DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
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Braille Quality Assurance for National Curriculum Tests by Department for Education

Awarded 31 Jul 2019

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Awarded31 Jul 2019
Value£35,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 5y 3mo ago2y term
Awarded 31 July 2019Expired 30 July 2021

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Angela Moulton, Celia Hodgson, Susan Munro, Judith Furse, Lesley Blayney, Norman Brown, and Vernon Webb for Braille quality assurance services to support the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) in relation to modified Braille versions of key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests.

The tests include the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics, and key stage 2 Science.

The contract value was £35,000.

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