Tag: Exams

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

Jul 15 2020 1:22pm

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’

Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Jul 10 2020 9:13am

Ban for legal assistant who lied about passing exams

‘Altered’ letter to show CILEx assessment success

Jul 9 2020 11:24am

Exam proctoring: a law student’s experience

As law schools shift exams online in the wake of the coronavirus, one aspiring lawyer reveals her first encounter was 'mostly positive'

Jul 6 2020 1:38pm

Exam blunder sees Oxford University law students given wrong criminal paper

Told of error halfway through open-book assessment

Jun 8 2020 2:32pm

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

Jun 3 2020 10:10am

BPTC students urge regulator to reconsider COVID-19 exam plans

93% of bar hopefuls surveyed believe BSB's proposals will negatively impact their performance

Jun 2 2020 9:13am

Bar regulator’s COVID-19 exam proposals could prejudice female students

Former BPTC student and future barrister Sarah Ismail considers why

May 29 2020 9:10am

COVID-19: Bar exams to go online

But not before August

May 13 2020 1:17pm

City law firms give insights into SQE plans

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Apr 9 2020 10:30am

Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules

Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Mar 25 2020 5:41pm

LPC exam delays will have ‘serious implications’ for training contract holders, junior lawyers warn

Junior Lawyers Division offers up alternatives including online exams and coursework

Mar 24 2020 10:59am

Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools

Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained

Mar 18 2020 9:21am

BPP gives students option to sit LPC exam or delay

Law school’s approach follows advice from Public Health England

Mar 16 2020 1:16pm

King’s College London law students to sit ‘take home’ exams amid coronavirus fears

Alternative arrangement sees undergrads take their assessments off-campus within a specified timeframe

Mar 12 2020 3:31pm

Solicitor who got CDEE A-Level grades reveals how it’s still possible to get into law if you mess up your exams

Don't expect an "easy solution", stresses STEM graduate Chrissie Wolfe

Aug 16 2019 12:05pm

Legal Twitterati unusually quiet on A-Level results day

But excitable teens take to social media to trumpet success

Aug 15 2019 12:38pm

Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep

LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series

May 30 2019 9:04am

Future magic circle and US firm trainees’ LPC papers recalled ONE MINUTE before exam

Exclusive: 'Significant errors' spotted just in the nick of time

Dec 14 2017 3:31pm