{"id":68,"date":"2025-01-22T14:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:03:33","slug":"equality-diversity-inclusion-and-safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esbuk.org\/index.php\/assessment-support\/equality-diversity-inclusion-and-safeguarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Safeguarding<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to inclusive practice in all our assessments and processes, from booking and preparing for the assessment day, to the ways in which assessors work with learners and how we award our qualifications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inclusive practice<\/strong> aims to ensure that everyone can participate in an assessment, whatever their background and circumstances. The principle of equality means that no learner is treated more or less favourably, or advantaged or disadvantaged, because of disability, age, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity or race, religion or belief, sex, sexual identity or sexual orientation (protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We believe that assessment should be a fair test of learners\u2019 skills and knowledge. For some learners the usual format of assessment may not be suitable or accessible, and we recognise that disabilities can be physical or invisible. Some learners may need an access arrangement (also known as a special accommodation or reasonable adjustment) to access the assessment and show what they know and can do without changing the demands of the assessment, i.e. the learning objectives and assessment criteria. We refer to these as Reasonable Adjustments<\/strong> and centres need to apply for a Reasonable Adjustment before <\/em>their learners\u2019 assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes things go wrong at or near the time of the assessment, which can affect learners\u2019 ability to perform at their best, such as a temporary disability, illness or indisposition, or some other event outside of their control, and if this happens centres may be able to apply for a Special Consideration<\/strong>. This is an adjustment to a learner\u2019s mark or grade after <\/em>the assessment has been completed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Reasonable Adjustments<\/strong><\/td>Inclusive Practice<\/strong><\/td>Special
Considerations<\/strong><\/td>		Safeguarding
Guidance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Reasonable Adjustments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What Reasonable Adjustments are available for ESB International qualifications?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some examples of Reasonable Adjustments include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n