Has / Is anyone else experiencing difficulty with a change in the regulations for extra time
DD is 17 and has been diagnosed since Year 5, and had 25% extra time in all her essay subject GCSEs. Her previous school had provided the evidence needed to justify that based on the Ed Psychs report and recommendation and gathering evidence from her teachers and through the use of a different coloured pen during extra time in mocks.
We have just heard from the SEN teacher at her new school that the fact that she has a number of scores within the average range though Verbal and Non verbal are in the Very Superior range, and speed of reading and writing are at the tenth decile, well below average, they may have difficulty justifying her entitlement and we need to get another assessment to ensure the evidence on speed is up to date.
Is anyone else encountering this issue. When I spoke to the centre where she is assessed they said they are overrun with parents in the same situation and are beginning to struggle to be able to help everyone in time.
My DD has real problems with anxiety before and in exams, gets absolutely exhausted during them and has the typical tendency to misread questions and provide an excellent answer, just not what is asked for in the question. She is therefore absolutely distraught about this development and talking about not even sitting the exams if she does not get extra time as she is so sure that she would struggle to even pass. (She got Bs in her mocks, with extra time)
Anyone want to handhold, provide insight, suggest anymore we can do?
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New regulations on extra time in exams? Paniced 17 year old.
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Copthallresident · 06/04/2013 16:18
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