Access arrangements
Last updated on: 11/03/2008
I’m dyslexic and I’m worried that this will affect my performance in the examinations. Are there any special considerations I can apply for?
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Yes there are, but I would be surprised if your school has not already done this on your behalf and informed the exam boards involved. Check with your school to ensure that this has been done and ask what provision has been made for you. Special consideration is usually given in the form of extra time allowed on the papers where your condition would put you at a disadvantage compared to other candidates. There are many conditions that qualify for special allowances to be made. There are papers in Braille for blind students, for example. Sometimes people are appointed to write down a student’s answers, in the unfortunate situation where they have had an accident before the exams and are therefore unable to write normally. But in all cases, arrangements must be made through the school and appropriate documentation authenticating the condition submitted to the examining boards.
It is worth mentioning too, that any special consideration agreed should not give that candidate an unfair advantage over others. The intention is, as far as possible, that all students should have an equal opportunity when sitting exams and not be placed at a disadvantage over others because of the means used to examine them.