Provision of Braille Quality Assurance Services for National Curriculum Tests
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Braille Quality Assurance Services for National Curriculum Tests
Awarded 18 Sep 2016
Awarded18 Sep 2016
Value£10,000.00
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 9y 5mo ago8mo term
Awarded 18 Sept 2016Expired 30 May 2017
About
The Department for Education awarded a contract to AA Transcription Services Ltd, V I Resourcing Limited, Swindon Braille Transcription Services, Lesley Blayney, Lya Audrey Close, Norman Brown, and Vernon Webb for Braille quality assurance resources to support the Standards and Testing Agency (STA).
The appointed Braille experts will assist in quality assurance processes for modified Braille versions of key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests, including the Year 1 Phonics screening check, English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics, the Multiplication Check, and Science.
The contract value is AUD 10,000.
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Provision of Braille Quality Assurance Services for National Curriculum Tests
Won by AA Transcription Services Ltd,V I Resourcing Limited,Swindon Braille Transcription Services,Lesley Blayney,Lya Audrey Close,Norman Brown,Vernon Webb · DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
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