[senco-forum] JCQ and gel pens (was: Exam Access Arrangements)

They would be neither an advantage nor a disadvantage if everybody were
allowed to use them!
Mary

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Subject: Re: [senco-forum] JCQ and gel pens (was: Exam Access
Arrangements)

Hi David, 

Please do pursue this matter. You may want to include along the lines of
the 
following in your reply.

"This is  not the case since the Disability
Discrimination Act is in place to  allow candidates to access the
examination without gaining an unfair  advantage."

I hardly think gel pens are an unfair advantage, though by preventing
those  
who need them for ease of writing, this is indeed discriminatory and
placing  
them at a disadvantage.

"For example, if a candidate has problems using a pen they may apply to
use  
a scribe to
record their answers. 

Having been a scribe I know this takes practice for the pupil and to
dictate 
to someone unfamilair "cold" would again put them at a distinct  
disadvantage...and there would be no guarantee all that need gel pens
would  qualify for a 
scribe anyway; they may have problems with a normal pen but that  is why
gel 
pens are so useful!.  

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory  Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org

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