special consideration a levels 2022

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‘5% This is the maximum allowance and will be reserved for the most exceptional cases, such as:
• terminal illness of the candidate;
• terminal illness of a parent/carer;
• death of a member of the immediate family within two months of the
examination;
• very serious and disruptive crisis/incident at or near the time of the
examination.
4% Very serious problems such as:
• life-threatening illness of candidate or member of immediate family;
• major surgery at or near the time of the examination;
• severe disease;
• very recent death of member of extended family;
• severe or permanent bodily injury occurring at the time of the examination;
• serious crisis/incident at the time of the examination.
NB ‘Very recent’ is defined as within one month of the examination(s) taking place.
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3% A more common category (more cases will fall into this category), including:
• recent traumatic experience such as death of a close friend or distant relative;
• recent illness of a more serious nature;
• flare-up of a severe congenital/medical condition or a psychological condition;
• broken limbs;
• organ disease;
• physical assault trauma before an examination;
• recent crisis/incident;
• witnessing a distressing event on the day of the examination involved.
NB ‘Recent’ is defined as up to four months prior to the examination(s) taking place.
2% The most common category of allowance - most cases will fall within this category:
• illness at the time of the examination;
• broken limb on the mend;
• concussion;
• effects of pregnancy (not pregnancy per se);
• extreme distress on the day of an examination (not simply exam related
stress);
• allowance on last paper taken in a day when a candidate has been entered for
three or more examinations timetabled for the same day and the total duration of those papers is more than 5 hours 30 minutes (GCSE examinations) or more than 6 hours (GCE examinations).
(Where extra time has been used following formal approval, this should be included in the calculation.)
(Supervised rest breaks must not be included in the total duration of the papers when applying for special consideration.)
1% Reserved for more minor problems:
• noise during examination which is more than momentary;
• illness of another candidate which leads to disruption in the examination room;
• stress or anxiety for which medication has been prescribed;
• hay fever on the day of an examination;
• minor upset arising from administrative problems.’