Cream paper not allowed in exams?

I'm pretty sure that's what my friend did and the teachers told him that he wasn't allowed to do it

They should allow it, sounds like the school is being ridiculous, if they havent already get a meeting with the headteacher and contact the jcq as it should be allowed.

So you're certain that the exam board allows cream paper and it's my school at fault here?

So you're certain that the exam board allows cream paper and it's my school at fault here?

They should do, its a pretty reasonable adjustment to ask for. I know that papers with larger font sizes are readily available so alternative colours should be possible, i think the school sounds at fault here.

So you're certain that the exam board allows cream paper and it's my school at fault here?

Thanks a lot, that's very helpful. My school are also not allowing me to go into a separate room for my exam, even though I find it difficult, and with medical proof, sitting in a room with so many people for a few hours. I'll be glad to leave next year

Page 77 of the document on this page, says that schools can photocopy and enlarge onto coloured paper with the permission of the exam boards so unless they dont meet the criteria for that adjustment (which i doubt it) then yes it's definitely allowed.
http://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-special-consideration/regulations-and-guidance/access-arrangements-and-reasonable-adjustments-2015-2016

I know this is off topic to this, but do you know where I could find something similar to this where it mentions seating arrangements? Like I mentioned, the school are not allowing me to sit in a smaller room even though I do have a medical certificate of this. Thanks

I know this is off topic to this, but do you know where I could find something similar to this where it mentions seating arrangements? Like I mentioned, the school are not allowing me to sit in a smaller room even though I do have a medical certificate of this. Thanks

I'm afraid further in the document it implies that seperate room arrangements for most circumstances are at the school discreition for long term impairments or circumstances of being suddenly ill, so i think you'd have to go a different way to get it sorted. I presume your school senco is crap?

Aren't all sencos ****?

Well i've never met a good one, i had to explain to mine what dyspraxia actually is but i've met nothing but good disability support staff at uni, supposedly sencos now have to be trained whereas anyone got the job when i was at school.

I'm pretty sure that's what my friend did and the teachers told him that he wasn't allowed to do it

I'm afraid further in the document it implies that seperate room arrangements for most circumstances are at the school discreition for long term impairments or circumstances of being suddenly ill, so i think you'd have to go a different way to get it sorted. I presume your school senco is crap?

I'm not sure who my senco is (although I have an idea) and when she was talking to me about not being allowed to take my exam in a separate room she kinda pressured me into saying that I'm fine with doing it in the main hall, so i've got my parents to contact them

I remember a few months ago, she asked me if i wanted to sit in a separate room (this was after my mocks as I had taken one exam out) and she said she'd sort it out, months later she hasn't done anything