Extra time

This doesn’t sound like an effective system.
The way it works at my school is that if a concern is raised then teachers are contacted to see if students have been running out of time in tests. Then extra time is trialled to see if that helps, or rest breaks if theres a possibility this will solve the issue. If extra time helps and you have evidence of your condition (which you do!) then a form 9 should be completed to allow you to have extra time.
Consider having your school write an email proposing exactly what they intend to do to get evidence and the outcomes of each stage depending on the evidence. Also consider speaking to your subject teachers and seeing if they think you need extra time. Ask your parents/guardians to contact the school if they haven’t already. If that doesn’t work then tell your school youll contact the exam board, that might change their minds!

Thanks! My parents have been working so hard to help me to obtain extra time. They contacted all my subjects teachers via emails, asking for feedback/discussion about my cases. However, the deputy head of school then stopped my parents from contacting the teachers, and requested they channel through the support teacher. Therefore, the subject teachers didn’t reply my parents. Then after their “internal discussion”, I am only allowed for trial of extra time on several subjects only. Therefore, I feel unfair, and wanna to apply directly to the exam board. But if that’s the case, I may ruin the relationship with the school

Thanks! My parents have been working so hard to help me to obtain extra time. They contacted all my subjects teachers via emails, asking for feedback/discussion about my cases. However, the deputy head of school then stopped my parents from contacting the teachers, and requested they channel through the support teacher. Therefore, the subject teachers didn’t reply my parents. Then after their “internal discussion”, I am only allowed for trial of extra time on several subjects only. Therefore, I feel unfair, and wanna to apply directly to the exam board. But if that’s the case, I may ruin the relationship with the school

That does seem very unusual, especially as schools are often keen for students to get the exam accommodations they need because it means they wont underachieve. Do you have evidence such as test papers which were unfinished or anything you can use to back your argument up to your school? I would still recommend speaking yourself to any teachers who you think you’d need extra time for their classes. Hope this gets sorted for you 🙂

That does seem very unusual, especially as schools are often keen for students to get the exam accommodations they need because it means they wont underachieve. Do you have evidence such as test papers which were unfinished or anything you can use to back your argument up to your school? I would still recommend speaking yourself to any teachers who you think you’d need extra time for their classes. Hope this gets sorted for you 🙂

Yes. I got letter from qualified psychiatrist and education psychologist recommending extra time. Besides, I’m quite often run out of time when doing assessments, especially Math, Biology & Geography. That’s why I’m so frustrating