 (non-member)
Supporting professional practice in access arrangements using the publication. ‘Assessing the Need for Access Arrangements in Examinations, 7th Edition.’
This Patoss webinar discusses how information contained with the 7th edition book and its online resources can be used to support professional practice in exam access arrangements.
£47 (member)/£56 (non-member)
How to Conduct a Remote Online Diagnostic Assessment
This webinar, presented by Lia Castiglione on behalf of Patoss, provides assessors with valuable information and guidance on carrying out remote diagnostic assessments using digital resources and an online platform. The course provides 2 hours SASC authorised CPD.
£62 (member)/£74 (non-member)
Using the Tests of Dyslexia (TOD) to assess for Examination Access Arrangements (EAA)
Clear and detailed guidance on using the TOD for Access Arrangements, with a very helpful 'Toolkit' of resources to help assessors in gaining assessment evidence and recording it within JCQ Form 8 Part 2.
£49
Including Examination Access Arrangements in Diagnostic Assessment Reports
This webinar, presented by Lia Castiglione on behalf of Praxis, explores appropriate ways of capturing examination access arrangements in a diagnostic assessment report.
Aims: To explore best practice in diagnostic assessment report writing to include Examination Access Arrangements in Recommendations
Objectives: By the end of the session, assessors will be able to:
- Present EAA recommendations in an appropriate way in diagnostic reports
- Understand the assessor’s role within the access arrangements process
- Ensure that they work within the JCQ regulations when including access arrangements in a diagnostic assessment
£48
Exploring Alternative Assessments to the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) for Exam Access Arrangements
This webinar, presented by Lia Castiglione on behalf of Communicate-ed, explores a range of options for replacing the SDMT in assessments for extra time in examinations.
£47 (members)/£56 (non-members)
Including Access Arrangements Recommendations in the new SASC SpLD Report Format - SASC Authorised
Available from 1st November 2025, this one-hour session from Positive Dyslexia provides assessors with clear, practical guidance on how to integrate access arrangement recommendations into diagnostic assessment reports in line with the new SASC report format and the 2025–26 JCQ regulations.
The webinar covers the purpose of access arrangements, the assessor’s role within the JCQ process, and the principles of evidence-based recommendations.
Delegates will explore how to link assessment results to specific arrangements, ensure recommendations are compliant with JCQ regulations, and reflect the candidate’s normal way of working. Examples will be used to illustrate best practice and help assessors with phrasing and structuring recommendations within their reports.
£40