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Including Access Arrangements Recommendations in the new SASC SpLD Report Format - 20 Nov 2025

Including Access Arrangements Recommendations in the new SASC SpLD Report Format - 20 Nov 2025
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Overview

  • Date(s)
    20 Nov 2025 - 20 Nov 2025
  • Cost
    £100.00
  • Provider
    Castiglione Consulting Ltd
  • Delivery type
    Face-to-Face
  • Course level
    Intermediate
  • Course summary

    In this session at the Dyslexia Positive 6th Liverpool Dyslexia Conference, Lia will explore effective and compliant ways of including recommendations for Examination Access Arrangements (EAAs) within the new SASC diagnostic assessment report format for SpLDs. The session will focus on JCQ access arrangements for GCSEs and A levels, guiding assessors in aligning their recommendations with assessment evidence, background information, and current JCQ regulations.
  • CPD credit hours
    1 hour
  • Course themes
    SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
  • Audience
    Assessors, Assessment centres
  • Website
    https://bit.ly/Liverpooldyslexia)
  • SASC Code
    SASC-20250812-1541

Description

This one-hour session at the Dyslexia Positive 6th Liverpool Dyslexia Conference 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 course will cover 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.

Learning outcomes

Aim:
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 appropriately in diagnostic assessment reports for SpLDs.
  • Understand the assessor’s role within the JCQ access arrangements process.
  • Ensure that they work within the JCQ regulations when including access arrangements in a diagnostic assessment.
  • Link assessment evidence clearly to recommended arrangements, including justification and normal way of working.

Course prerequisites

Delegates should:

  • Hold an assessor practising certificate (APC) level qualification to undertake diagnostic assessments for SpLDs.
  • Have some working knowledge of the JCQ regulations for Examination Access Arrangements.

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