Tag: Bar Standards Board
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Top law prof to oversee independent review into summer bar exam fiasco
BSB announces appointment of Hull Uni pro-vice chancellor Rebecca Huxley-Binns
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BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems
Scores consistent with previous years, says regulator -- if you don't count students who encountered IT issues
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‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment
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Exam waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’, says BSB
Fallout between regulator and students rumbles on
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Bar students won’t be told their exam results before resits
BSB says it's not possible to release grades sooner for 'quality assurance' reasons
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Bar exams latest: BSB pushes ahead with ‘pen and paper’ October resits
One third of exams beset by technical difficulties, regulator confirms
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COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers
Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report
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Petition calling for botched bar exams to be scrapped attracts over 1,200 signatures
Just grade us on the rest of the BPTC, students urge
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Bar exams: BSB plans to offer ‘pen and paper’ resits as soon as possible
Regulator will launch 'lessons learned review' of testing issues
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BPTC online exam chaos continues into second week
Twitter flooded with fresh reports of bar students being unable to access today's civil litigation assessment
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BPTC student ‘forced to defer’ exams over fears she’d have to remove headscarf for male invigilator
BSB says proctoring partner could not guarantee female assessor due to increased demand during pandemic
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Proctoring problems: Bar students urinate in bottles and buckets over fears online exams will be terminated
One barrister hopeful is said to have worn an adult diaper
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BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam
BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment
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BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring
BSB says online exams aren't 'discriminatory' but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action
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Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos
Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later
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COVID-19: BSB pushes ahead with online exams — but offers students test centre option
Regulator publishes fresh guidance
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Boost pupillage numbers by building a WeWork-style co-working space on one of the Inn’s ‘grand gardens’, says aspiring barrister
She accepts it may be difficult to execute
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BPTC students hit record numbers — but securing pupillage remains a big problem
1,753 bar hopefuls enrolled in 2018
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Henry Hendron wins appeal against second suspension
BSB concedes case on a technicality unearthed by its own barrister
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BSB: A response to BPTC students’ exam concerns
We will seek to ensure online assessment arrangements are fair for all, writes BSB director of regulatory operations Oliver Hanmer