No extra time in GCSE’s

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My son has a report from the British Dyslexia Association confirming Dyslexia, processing issues and dysgraphia. His mocks are all half blank , last half. He says he runs out of time. I asked for extra time in his GCSE’s he struggles alot , the school gave him a JCQ test . It came back pretty incomprehensible for the most part full of spellings missed words etc, the school said based on this jcq test he is “too good “ for extra time. Even though all of his mocks are half finished. Last half. What do I do ? searched internet no emails to help ? seems ofsted , jcq , Department of education don’t speak to parents. How do I challenge this ? school unsupportive throughout his time there.Other threads on mumsnet have previously written about this school ,parents removing children with dyslexia as its unsupportive. It’s a high achieving comprehensive school which sees itself as almost like a grammar ,they seem really casual re helping him .Refuse to submit his blank mocks for extra time.

A diagnosis alone doesn’t secure extra time. For applications under learning difficulties, it is based on standardised scores. Mocks can form part of the picture but you still need the standardised scores. You can see the criteria here. Speak to the school. Ask what assessments they undertook and the results. For this summer series, the deadline was last month. Late applications are sometimes accepted, though I am not sure if it would be in your could also discuss other access arrangements that don’t need applying for e.g. prompter, laptop, rest breaks.

Thanks I know he can’t do his exams in the normal amount of time so I guess these regulations mean he resits the year can’t see how this is ok

The regulations are specific and as has been said, the deadline has passed.

Rest breaks, a prompt and a laptop are probably your best hope now and may make a positive difference.

We applied in good time the tests done have no resemblance to doing mocks exams . We will approach jcq to complain the system is almost impossible for average parent to follow but thanks

You can’t apply. Only the school can. If they haven’t applied, they haven’t applied in good time.

The tests look at speed of working.

Exam access arrangements have to reflect the candidate’s normal way of working so it isn’t just about the mocks.

You can’t challenge it. The scores required aren’t negotiable. If he didn’t qualify that’s the end of it.

Maybe they’re blank because he simply doesn’t know the content. It happens. A lot.

Thanks the questions he answered are an A to B grade his teacher says his report from british dyslexia says he needs extra time to complete homework. How this doesn’t translate to exams I don’t know. You can contact JCQ with a complaint you can have a grievance re the school after the GCSE’s thanks for the advice am ending thread .

Homework isn’t exams and a report doesn’t overrule JCQ’s requirements.