DD is in Yr13 and has A levels shortly. She suffers from anxiety and emetophobia and finds exams very challenging, which is frustrating because her exam performance is rarely representative of her actual ability.
School have been very supportive and have promised to help in any way that they can. Last year, for AS exams, she was allowed to sit in a smaller room for exams with up to 20 others. Although this was preferable to sitting in the main hall, it was not ideal because they tended to put any student feeling unwell in the smaller room, which is challenging for someone with emetophobia. In addition, some of the students in the room required extra help - readers, for example - so it was not very quiet.
DD is receiving treatment from the GP and also a CBT practitioner. They have suggested that DD would benefit from being alone with an invigilator rather than in a room with up to 20 others. School have said to DD in an email that they can arrange this but that she will need to pay £275. Is this normal? Obviously we will pay if it will help DD but I just wondered if this was a standard charge. Has anyone else encountered this?
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TranquilityofSolitude · 04/05/2016 09:23
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