These are agreed at the pre-assessment/pre-planning planning stage and help to reduce the effect of a disability or difficulty, which places the candidate at a substantial disadvantage in the assessment situation. Access arrangements must not, however, affect the reliability or validity of assessment outcomes nor must they give the candidate an assessment advantage over other candidates undertaking the same or similar assessments.

This is a post-assessment /post examination allowance to reflect temporary illness, injury or indisposition that occurred at the time of assessment. Any special consideration granted cannot remove the difficulty the candidate faced at the time of assessment and can only be a relatively small adjustment to ensure that the integrity of the assessment is not compromised. Special consideration cannot apply to “licence to practise” units within a qualification, or to “licence to practise” qualifications.

Pharez College recognises disabilities of a diverse nature and do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of disability. Pharez College will comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and the subsequent amendments to the Act.

This policy meets the requirements of the DDA to allow fair access to qualifications. The policy:

• explains how the Centre should manage/request access arrangements or request special consideration
• identifies roles and responsibilities