Kathryn Dutton

TL;DR: For many people, the term "assessment" is associated with tasks which are less than inspiring, which are undertaken only because they are hurdles, which must be crossed in order to achieve some form of accreditation or to enable entry into work or a further course of study.

TL;DR: In the last decade, the nature of assessment in social work education has changed considerably as mentioned in this paper and there has been increased emphasis on student participation in assessment in various forms of self-and peer-assessment.

TL;DR: In this article, the UK government of the time to make changes in line with a European Union (EU) directive of 1989 which declared common recognition for all social work courses of minimally three years study in higher education at degree level leading to entry to a regulatory profession, meant that British social work awards were not recognised in other EU countries.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the widening participation agenda in relation to the solicitors profession concluding that there is little incentive or real commitment to widening access and question whether the assertions and assumptions about how the SQE can improve diversity in the profession really hold true.