NatSIP are pleased to publish, through working with VIEW and BATOD, SI colleagues at NatSIP working days and the examination boards, a new resource to assist education professionals identify and gain approval for access arrangements for SI examination candidates.
https://viewweb.org.uk/exam_access/activities/ex_0_0.html
This comprehensive online resource is designed to help SENCOs, specialist teachers of the sensory impaired and staff responsible for public examinations in schools and colleges to identify and gain approval for access arrangements for candidates with accessibility needs resulting from hearing impairment, vision impairment and multi-sensory impairment. The resource is based on the official guidance from the Joint Council for Qualifications and includes self-study units on the following:
- the principles of fair access and reasonable adjustment
- commonly used access arrangements and how to apply for them
- case studies of individual students and their access arrangements
- an overview of how exam papers are modified in terms of language and presentation for candidates with sensory impairment.
The resource also includes regular self-check questions and a final test which enables participants to print out a certificate of completion.