Schools find
exam access arrangements increasingly strict and confusing, according to the body that represents exams officers.
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Access Arrangements to an actual
exam question.
A spokesman for the Joint Council for Qualifications, representing
exam boards, said there were «robust procedures in place to ensure only those candidates who are eligible for
access arrangements receive them» and schools were inspected to ensure applications for extra time were «supported by the required evidence».
The Joint Council for Qualifications, which represents the four big
exam boards and produces
access arrangement document for schools, also refused to recognise the concerns.
Access arrangements in
exams allow students with particular requirements to perform to their best ability.
The latest data shows a 3 % increase in approved requests for
access arrangements by
exam boards, compared with 2013/14.