[senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?

What I meant was we did what you did-we put them all in one room and trained them to work with the reader /scribe!! Sorry I did not make myself clear-like everybody else, we don't have any extra space and it is a struggle to find rooms. We did not even have the same room for all the exams-had to go from one room to another-a real pain!!!

Luisa

Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:25:55 +0100From: amandavh at btinternet.comSubject: RE: [senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?To: luisapinnell at hotmail.com
Sorry that I sound like I don't belive you.  I struggle so much for people and rooms - I'd love to have on pupil per room but we don't have 20 available rooms, let alone two people per candidate to support them.  I'm just jealous that you can find 10 spare rooms and twenty people!

Amanda
In sunny CornwallLuisa Pinnell <luisapinnell at hotmail.com> wrote:

That's what we did and we only have 10 who need readers and scribes Luisa

Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:30:46 +0100From: amandavh at btinternet.comSubject: Re: [senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?To: gadunkley at hotmail.co.uk; luisapinnell at hotmail.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
How on earth do you manage one room per reader?  We have twenty-two pupils who need readers and / or scribes in our current year 10.  We can't find enough people to do the read / scirbe part, let alone another twenty-two people to invigilate.  And we couldn't find enough rooms.  
What we do is to train our pupils to work in classrooms with readers / scribes plus one invigilator.  We don't have screens because we haven't got any to use.  When we get up to about 12 in a room, we have two rooms.

Amanda
Secondary SENCO
CornwallGaynor Dunkley <gadunkley at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
Luisa No you are not being fussy . Get her doctor to write a letter saying it would be detrimental to her health etc . It may also help if you can come up with a room (or cupboard where she can sit - it often makes the exams officer a bit more amenable if you can offer a possible solution I have a couple of kids who have CFS and may need rest breaks for the longer exams - they cant be accommodated elsewhere because of space issues but sit at the back near the door and invigilators know that they are there and have stop the clock allowance. I have also had a student in year 9 last week who is being seen by CAMHS (mental health issues ) who on the friday before SATs week locked herself in toilets and threatened overdose through the stress of impending tests . We got her out and assured her that she need not take them - I got on the phone to her key worker who dropped a letter in by hand before school finished to say that it would be detrimental for her to sit ,she will be entered as unable to sit tests. I am increasingly finding that I am having to do battle to get what the students are entitled to ie one per room if reader - SATs last week I had 2 in one room and TAs said it was a nightmare even although we had put screens up. Gaynor> From: luisapinnell at hotmail.com> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:05:47 +0000> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?> > > Hope you are feeling better Janice,I will ask the caretaker what they use in our gym on Monday.> Talking about heat and poorly ventilated gyms, I have a pupil who has a statement of SEN and she is also diabetic. She does not qualify for reader/ scribe, only extra time. As we are a small school and space is at a premium , the examination officer suggested that she does her GCSEs in the gym with the others. I am not happy with this (neither is the parent). Am I being fussy? And is it necessary to fill in extra forms and stuff for someone who has diabetes? > > Luisa> > From: gadunkley at hotmail.co.uk> To: jwwray14 at hotmail.com; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:28:59 +0000> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?> > > Janice > > Sorry to hear about your tumble hope you are not to sore today . Did you report to Health and Safety Officer? > > We use the gym and it gets covered by a very large tarpaulin not plastic . This however still presents a trip hazard as it moves about and rucks up . > > The biggest problem we have in the gym especially as we move into main exam period is the heat . The very high windows have no blinds and let in very little air - it has been known for students to pass out in the heat and once one of the invigilators collapsed. We now have a supply of cold water outside just in case students doing longer papers begin to flag. > > Take care > > > Gaynor> > > > From: jwwray14 at hotmail.com> > To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 20:51:24 +0000> > Subject: [senco-forum] Do you use the gym for exams ?> > > > I was wondering - I fell flat on my face yesterday - in front of 130 SATS students and 4 teachers - in the gym because I tripped over the plastic sheeting they put on to protect the gym surface.> > Battered and bruised at home today - horrid. Just glad I didn't break anything or knock myself out.> > Anyway, I was wondering what do your schools put over the floor.> > And also - if they are covered in similar stuff - please be careful because you could fall over too.> > Cheers> > Janice> > > > Janice Wray> > > > Secondary SENCO, Herts> > > > _________________________________________________________________> > > > All new Live Search at Live.com> > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/> > _________________________________________________________________> Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay today!> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/> _________________________________________________________________> Win Indiana Jones prizes with Live Search> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/_________________________________________________________________Be a Hero and Win with Iron Manhttp://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000009ukm/direct/01/AmandaSecondary SENCOCornwall

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