[senco-forum] GCSE science

Hi all (have just returned from being away a while!)

Hi Philip
  Yep - a mystery to me too.
  If you have a live reader, you can ask for the question to be read to you as many times as you like.
  Being a reader and/or a scribe is very difficult.  You have to react to correct and incorrect answers with the same deadpan expression!  You can't prompt or go 'tut tut' or emphasise particular words.
  Amanda

Philip MacMillan <P.Macmillan at exeter.ac.uk> wrote:
          The machinations of the official mind are strange indeed, I do not see why a version on tape should be prohibited.  What if the student wants / needs to hear the question a second or third or fourth time?  If you can read the question you can read it as often as you like.

  Philip EP.
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  From: Amanda 
  To: Philip MacMillan ; Liane Taylor ; Richard Cook ; senco-forum 
  Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [senco-forum] GCSE science

  Hi Philip

  We are allowed to use computer software which will read the paper to candidates, but not to record it on to tape.

  See http://www.jcq.org.uk/access_arrangements/

  Amanda
  Secondary SENCO
  Cornwall

Philip MacMillan <P.Macmillan at exeter.ac.uk> wrote:
  Why not put the exam on tape (the easiest) / CD so that they can listen to
the questions as many times as they wish? Other jurisdictions especially in
N.America do this.

Philip EP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liane Taylor" 

To: "Richard Cook" ; "Amanda"
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Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] GCSE science

> Hi all (have just returned from being away a while!)
> How on earth do you provide 60 + students with readers??
>
> Liane Taylor
> Sec SENCO / Inclusion Manager
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Cook" 
> To: "Amanda" ; "senco-forum"
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> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:12 PM
> Subject: RE: [senco-forum] GCSE science
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> > Nightmare organisation this morning with different pupils taking
different
> > papers. 60+ pupils with readers half of those with extra time.
> >
> > richard
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> > [mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Amanda
> > Sent: 08 November 2006 19:55
> > To: senco-forum
> > Subject: [senco-forum] GCSE science
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> >
> > Hello everyone
> > I'm working with out head of science on the implications of the new
GCSE
> > science exam currently being taken by our year 10s. We do Edexcel and
> > have
> > had a really high success rate in the past.
> > On Thursday 9th November, the year 10s take their first science modular
> > tests. Any comments would be gratefully recieved.
> > Also, has your science department done any of the assessments yet?
> > Amanda
> >
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> >
> > Amanda
> > Secondary SENCO
> > Cornwall
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