Access Arrangements
School-commissioned assessment and consultancy designed to support robust, evidence-led Access Arrangements practice.
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Targeted assessment built around a defined assessment question.
Support can be commissioned for individual candidates, groups of candidates or wider Access Arrangements systems.
Access Arrangements Assessment
Appropriate standardised assessment selected in response to the candidate’s identified functional difficulty, centre evidence and normal way of working.
- Targeted test selection
- Standardised scoring
- Professional interpretation
- Written assessment evidence
- Recommendations within scope
Assessment Days
A practical option for centres with several candidates requiring focused assessment.
- Pre-assessment information review
- Agreed candidate schedule
- On-site assessment
- Structured evidence output
- Follow-up clarification
Access Arrangements Health Check
Review of systems, evidence pathways and operational practice.
- Normal way of working evidence
- Assessment referral pathways
- Roles and responsibilities
- Record keeping
- Action plan
Assessment is one part of the evidence picture.
Strong practice links the identified functional difficulty, normal way of working, appropriate assessment evidence and the centre’s decision-making responsibilities.
Need a more robust Access Arrangements system?
Commission individual assessment, an assessment day or a focused systems review.