A reasonable adjustment can help reduce the effects of a disability or difficulty that puts the learner at a substantial disadvantage in an assessment. It applies to vocational qualifications and is agreed at the pre-assessment planning stage.
Reasonable adjustments cannot affect the integrity of assessment outcomes, or give the learner an assessment advantage over other learners undertaking the same or similar assessments.
Reasonable adjustments should be agreed at the pre-assessment planning stage with the student, the arrangements should reflect the students 'normal' way of working within the centre or occupational setting.
Applying for a Reasonable Adjustment
Internally Assessed Units
Please complete the relevant form below. A copy of the form must be retained by the centre for 3 years and made available to Pearson or the regulatory authorities as required. This form should also be sent to the Standards Verifier if the unit is sampled.
Externally Assessed Units
Please use the 'Access Arrangements Online (AAO)' tool, accessible via Edexcel Online, to make an application. For more information on how to use the PAAO please use this guide on making an application.
For further information on reasonable adjustments please see the JCQ Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration resource pages.
Related articles:
Access Arrangements: Making Applications
Access Arrangements: Deadlines
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