How to register for the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
How to verify your ID and what you need to provide.
What the survey is, and what it covers.
If you need help or assistance to sit your assessments.
If you are a qualified lawyer, you may be eligible for an exemption.
How to book the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
Find out how and when to book your SQE assessments.
Upcoming assessment dates, booking windows, and test centre locations.
Find out how you can take the SQE assessments in Welsh.
Everything you need to know about sitting the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
The assessment specification for both FLK1 and FLK2, including annexes and sample questions.
The specification for the written and oral assessments, including annexes and sample questions.
What to expect on the assessment days and how to claim mitigating circumstances.
How to get your results, how assessments are marked, how to resit an assessment, or make an appeal.
What to expect when you get your results, and how to resit any assessments.
Read and download SQE reports.
Learn about what the SQE is, who it's for and how much it costs.
Find out what the SQE is and how it works.
Find out who's eligible to take the SQE, including exemptions.
Find out how much the SQE will cost and how you can pay for it.
Find out what candidates say about their experience of the SQE.
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Mae'r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg.
England and Wales share a single legal jurisdiction with two official languages: English and Welsh. We are committed to supporting access to legal services — in both languages.
This page provides practical guidance for candidates who wish to sit the SQE assessments in Welsh. We also have this page in Welsh. Mae'r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg.
To make sure the assessment is made available in Welsh, you must complete an advance notice form before the relevant deadline.
If no candidates give advance notice by the deadline, that assessment sitting will not be offered in Welsh. You may still book to take the assessment in English if places are available.
Advance notice form – SQE in Welsh
If you change your mind about sitting the assessment in Welsh, you can cancel your booking and rebook to take the assessment in English, as long as you do so before the booking deadline, subject to our terms and conditions and availability. Please note that there is no guarantee you will be able to rebook the same seat or location.
It is not possible to change your choice of language after the booking deadline.
You can sit SQE1 in Welsh at any Pearson VUE test centre with available space when booking. SQE1 is taken over two days.
If you give notice that you intend to sit SQE1 in Welsh, the Kaplan SQE team will contact you to arrange your booking.
If you choose to take SQE1 in Welsh, the following will be provided in Welsh:
All other aspects of the exam will be the same as the English version. Test centre staff will communicate with you in English.
You may sit the SQE2 assessments in Welsh during the April and October assessment windows only.
The written assessments can be taken at any available Pearson VUE test centre.
The oral assessments (Client Interview and Advocacy) in Welsh are only offered in one oral sitting per window, in Cardiff.
You can choose to take:
You’ll be asked to specify your preferences when giving advance notice.
As with SQE1, the Kaplan SQE team will contact you after receiving your notice to confirm your arrangements.
Other assessment documents may remain in English. Details are in the section below.
Test centre staff will communicate with you in English.
Kaplan’s Welsh translators who are members of Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru (the Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters) follow rigorous standards, with input from a panel of solicitors who practise in the Welsh language and language experts, including Canolfan Bedwyr (Bangor University's Centre for Welsh Language Services, Research and Technology).
Certain specialist or technical Welsh terms in an assessment may include English equivalents in brackets. In addition, a glossary of the translated terms that Kaplan’s Welsh translators consider to be difficult, specialist or technical will be provided in the assessment to candidates taking the SQE2 assessment in Welsh.
In SQE2, the Candidate Email (setting out your task) will be translated into Welsh. Any accompanying documents will normally be translated from English into Welsh to reflect, as far as possible, what a newly-qualified solicitor would commonly encounter in practice. Where a document would not be read in Welsh in real life, for example, because there is no official Welsh translation, the document will not be translated into Welsh and will only be provided in English to candidates.
Examples of documents that will not be translated from English into Welsh include UK legislation, case law, or any documents subject to copyright.
Although all candidates taking the SQE2 assessments in Welsh are expected to answer or respond in Welsh, occasionally, you may be advised to provide your answer in English. This may occur, for example, to reflect what would happen in practice, or to mitigate any potential unfairness to candidates. For example, if the task requires candidates to read materials that are mainly provided in English, to avoid being put at a disadvantage, candidates may be advised that they can provide their answers in English (but can still provide their answers in Welsh if preferred).
To help you make an informed decision, we recommend reviewing the SQE1 and SQE2 sample questions in Welsh:
These include SQE2 glossaries and examples of the translated format. You can also explore a live demonstration of the exam interface in Welsh on the Pearson VUE system.
We also have a dedicated page for additional resources you might find useful. This page is also available in Welsh.
If you choose to take an assessment in Welsh, you are expected to have a good command of written and spoken Welsh. However:
Please note that you will not be provided with a Welsh dictionary if you take the SQE1 or SQE2 assessments in Welsh, nor will you be provided with the English version of the assessment.
You can also access SQE policies in Welsh: SQE policies in Welsh
Learn more: Additional Welsh resources
Dysgu rhagor: Adnoddau Cymraeg ychwanegol
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