Webinar: What's new in Access Arrangements: Extra time, transitional agreements and more

Due to the large demand for up to date information on Exam Access Arrangements, we are organising the webinar "What's new in Access Arrangements: Extra time, transitional agreements and more" to be held on Monday, 11 March, 2013 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM GMT + Q&A.

About: This webinar will cover the current academic year's changes and will include updates and additional interpretation of any further developments since September 2012.

The webinar will explore this year's changes, for those who currently carry out access arrangements. The main focus, naturally, will be on the altered evidence requirements for extra time: what the regulations state, the most useful tests to administer in order to gain the formal evidence needed, and the additional evidence that should be compiled by schools. It will also cover any remaining transitional agreements for pupils who have already had access arrangements earlier in their careers. It will also touch on latest developments in assessment tools; and identification of other SpLDs.

Note: This session presupposes basic familiarity with Access Arrangements.      

Presenter: The webinar will be led by Dineke Austin, Lead Tutor for Dyslexia Action's Exams Access Arrangements course, an ex-examinations officer, and specialist teacher assessor carrying out access arrangement assessments herself.

Cost: £35.00 for non-guild members (payment by credit/debit card only)
Free to members of the Dyslexia Guild (discount code)

If you are Guild Member: This event is free for members of the Dyslexia Guild. If you are a Guild member, you should have received a discount code to enter. 

Not a Guild Member:  Do you want to join the webinar for free?  If you would like to attend this event for free, please join the Dyslexia Guild to receive this and other benefits including the Dyslexia Review magazine and Guild Gallery email newsletter.  If you want to take up this offer to join the guild please apply for membership through the link above by  4th March at the latest.

Technical requirements: 

Any modern PC or Mac will be able to connect to the webinar. You will need a speaker or headphones to listen unless you are using the landline phone number provided at the start of the webinar.

Your computer should be connected to the internet via a broadband connection. Mobile broadband will work with a strong signal but is not recommended due to reliability issues.

Note:  Your browser should be at least Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.0, Chrome 5.0, Safari 3.0 or later. You should have both JavaScript and Java enabled (these are default settings on most computers). We cannot support Internet Explorer 6.0. Some users report problems with launching the webinar in Safari on MacOS. Please use Firefox on your Mac if you experience any problems.

Disclaimer: It is extremely rare that a participant whose computer meets the technical requirements specified above cannot attend a webinar due to technical difficulties with their computer. We cannot offer a refund unless the technical difficulties are on our end. However, this webinar will be recorded and made available to all attendees for later viewing.  Who are guild members or who have paid to attend.