Expanding your practice: A guide to EAA assessment for Level 7 Specialist Teacher Assessors - 20 Mar 2025 to 19 Mar 2026: Praxis

Expanding your practice: A guide to EAA assessment for Level 7 Specialist Teacher Assessors - 20 Mar 2025 to 19 Mar 2026: Praxis

Overview

  • Date(s)
    20 Mar 2025 - 19 Mar 2026
  • Cost
    £70.00
  • Provider
    Praxis CPD Ltd
  • Delivery type
    Distance
  • Course level
    Intermediate
  • Course summary

    This course aims to equip Level 7 qualified Specialist Teacher Assessors with the ability to expand their practice into assessing for examination access arrangements. By the end of the session, assessors will be able to:

    -Outline JCQ guidelines

    - Describe their role as an EAA assessor

    - Consider implications for their own professional practice (rules, regulations, test choice, paperwork, liaison requirements, etc)

    - Produce an action plan of next steps

  • CPD credit hours
    3 hours
  • Course themes
    Reviewing principles of psychometrics, statistics, assessment and underlying theory, SpLD testing methods, interpretation, report writing, feedback and test materials
  • Audience
    Assessors, Assessment centres, Training institutions
  • Website
  • SASC Code
    SASC-20250317-1400

Description

This course addresses what can sometimes be an area of insecurity for Level 7 holders.  On gaining your Level 7 you can apply for an APC and provide diagnostic assessments.  However, you are also in effect dual qualified as you are able to assess for examination access arrangements under JCQ Regulations. This training will support assessors in developing their practice to become competent and confident access arrangement assessors to complement their diagnostic assessment work.

Learning outcomes

 By the end of the session, assessors will be able to:

-Outline JCQ guidelines

- Describe their role as an EAA assessor

- Consider implications for their own professional practice (rules, regulations, test choice, paperwork, liaison requirements, etc)

- Produce an action plan of next steps

Course prerequisites

All attendees must be Level 7 qualified SpLD assessors. They are likely also to be APC holders.