Using a laptop in exams?

I just got permission today to use my laptop during lessons at school as writing long essays by hand hurts really bad and my teachers can't read what I've written.
I was wondering if this is automatic permission to use the laptop in my actually GCSEs or will I have to do another writing/typing test?

Reply 1

Boss_Rhythm

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Nah, I'm pretty sure you have to actually write it out physically.
You can't just use your laptop

Reply 2

StarWinchester

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Original post by Boss_Rhythm

Nah, I'm pretty sure you have to actually write it out physically.
You can't just use your laptop

Quite a few people I know have done their gcse exams (like the essay style ones) on computers

Reply 3

Tiger Rag

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Original post by StarWinchester

I just got permission today to use my laptop during lessons at school as writing long essays by hand hurts really bad and my teachers can't read what I've written.
I was wondering if this is automatic permission to use the laptop in my actually GCSEs or will I have to do another writing/typing test?

Who gave you permission? You'd have to talk to the people who organise exams at your school.

Reply 4

StarWinchester

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Original post by Tiger Rag

Who gave you permission? You'd have to talk to the people who organise exams at your school.

There's a team of teachers/TAs at my school who are in charge of people with physical and mental disabilities and challenges, and they asked me to do a test to see how much writing I can do before my hand starts to ache and my writing becomes illegible and they decided its best for me to use a laptop.
I'll tall to them tomorrow though thanks

Reply 5

Baza2002

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Original post by StarWinchester

I just got permission today to use my laptop during lessons at school as writing long essays by hand hurts really bad and my teachers can't read what I've written.
I was wondering if this is automatic permission to use the laptop in my actually GCSEs or will I have to do another writing/typing test?

Yeah, you can use a laptop but make sure your school's exam officer knows. I use a laptop for history and english exams (i'm in year 11)

Reply 6

Animalstudent

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I was given the opportunity to use a laptop but turned it down
I believe you have to have either an assessment or a doctors note to use them in the exam however it depends from person to person. I know of 6 people in my venue using laptops

Reply 7

StarWinchester

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Original post by Baza2002

Yeah, you can use a laptop but make sure your school's exam officer knows. I use a laptop for history and english exams (i'm in year 11)

Those are the exams I'll be using it for too lol plus RE and Drama

Reply 8

StarWinchester

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Original post by Animalstudent

I was given the opportunity to use a laptop but turned it down
I believe you have to have either an assessment or a doctors note to use them in the exam however it depends from person to person. I know of 6 people in my venue using laptops

Ah thanks. I dont have a doctors note but I do need to go get my wrist checked out lol

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