3 June 2024
There is a widely acknowledged and long-standing difference in legal qualification outcomes by ethnicity. Our annual education and training monitoring reports show this difference and it is also evident in other sectors, countries and stages of education.
10 April 2024
We have conducted a baseline survey in November 2022 to gather information about initial perceptions and experiences of the SQE and QWE.
10 April 2024
This is the second report in which we explain what we have done to quality assure the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). It covers SQE1 and SQE2 delivered between October 2022 and July 2023.
10 April 2024
In January 2019, the SRA created a role of Independent Reviewer of the SQE. The purpose is to provide external assurance to the SRA and its exam services provider Kaplan, that the SQE is fair, defensible and can command public confidence.
20 December 2023
This SRA annual report details the quality assurance activity in relation to education and training of solicitors. It covers the period 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022.
20 July 2023
Solicitors enter the profession through a range of routes but the majority of solicitors
now take SQE assessments. This report charts training and education trends during 2021 and 2022.
16 March 2023
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is a single assessment for all aspiring solicitors. We introduced the SQE to give assurance of consistent, high standards at the point of admission.
16 March 2023
In October 2022, we surveyed candidates, training providers and firms to collect initial perceptions of the SQE.
16 March 2023
Read the SQE Independent Reviewer Annual Report 2021-22 by Geoff Coombe, SQE Independent Reviewer
13 December 2022
This SRA annual report details the quality assurance activity in relation to education and training of solicitors. It covers the period 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 .
