Education and Employment Minister Evarist Bartolo has presented a range of Access Arrangements which will be provided to students for the June sessions of the Benchmark examinations.

The Minister said the widening of the access arrangements will provide more inclusivity and a fairer assessment during examinations. Minister Bartolo said that a review of other examinations will also take place and changes implemented.

Prof. Grace Grima, Director General – Quality and Standards in Education, said that for the June 2013 sessions, Access Arrangements will also include a reader for the Maltese and English Reading Comprehension components in addition to Mathematics.

The provision of a scribe for the transcription of illegible words will also be available on request for the Maltese and English writing components. Such arrangements will make the benchmark examinations more inclusive and will enable students to perform to their potential.

Students who have already applied for Access Arrangements in February 2013 do not need to reapply. New applications were issued today and are to reach the Educational Assessment Unit by Monday 15th April 2013.

A consultation process has also been launched. A number of meetings will be held with different stakeholders and respective associations and a meeting for the general public will take place on Saturday 20th April 2013 in Floriana. Parents, students, teachers and the general public are also encouraged to submit their suggestions to access.mede@gov.mt.

The consultation process will be brought to a close on Monday 22 April 2013, when a conference will take place to discuss the issues raised during the process.

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