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Appropriate access arrangements need to be decided at the end of year 9 so that they can be made available throughout the GCSE course. This compensates for students' difficulties during class, internal tests, as well as during external examinations.

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Parents

• we can provide your child's school with all the information they need to make informed decisions regarding access arrangements for examinations

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Schools​ 

• we can ensure your students have the correct access arrangements to compensate for their difficulties in examinations

• an assessment of reading and writing can identify many who haven't yet reached their full potential

• a reader or scribe can ensure students understand the question fully and can express themselves effectively

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The following arrangements can be considered:

• a reader if reading skills are below average

• supervised rest breaks for those with fatigue or concentration difficulties

• extra time if reading or writing speed is below average

• a separate room for those who need to verbalise text to understand it

• a prompter for those with concentration difficulties

• transcription if a students writing is difficult to read

• a scribe for those who struggle to express themselves in writing

• word processing facilities should this be the students normal way of working