To want to take legal action

[Dawndonna]

against the half wit examinations inspector that decided, against the school's advice to not only wander into the room where my son was taking his A level, but to try to engage him in conversation in the middle of said exam. Half wit had been informed that ds has Asperger's syndrome and doesn't cope well with disruption and surprises. Ds has worked bloody hard for this exam knowing he needs an A to get into his chosen uni.
I am fucking furious. The email fired off to JCQ is extremely polite and extraordinarily clear regarding my requirements. Apology, letter to the relevant exam board etc.

Janey, I see your point, but from OPs posts it seems that there was an invigilator in the examination room too, so I can't see any reason why an inspector would need to go in when he had been advised why he shouldn't. He displayed a huge amount of ignorance, self importance and lack of respect for educational professionals.

Echoing what Sauvignon said to LessAbs would you say that someone who was partially sighted should make more effort to see? Please go an read up about ASD before you make such insulting comments.

Dawndonna complain to the exam board for sure. What a Muppet. Cam you get the school to complain too?

When I was sitting my A level they let a GCSE class in half way through to sit an exam with the teacher spending 10 mins shouting at them to quieten down. I was furious!!

I'm not defending the inspector if he was out of order: my point was rather that he is there to inspect the whole process (including invigilators ) and therefore it's not the schools place to start telling an inspector where they can and can't go. I guess it would be similar to ofsted- the school couldn't say 'don't go in that class, a pupil has aspergers'- ofsteds remit would be to inspect the teaching process.

I don't understand the need to talk to the pupil at all- but I don't think the op has a leg to stand on if she complains about an inspector being in the room

Why is it usual for an inspector to talk to students sitting an exam? (Whether SN or not?). Breaking concentration is breaking concentration! What on earth is the purpose?
Most bizarre thing I've ever heard!

An inspector being in the room is very different to one entering the room mid way through the exam, and then talking to the student.

Most students with AS will have plans that have been put in place and agreed by the school and the exam board so that their disability does not prevent them from doing their best in an exam and put them at a disadvantage. I'd have thought that in OPs sons case, not being disturbed was quite a high priority to avoid him being disadvantaged. The National Autistic Society has quite a lot of information in this area.

Op -I'm sure you know all this...
Equality Act 2010 has an add on in 2011- Public Sector Duty (includes schools)

here

This inspector has failed at this duty.

I'll let you read it cause I'm too tired to think but wish you well :)

Just one more point - that the duty requires preemptive planning. So a plan on how a public body will make sure that they deliver a service which isn't unfavourable to someone with a disability for example. It's not enough to say we didn't know...didn't realise....

Aspergers is not uncommon. His reaction is anticpated. The teachers gave advice. Arrogant sod acted anyway