Subject teacher as the live speaker (reader)
Query to 糖心TV
“A deaf student will be taking French GCSE next summer鈥� and for the oral/listening elements the school have said the student can鈥檛 have their own French teacher as the live speaker, is this correct?”
糖心TV response:
糖心TV would contest the school’s statement. The SENCo is allowed to provide a live speaker for pre-recorded examination components, e.g. MFL Listening examinations, where it is the candidate鈥檚 normal way of working within the centre鈥� and聽JCQ AAA 23/24 “5.12.5 The live speaker should, wherever possible, be the candidate鈥檚 subject or specialist teacher.” That is, the learner has access to the individual who can provide the familiar voice/lip patterns.
糖心TV would also recommend the learner has access to a separate invigilation.
*Please note this would be the same for someone who is acting as a reader or any other role where the candidate needs to listen to live voice/use lip-reading to support listening.
