Update on Awarding Extra Time

Update on Awarding Extra Time Anwen Jones SpLD Specialist Disability Advisory Service The University of Oxford

Headlines ….

SENCO

Centre policy

Teacher

OfQual

EP / ST

Parent

Candidate

JCQ / Exam Board

Aim of AA is to allow access to all without conferring unfair advantage Equality Act 2010 • Reasonable adjustment

• Impact is substantial and long-term

Interpreting guidance  Who is eligible for an arrangement?  Those with or without a formal disability / diagnosis  What is reasonable?  Set out in JCQ guidance  Define substantial and long-term?  Not minor or trivial – evidenced through standardised tests and school-based data.

Being dyslexic is not enough  Painting a picture of need – balance is the key

Quantitative

Qualitative

Quantitative: Speed of Working?