[senco-forum] GCSE exam access arrangements

From: linda at mirin-361.eclipse.co.uk

Linda 

I see it as my responsibility in consultation with parents (sometimes) and teachiong staff to identify students who may need access arrangements . I do my own access arrangements and complete the paperwork . This then goes to the exams officer who completes the candidates number and exams they are being entered for before submitting to boards . Unless the application is rejected I hear no more until the immediate run up to exams etc. 

However I am considering asking the exams officer to let me know the result of all applications as they come back to school as recently I put paperwork in for PRU dual registered student - heard nothing so assumed it was okay only to discover two weeks ago the exams officer had not entered because we as a school were not entering him for exams on site . We had to rush it all through. I will be checking all returns in future simply to cover my back in today's blame society . 

If you were not part of the process when original application made /or did the assessments then you technically cant be held responsible. The blame would lie with the person who did not  fulfill their role in the chain . 

Missing paperwork ?  Check with the boards ? If they have no record then whoever responsible for submitting to board would be at fault. Ultimately the Head of the Centre is responsible - they simply delegate the job down. 

I am also very paranoid and throw nothing away - i keep paper copy in student file /electronic copy in student file on school system and i enter into my diary the date I pass the paperwork to exams officer . I only dispose of from my office to central filing when student has left school and then it is kept for 5 years . 

Gaynor

> From: linda at mirin-361.eclipse.co.uk
> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 18:25:01 +0100
> Subject: Re: [senco-forum] GCSE exam access arrangements
> 
> Of course nothing ever goes wrong with these. However I will pose a
> hypothetical situation and I would be glad to hear your opinion. 
>  Let's say that the senco was not at the school for the original
> applications or returns from the exam board.Let's imagine that some
> paperwork that has been done cannot be found.
>  Who is ultimately responsible for any complaints? The Senco, inclusion
> manager, head teacher, exams officer, person to whom the job was delegated
> when the original applications were made, the school cat.... well may be not
> the latter. 
> What do you think? What aspects of this whole process does the senco have to
> do and what not? 
> Linda 
> 
> 
> 

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