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Judges Lists for Secretaries

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Updated March 2024

Judges Application Form

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As a Society we are proud of our Judges Lists and the fact that the people on the lists are genuinely interested in the breed. We ask where possible Societies to always choose Judges from these lists.

We have therefore put together comprehensive downloadable Judges Lists that Society Secretaries are able to download and thus make it easier to choose a suitable Judge for Field Spaniel Classes

Judges, please submit forms where possible by e-mail to the Secretary and we will do our best to process your applications quickly and update the lists accordingly.

When calculating number of Field Spaniels judged, only Fields in breed classes can be counted, you are also allowed by the KC to include the 5 dogs used for judging assessments at our Field Spaniel Society Seminars if you have participated in those.

Judges Forms & Judges Lists

Judges Education Program

Judges Competency Framework, further details have now been issued the Kennel Club which outline future judge requirements and eligibility.

Judges may be appointed by societies based on either the current judge regulations or the new system until the end of the transition period in five years’ time, i.e. judges must either be on the breed club required list and/or at the required JCF Level.

From 1 January 2021, no one can judge unless they meet the new Level 1 requirements

(Existing CC Judges are exempt from having to meet the JEP Level 1 requirements).

Otherwise, judges can accept appointments either in accordance with current Kennel Club regulations

(i.e. completely outside the requirements of the JCF) or with the Judges Competency Framework requirements (see below). In both cases, an exception can be made where a valid contract is in place prior to the date of this announcement (24 February 2020).

Level 1 (which applies to JCF and other judges not following the JCF system) and Levels 2 to 4 (which apply to JCF candidates only) are as follows:

Requirements to meet this Level Eligibility to judge

Minimum of 5 years proven interest in pedigree dogs
Attend a Requirements of a Dog Show Judge seminar

and pass associated exam(either in person or online

via Kennel Club Academy)

Pass the Points of a Dog assessment conducted by a Kennel

Club Accredited Trainer

Attend a Conformation and Movement seminar hosted by a Kennel

Club Accredited Trainer

Complete a minimum of 2 full day stewarding appointments

First breed:

Attend a Breed Appreciation Day (BAD) and pass a

Multiple Choice Examination (MCE) for the respective

breed.¹

View ring stewarding seminar and take online quiz
Complete critique writing seminar and take online quiz

Subsequent breeds:

Attend a Breed Appreciation Day (BAD) and pass a Multiple Choice Examination (MCE) for each breed. Note: Not mandatory for Group Judge for breeds in the group that they are not approved at Level 4, but attendance strongly recommended

Undergo minimum of 3 mentoring sessions with a minimum

of 12 months between first and third session

Be observed judging a breed club show, breed supported

entry show or championship show without CCs

Have achieved the relevant hands-on experience in line with

the stated requirements for the relevant Stud Book Band

Complete remaining 10 stewarding appointments

(one-time qualification)

Have owned/bred a minimum of 3 dogs when they obtained their first entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book – save for exceptional circumstances (one-time qualification)
Attended the appropriate sub-group Field Trial/Open Gundog Working Test for first gundog breed or Ring Procedure at Licensed Shows (German Shepherd Dog Education Programme) online exam (one-time qualification)
Have achieved the relevant hands-on experience in line with the stated requirements for the relevant stud book band:
Band A minus1 – 15 dogs
Band A – 20 dogs – Field Spaniels
Band B – 35 dogs
Band C – 60 dogs
Band D – 90 dogs
Band E – 125 dogs

The following types of event may be used to claim hands-on experience numbers:

Breed classes at championship shows without CCs
Breed classes at open shows
Breed classes at limited shows
Mock/training classes at breed club shows (practical judging days) – only one occasion can be claimed and a maximum of five dogs
Dogs judged at Kennel Club approved assessments, maximum of five dogs – only one occasion and a maximum of five dogs. Cannot be used in addition to mock classes
Dogs judged at inter or intra-club single-breed matches
Special award classes at breed club shows
Supported entry shows
Dogs judged at single breed dog of the year competitions
Overseas appointments

Dogs judged at the following types of event may not be included in a judge’s hands-on experience:

AVNSC and variety classes
at fun days
Conjointly with other judges at events where the candidate judge is not required to give independent judgment on the dogs
Any JEP mentoring sessions

Attend and passed a Breed Specific Assessment for the specific

breed run by the Kennel Club

Current judging lists will be valid until the end of the five-year transition period. Breed clubs/councils should continue to maintain their judging lists during this period.

Allowing for the fact that many contracts will already have been issued, the Kennel Club advises societies to use the following wording for shows held from 1 Jan 2021: “In accepting this appointment I confirm that I comply with the requirements of the Judges Competency Framework or Kennel Club Regulation F20b”.

Any contracts in place prior to 24 February 2020 will remain valid.

Please note that further press releases will be issued containing more details of the new judge education and approval system.

¹ A judge must meet the revised Level 1 requirements in order to be eligible to take multiple-choice exams at Breed Appreciation Days. Any MCEs already taken and passed will still be valid.

Level 1