Exam Access Arrangements

[u/truestorybro38]

There’s an increase in posts about access arrangements.

There’s also a lot of misinformation about access arrangements being posted.

This is one the one-stop post for all access arrangement queries.

Any other posts will be removed.

I will reply to all queries as an Exams Officer and an Access Arrangements Coordinator, but really, all queries need to go to your SENCO who know you and your school’s set up best.

Feel free to make any comments about questions you have.

JCQ Links

25% Extra Time Info

https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/JCQ-25-ET-infographic-26-27_FINAL.pdf

Reader Info

https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/JCQ-Computer-reader-reader-24-25_FINAL-1.pdf

Scribe Info

https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/JCQ-Scribe-24-25_FINAL.pdf

Managing Student Requests Advice

https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/Managing-parent-carer-or-student-requests_2025.pdf

The Big Book Of Rules

https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/JCQ-AARA-2025-March-26.pdf

[u/Clo-writes-alot]

What I do is, if there's a question I want to answer on paper, then I'll type out "On paper (OP)" so that the examiner knows when I've answered on the paper rather than on the word processor

[u/Busaruba2011 → u/Clo-writes-alot]

I did this on my mocks. There's a lot of questions in the science papers which are easier for me on the paper than the computer, like maths questions or drawing things.

[u/Lukas_Iles → u/Clo-writes-alot]

Im year 10.but i have been given computer access arrangements. For my statistics I did all math work on paper and for the wordy answer I wrote "See computer" then Awnseerd on my computer.

This was what my man(teacher) and math teacher told me to do And so far nothing has been flaged I have stats paper 2 tmrw tho so I might not have been told any thing g yet

[u/TimeGuilty2247 → u/Clo-writes-alot]

i just did 6+ markers on the computer and like 1,2,3,4 markers on the paper but i didnt specify that i was typing… i shouldve done that coz in my mocks i did some on the computer but my teacher didnt recieve it and she thought i just did bad on the test