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External Candidate - Information For Form 8

This document is a form for external candidates to request access arrangements for exams. It requests information about the candidate's name, date of birth, and the specific access arrangements needed like extra time or use of a laptop. The form asks the candidate to provide details about any reading, writing, memory, or concentration difficulties and how their school helps to support them.

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External Candidate - Information For Form 8

This document is a form for external candidates to request access arrangements for exams. It requests information about the candidate's name, date of birth, and the specific access arrangements needed like extra time or use of a laptop. The form asks the candidate to provide details about any reading, writing, memory, or concentration difficulties and how their school helps to support them.

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External Candidate – Information for Form 8

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOUR APPLICATION IS PROCESSED. FILL


OUT SECTIONS RELEVENT TO THE ACCESS ARRANGEMENT YOU ARE REQUESTING.
NAM DOB
E
Access Arrangements required -Please tick as appropriate.

GCSE A level AS level Other


Additional time % Laptop Rest Breaks Quiet Room
Other- Please state:

Have you been granted any access arrangements before? If so please fill below.
What exams? When? Which What arrangements were granted?
board?

This section relates to the access arrangements you have requested. Only complete
the areas that apply to you. Please provide as much detail as possible.

Reading /Comprehension: what difficulties do you experience? For example:


Takes longer to read texts , you struggle to read quickly, gets worse during timed activities or exams
you have to re-read texts and questions to comprehend what you are reading, you need more time to give
responses to questions as the material become more complicated.Fill in Below

How does your school/teachers help you with this?

Memory and processing: What difficulties do you experience? For example:


Can’t remember information in order that it was given to you, difficulties transferring information you
learned into a written response or calculation, need more time than your peers to respond to questions.

How does your school/teachers help you with this?


Numeracy and science: What difficulties do you experience? For example:
Not understanding what the question is asking you to do, Multi-step problems are difficult, loose your place
when carrying out problems. Fill in below.

How does your school/teachers help you with this?

Concentration and focus: What difficulties do you experience? For example:


Do you struggle to concentrate or focus at times, easily distracted.Fill in below.

How does your school/teachers help you with this?

Support for your learning- This relates to support you are given by teachers or tutors
currently. Tick the appropriate intervention below.
Extra time to complete work Extra time to complete exams/tests or timed activities
Use a Word processor or Laptop to help you
1:1 support to help you with any aspect of your learning.Describe :

Do you have the support of any teacher/assistant during lessons/session? Describe:

Do you receive help with the following:


Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Dyscalculia
Speech and language therapy

Other:

The following section is related to those pupils who are applying for access
arrangements as a result of physical and/or mental health requirements. A medical,
Educational Psychologists or school based letter/report outlining the condition and
the provision needed should be submitted with this form.

Handwriting - What difficulties do you experience? Tick the appropriate intervention


below.
Do you write slowly?
Does it generally take longer for you to write compared to your peer?
In class/sessions do you struggle to finish work on time? And Exams?
Does your hand hurt when you write generally?
Does it get worse when you write for longer e.g. an exam?
At speed, is your writing legible?
Does the quality of work deteriorate the longer you write?
How does your school/teachers help you with this? Do you receive Occupational
Health support or Physiotherapy?

Physical/mobility Needs - What difficulties do you experience that effect your


learning and/or ability to take an exam. Fill in below.

What support do you receive from the school and/or medical services?

Mental Health-What difficulties do you experience that effect your learning and/or
ability to take an exam. Fill in below.

What support do you receive from the school and/or medical services?

IMPORTANT- YOU MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF REPORT, LETTERS ETC
FROM YOUR SCHOOL, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE
SPECIFIC ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS YOU ARE REQUESTING.

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