[SENco-forum] Staffing AccessArrangement(wasPractising Certificate) [Scanned]

Yes - we use Wordpad -
Not ideal but does the trick in order to use laptop in accordance with
JCQ -
But with SQA - laptop using Microsoft word (normal way of working) with
Spelling dispensation.

Why not put exam boards in touch with each other?!
Stuart

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From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of
SEN at tringham.net
Sent: 23 February 2008 14:48
To: Becta Senco
Subject: RE: [SENco-forum] Staffing AccessArrangement(wasPractising
Certificate) [Scanned]

This is disadvantageous to those trying to take exams.

If you are visually orientated changing the layout of what is seen on
the
screen can be incredibly distracting.   I only have to accidentally move
my
tool bar and all hell breaks loose.  Fortunately my 11 year old is back
around 4pm and can fix it for me!

My husband is trying to upgrade my Windows, but I keep putting him off
until
I have finished studying as everything is filed where I like it in
Windows
2000, and when I try to use my laptop that has Windows XP not only does
it
not feel right, but it offers me things in strange places.  My husband
works
hard fiddling with its internal bits so that the look and feel is a near
the
old one as possible.

To expect people to just use notepad, or anything else they are not used
to
just isn't fair. it is also not their normal way of working and surely
this
should work both ways.

Sharon

-----Original Message-----
From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk]On Behalf Of Ruth Newbury
Sent: 22 February 2008 13:58
To: 'Susie Pinder'; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Staffing Access Arrangement(wasPractising
Certificate) [Scanned]

And my last school had "exam computers" - laptops - (10 of them - very
basic
models) which did not suit everybody either.

And I rather think that they could only use "notepad" for their work -
not
word - because notebook gives no help at all for anything.

Regards

Ruth

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