Provision of Access Arrangement Testing by Level 7 qualified Assessor
As a Level 7 qualified Specialist Assessor with a Practising Certificate, I work as an Access Arrangement Assessor in schools and colleges throughout Hampshire, (either alone or together with another assessor, when there are large volumes of assessments to be done). We have online, ongoing DBS approval which schools can access immediately and we have had many years of Child Protection Training and other essential training to qualify us to work in schools.
This service is an efficient alternative for schools to training existing, busy staff to the high level required by JCQ for EAA assessors. This way, centres use and pay for assessment expertise only on days when they need it. This has worked very smoothly in many settings for nearly fifteen years. Many schools have used our services for a long time, others request interim support when a SENCo leaves and before another is in place. We also continue to assess for EAAs in a large Hampshire college having done so for many years.
Our EAA assessment services can work either a day a week for a set period of the academic year or for an agreed small number of days a year, according to demand. Each year, schools and colleges book the number and timing of dates they need with me (or with me and my colleague) according to their needs, which may develop or change over time. Dates can be booked at any time during the academic year but best availability can be gained with good notice of the extent of need to be scheduled in.
I welcome the opportunity to talk to new schools and colleges about working with them in this way.
I usually charge a per-student fee but have on occasion worked at a daily rate. Rates are recognised as competitive and especially good value compared with supporting a permanent member of staff.
Not only am I and my partner efficient, given our long experience, but also, as part of our relationship with centres who use our assessment services, we advise on the implications of new regulations, suggest ways to collect and organise Access Arrangement evidence efficiently and give study skill recommendations where this is useful, based on our understanding of the evidence and behaviour we observe in students.
If you are interested in hearing more, please email via the Contact Me form on this website.
Caris Stoller, Specialist Assessor, Practising Certificate number 500001625IF5757
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