SQE and Reasonable Adjustments: Kaplan's Approach
Kaplan ensures all candidates are assessed fairly against the Statement of Solicitor Competence. Reasonable adjustments are made case by case to accommodate individual needs. Examples include additional time, modified assessments, and use of specialist equipment. In terms of equality and diversity, Kaplan appoints an EDI specialist trainer, provides unconscious bias training, and promotes diversity among assessors and question writers. Steps are taken to ensure language in questions is appropriate and to monitor performance and bias.
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SQE and Reasonable Adjustments, Equality and Diversity Ben Fisher, SRA and Len South, Kaplan
Reasonable Adjustments Kaplan s approach to reasonable adjustments all candidates must be assessed against the Statement of Solicitor Competence and the FLK but reasonable adjustments will be made to methods of assessment to ensure that candidates with individual needs are not disadvantaged all cases assessed on their own merits
Reasonable Adjustments Kaplan s approach to reasonable adjustments case by case approach must supply expert evidence reasonable adjustments agreed as appropriate to the evidence as early as possible
Reasonable Adjustments Examples of reasonable adjustments additional time enlarged/coloured assessments special seating/lighting rest breaks a personal assistant an amanuensis
Reasonable Adjustments Examples of reasonable adjustments (continued) a reader modification of assessments separate room and invigilation use of specialist equipment rescheduling of assessments
Equality and diversity Steps that Kaplan will take: appointing an EDI specialist trainer to advise on EDI aspects of assessment and delivery training the academic team, assessors and question writers unconscious bias training for all assessors embedding diversity throughout in relation to questions/scenarios, where appropriate
Equality and diversity Steps that Kaplan will take (continued): ensuring language of the questions is appropriate for the diverse range of candidates recruiting a diverse range of assessors encouraging solicitors from minority groups to apply to become SQE assessors, markers and questions writers
Equality and diversity Steps that Kaplan will take (continued): equality monitoring of assessors for unconscious bias monitoring performance of candidates from protected groups appropriate reasonable adjustments are in place for candidates with individual needs
