SQE Conference 2019

17 December 2019

This year's Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Conference updated delegates on the latest information about the assessment. As well as giving them the opportunity to hear from Kaplan, our assessment organisation, and ask questions about the development of the assessment.

Welcome and SQE1 pilot update

Julie Brannan, Director of Education and Training, SRA | Claire McGourlay, University of Manchester | Geoff Coombe, SQE independent reviewer

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SQE training – different approaches

Benedict Fisher, Head of External Communications, SRA (chair) | Andrew Callaghan, Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Education, University of Sheffield | Mark Grayson, Chief Operating Officer - Manchester, BCLP | Rachel Hossack, Partner - Head of Corporate Reorganisations (UK), Deloitte LLP | Sarah Hutchinson, Managing Director, BARBRI International | Lucy Read, Senior Commissioning Editor, Oxford University Press | Andy Unger, Associate Professor, Head of the Law Division, London South Bank University

SQE assessment methodology

Dr Eileen Fry, Director of Assessments, Kaplan | Dr Lee Coombes, Director of Psychometrics and Assessment Development, Kaplan

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Assessing skills in SQE1 and SQE2

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Breakout sessions

These slides were from our interactive breakout session and include exercise-based content from the day.

Diversity and fair assessment

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Law clinics and qualifying work experience

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Question writing and QA process

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