How can home educated children get GCSE access arrangements?

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How do we get extra time and separate room in private GCSEs?

I’ve read that a SENCo has to complete an assessment to apply but ds is home educated so we don’t have a SENCO? Can we access this any other way it doesn’t seem to be an option to apply to the exam boards for the access arrangements any other route and i can’t find any info online ?

@clary with your concern about the potential for candidates to have a phone in a drawer, do the speaking exams not require a second device showing the wider room? The other remote invigilation exams do?

Tech/internet issues (either at an individual level or on a widespread scale) were one of my concerns. Along with the cost, not everyone having access to the equipment/tech needed, remote invigilation not being possible for some types of EAA, rest breaks being possible but candidates needing to stay in view of the device, and potential issues around toilet breaks.

Depends on your situation. No SENCo here but the hospital gave the extra time paperwork.

My daughter is home educated. She is in Year 6 and not doing the SATS but the hospital still gave all the paperwork for 25% extra time. She has been diagnosed with epilepsy.

Yes, I invigilate in a private school, we have a few homeschooled candidates, some have access arrangements. As long as the evidence is presented to the Senco and the exams officer in plenty of time it can be done.

Dc attends a school who are supporting an external student who has tourettes the lad uses a Solo room with 1 staff member

@scoopofmintchocchipicecream we were shown the room on camera but no second camera. It would be hard to cheat (and as I say, I was happy they didnt) but easier than if the candidate were in the room.

Thanks @clary, that’s interesting.

A lot of wrong information on this thread. A medical diagnosis or dyslexia report or recommendations from a medical professional count very little. The centre applying for 25% ET has to show a history of need and a normal way of working across subjects assessed.

Is this for SATs? This certainly would not meet the criteria for GCSE

If you read JCQ’s guidance, evidence confirming disability (for those with other disabilities needing a Form 9) or an accepted assessment with standardised scores (for those with learning difficulties without an EHCP who are assessed under the learning difficulties criteria with a Form 8) are needed in addition to showing normal way of working.

Hospital consultants advising you that a child needs access arrangements for exams is a bit like teachers telling you a child needs to be prescribed sertraline for depression.