Neal Geach

Assoc. Prof,
PFHEA, Assoc Director @CLASS_UH
Law Teacher of the Year Finalist 2020, & current judge
Co-founded UH/Blackstone's National Criminal Advocacy Comp

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley You have the patience of a saint dealing with that person. To quote Chas n Dave, they have more rabbit than Sainsbury's.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley That is absolutely brilliant. You have to admire him in a strange way.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@DonaldClark @Scott_Wortley The fact that it is commonly used is a sign of US influence, DEI is a US term. Joe Public can use terms misaligned with their proper meaning, but if you are a politician, detail matters. It undermines the persuasiveness of an argument to use technical terms incorrectly.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@DonaldClark @Scott_Wortley Precision in language always matters. Here it matters not just for the reasons @Scott_Wortley says, but also because Farage's usage of the wrong term goes to the issue of attention to detail; and, in politicians, that matters. It is like MPs who refer to the Equalities Act.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@DonaldClark Getting rid of email would certainly have some benefits.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley A trade union that seems to adopt a position of endorsing employers treating some laws as optional to follow, is certainly an interesting approach.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@alawyerwrites While it may be a children's show, 'Cricket' in series 3 of Bluey is genuinely up there for me.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

I appreciate that some might point to some current politicians to negate this point, but it would surely help our politics if MPs had to at least pass an assessment on statutory interpretation in order to take their seat.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley It is incredible that that needs reiterating, really.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley That is brilliant.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@EdwardEGibbon @Broonjunior @TonyDowson5 Where it gets interesting with AI, assessment integrity, and disability is smart glasses. Meta sold 7m AI enabled glasses last year. Other brands look completely normal. That is the other thing to keep in mind, exams are not fallproof, even against AI.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@EdwardEGibbon @Broonjunior @TonyDowson5 Thanks.
Yeah, it is fair to say some people have had a very bad week.
We have done well/been lucky to avoid until now what others have been going through, but that is no consolation for those now affected. The sector is pretty much in a real state at the moment, isn't it.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@EdwardEGibbon @Broonjunior @TonyDowson5 There has been a long argument against them, I would not call it regulatory pressure, though. In my experience, it is all about whether they are a good form of assessment. I accept, some may be at least indirectly influenced by regulatory issues if they lead to worse outcomes.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Scott_Wortley I do agree with the point in the thread though that some assessments will be on a sticky wicket in respect of it. There is a lack of appreciation of what the law requires, especially the anticipatory nature of the duty.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@Broonjunior @TonyDowson5 @EdwardEGibbon There is nothing stopping universities having traditional style exams. The duty to make reasonable adjustments dates back to the 90s, it caused no issues. APPs do require plans to address awarding gaps, but an exam, of itself, does not cause such gaps which is why they persist.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@HCH_Hill They do already internalise it to varying degrees, particularly if they are offering the degree apprenticeship. There are issues with the levy & for smaller firms broader finance issues and risks for them to consider which act as a bit of a barrier. Hard to explain it all on here

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@HCH_Hill There is a solicitor degree apprenticeship route.
If your point now, is that solicitors should not need any academic study of law as part of their training, it is something to ask the profession, though, as they chose to still require it.

[Neal Geach @Neal_Geach]

@HCH_Hill Who is blaming 18 year olds? I'm not. I have just suggested trying to limit law degree places to future legal practice vacancies is an idea that needs thinking through more.

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