Candy Clarkson MA.Ed
SpLD Specialist Assessor
Candy Clarkson MA.Ed
SpLD Specialist Assessor
Our Service
Establishing a Relationship
1. Your SENCO contacts us for an informal, no obligation, discussion about your centre's individual requirements and the general profile of the cohort to be assessed.
2. Your Exams Officer and SENCO forward to us:
a) A list of the access arrangements reasonably offered by your centre.
b) A copy of your centre policy document on the use of word processors (AA Regs (2021-2022) p.57).
c) An EXCEL spreadsheet of students to be screened and/or assessed, which details your students':
Last Name
First Name
Date of Birth
Year Group
4-digit Candidate Number
This information is stored securely.
3. On arrival for work, your assessor will present you with their:
Cost to the School: Free of Charge
Please note:
Requests, or offers of financial incentives, to use our credentials simply to satisfy JCQ requirements to operate as an examination centre, will always be politely declined.
Group Screening
Our screening procedure reliably identifies all your students who may need additional support in their exams. We do this by sampling all the component literacy and social skills needed to successfully sit a formal, written examination.
Using a selection of psychometric tests approriate to the profile of your cohort, screening is conducted under formal, written examination conditions by our assessor, taking 20-40 minutes for each group.
Standardised scores are then calculated, recorded and traffic lighted on the spreadsheet, which along with notes and observations on behaviour, is returned to your SENCO for scrutiny with the following recommendations:
When completing Part 1 of JCQ Form 8s, your SENCO may use our screening results as supplementary evidence.
Benefits compared with other screening systems:
Cost to the School: £350.00 per day + travel or overnight stay - capped at £50.
Annually reviewed on 6th April each year.
Individual Assessment
Individual assessment is a 'standalone' service, tailored to fully complement and articulate with your centre's chosen screening procedures.
This ensures that each student is comprehensively assessed for the complete range of currently available JCQ and Centre Granted Access Arrangements, as is reasonably offered by your centre and to which they may be entitled.
Using a blend of first group and then one-to-one testing; and with a TA on hand ready to keep up a steady and continuous throughput of students, we can assess 20 individual students in a standard school day; although we often considerably exceed this number.
This service includes:
All work is carried out in full consultation and in close collaboration with your SENCO and Exams Officer.
Cost to the School: £350.00 per day + travel or overnight stay - capped at £50.
Annually reviewed on 6th April each year.
Clerical Work
Students Screened Assessed
1 - 20 0 0
21 - 100 1 1
101 - 200 2 2
201 - 300 2 3
301 - 400 2 4
401 - 500 2 5
501 - 600 2 6
Cost to the School: £350.00 per day.
Annually reviewed on 6th April each year.
The Established Relationship
We take great pride in providing a continuous service, with an exemplary standard of care, which honours the time, dedication and professionalism of your hard working SENCO.
As moderated by your SENCO, our assessor offers a prompt response to parental queries, up to 14 days after individual assessment. After 14 days, all information regarding test candidates is either returned to your school to be kept securely, or safely destroyed; unless otherwise directed by your SENCO.
Thereafter, we offer year round support, with unlimited access to expert advice and all enquiries are very warmly welcomed.
Cost to the School: Free of Charge.
Recommended Reading:
'Assessing the Need for Access Arrangements in Examinations: A Practical Guide - Sixth Edition'
by Lia Castiglione, available from: https://www.patoss-dyslexia.org/Books