The Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA) enables professionals to fully meet the requirements set by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) to assess candidates for Access Arrangements. The PAPAA
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Thank you for your interest in the Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA).
Communicate-ed run this course in partnership with our sister company Include-ed.
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The course tutors are Caroline Read, Lia Castiglione, Sarah Beard and Ally Howes.
Caroline is one of the founders of Communicate-ed. She is a specialist teacher who has practical experience in all areas of the access arrangements process and trains for local authorities, universities and SEND services. Caroline has contributed to a range of publications, including academic journals. She has worked with a number of publishers to develop tests, and has been involved in various DfE and Ofqual training and policy projects. She was a member of the working party that established the Access Arrangements Online system. In 2024 Caroline was presented with a University of Roehampton Chancellor’s Alumni Award, for Innovation and Inspiration in her industry.
Lia has been teaching and supporting learners of all ages for over 30 years and in varying educational settings. She is a specialist teacher assessor who is highly experienced in all aspects of access arrangements, has held a current Assessment Practising Certificate since 2008 and regularly assesses in schools and colleges. An accomplished educational trainer, Lia is the co-creator of a postgraduate access arrangements assessor course and is the author of the Patoss/JCQ book, ‘Assessing the Need for Access Arrangements’. She works as an independent educational consultant through her company ‘Castiglione Consulting Ltd’.
Ally is a Specialist Teacher who has assessed pupils across various age ranges and settings, as well as working as a SENCo in a large mixed comprehensive school. Ally has led on both literacy and numeracy interventions working with pupils with a range of special educational needs. She has been part of a team of experts working with NFER to develop the National Reference Tests.
Thank you for your interest in the Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA).
Communicate-ed run this course in partnership with our sister company Include-ed.
Please CLICK HERE to be taken to the Include-ed site for more information about the PAPAA.
For full course details please CLICK HERE
Thank you for your interest in the Postgraduate Award of Proficiency in Assessment for Access Arrangements (PAPAA).
Communicate-ed run this course in partnership with our sister company Include-ed.
Please CLICK HERE to be taken to the Include-ed site for more information about the PAPAA.
Communicate-ed work in association with Include-ed (http://www.include-ed.org.uk) to offer the PAPAA course.
For full course details please CLICK HERE
As the PAPAA is a qualification, the application process is more rigorous, so delegates can’t book online using the normal booking method, we have a separate application form.
Please click here to download an application form.
Please send your completed form to admin@include-ed.org.uk with supporting documents also attached.
