How will law exams be affected by coronavirus? – The Guardian
‘Bar exams have been delayed until August, but trainees have called on regulators to move their assessments online.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: examinations
SRA relaxes assessment rules for students and trainees – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today outlined a significant relaxation of its rules for law students and trainees to allow their assessment to go online.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Online law school bursts onto scene for SQE – Legal Futures
‘An online-only law school entered the market yesterday to deliver the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with heavyweight backing from leading academics and lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Approval of SQE not a foregone conclusion, LSB warns – Legal Futures
‘Approval of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is not a foregone conclusion, the Legal Services Board (LSB) is to make clear to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 12th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
AQA could face class action suit from parents of children who were possibly given ‘incorrect’ grades – Daily Telegraph
‘The UK’s biggest exam board could face class action from parents, following revelations that answers were being “remarked” by the same examiners.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Staggering’ Home Office disregard for innocent people saw thousands lose visas in cheating scandal, MPs say – The Independent
‘The Home Office showed “staggering” disregard for innocent people during the visa scandal that saw more than 50,000 overseas students accused of cheating and cost taxpayers nearly £20m, MPs have said. The Public Accounts Committee found that hundreds of people were still protesting their innocence at “great personal cost” more than five years after being accused of fraudulently passing English language tests due to the Home Office’s delay in responding to indications that some may have been wrongly caught up in the probe.’
The Independent, 18th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Alison Berridge, Alexandra Littlewood and Ciar McAndrew: Freedom of Information Journal – Recent decisions of the Commissioner and Tribunal – Monckton Chambers
‘Alison Berridge, Alexandra Littlewood and Ciar McAndrew, public law barristers at Monckton Chambers, highlight the points of interest from April-June decisions of the First-Tier and Upper Tribunals.’
Monckton Chambers, 20th August 2019
Source: www.monckton.com
SRA considers ditching skills testing from first part of SQE – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is considering whether to abandon the skills element of the first stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), meaning it would consist entirely of multiple-choice questions.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home Office used ‘confused, misleading, incomplete and unsafe’ evidence to revoke visas of tens of thousands of international students, report finds – The Independent
‘Tens of thousands of international students had their visas revoked after the Home Office used “confused, misleading, incomplete and unsafe” evidence, MPs have said. The department ignored expert advice and relied on “dodgy” evidence when it accused almost 34,000 students of cheating in English language tests in 2015, according to a new report published by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on the Test of English for International Communication (Toeic).’
The Independent, 18th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Discredited’ test used on two in five Syrian asylum seekers in UK – The Guardian
‘Almost two in five Syrian asylum seekers were made to take a widely criticised language test to prove their nationality, the Guardian can reveal. Campaigners and experts have criticised the Home Office for the widespread use of language analysis on those claiming to have fled Syria, describing it as “pseudoscience” and a political tool to exclude migrants.’
The Guardian, 17th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Investigation into the response to cheating in English language tests – National Audit Office
‘The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published its investigation into the Home Office’s response to widespread cheating by international students in English language tests. Clearly widespread cheating did take place but some people may have been wrongly accused and in some cases, unfairly removed from the UK.’
National Audit Office, 24th May 2019
Source: www.nao.org.uk
Parents of student who died in suicide over anxiety attacks to sue Bristol University – The Independent
‘The parents of a student who took her own life because she was too anxious to make a public presentation are taking legal action against her university.’
The Independent, 19th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
English teacher refused UK visa because her English isn’t up to ‘standard’ – The Independent
‘An English teacher has been refused the right to join her fiance in the UK after the Home Office claimed her English does not meet the required standard.’
The Independent, 7th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government ‘complicit in school’s illegal exclusion policy’ – BBC News
‘The government has been “complicit” in an illegal policy that saw a school force out pupils unlikely to achieve high grades, campaigners have claimed.’
BBC News, 27th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exam boards launch legal challenge over government’s flagship T-level qualifications – The Independent
‘Legal action has been launched against the Department for Education over the introduction of the government’s flagship technical qualification, by the body which represents exam boards.’
The Independent, 19th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inquiry condemns school that barred A-level pupils – The Guardian
‘An independent inquiry into a top grammar school, which was revealed by a Guardian investigation to be forcing out pupils who were unlikely to get top grades at A-level, has delivered a damning report accusing the school of illegally treating its students as “collateral damage” in the pursuit of its own interests.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
