Individual Examination Arrangements (on-campus exams)

If you have a diagnosed disability or difficulty that is likely to impact your exam performance then you can register with the DDS for Individual Exam Arrangements to be recommended. This includes:

• Students with a disability as defined under the Equality Act (2010).
• Students with a Specific Learning Difference (SpLD).

We are also able to recommend Individual Exam Arrangements for temporary illnesses or injuries such as a broken arm. Students should contact the DDS to meet with a DDS Advisor to discuss their needs and provide appropriate medical evidence. Temporary Individual Exam Arrangements apply to individual exam periods. 

Students are assessed according to their needs and in light of the supporting medical evidence. Arrangements are bespoke and will vary from student to student. Arrangements may include some of the following:

• Use of a computer
• Coloured overlays
• 25% extra time

and occasionally:

• A scribe or amanuensis
• A reader
• Additional time for rest breaks

The arrangements will reflect your normal method of working and will aim to ensure barriers to exams presented by your disability are removed. They are not designed to give you an advantage or impact upon the integrity of the exam.

Students should register with the DDS so that all aspects of support can be considered, including appropriate Individual Exam Arrangements. Contact the DDS well before the examination period as you will need to meet with a Disability Advisor to be assessed. In the appointment, your Disability Advisor will review your documentary evidence and discuss appropriate examination arrangements with you.

You will need to provide one of the following:

• Recent (ideally within the last 12 months) medical letter / report outlining the nature of your diagnosis and the impact on your studies.
• A Full Diagnostic Report for an SpLD.

All exam adjustments which are agreed will be documented in an Individual Needs Assessment Report (INAR) which is available on Evision. Once this is live, you will be able to complete the IEA Request Task (see below) when open for each exam period. 

You must apply to DDS for examination arrangements ahead of the exam periods. You must submit an IEA request ahead of each examination period confirming that you will be sitting forthcoming exams and that you require your arrangements to be put into place. 

To complete your IEA request, log into Evision and complete the IEA request task. This will be available shortly before the exam period.

Do not worry, the DDS will send an email reminder to submit your IEA request form. Remember to check your University email account regularly to avoid missing important notifications, including those concerning your exams and the IEA request task.  

You must submit your IEA request to the exams office for 2024/25 by: 

 

January exams - submit by 2 December 2024 (window opens 11 November 2024)

May exams - submit by 31 March 2025 (window opens 10 March 2025)

July retake period - submit by 3rd July 2025 (window opens 19 June 2025 for Semester 1 modules and 26 June 2025 for Semester 2 and Year Long modules)

Term two / summer resits - To Be Confirmed

 

In addition to this, you will also need to ensure that you have submitted suitable medical evidence to the DDS and been assessed by a DDS Advisor by:

 

January exams - 15 November 2024.

May exams - 14 March 2025.

July retake period - 25 June 2025.

Term two / summer resits - To Be Confirmed

 

However, if for whatever reason you do not make the deadline for the forthcoming exams you should still go to DDS to be assessed as your provision will then be in place for your future exams.

 

LPC and CPE exams only: 

IEA request deadlines for CPE exams

June 2025 exams - submit by 6 May 2025 (window opens 22 April 2025) 

August 2025 exams - submit by 29 July 2025 (window opens 15 July 2025).

 

IEA request deadlines for LPC exams

December 2024 Solicitor's Account Exam - submit by 22 November 2024 (window opens 11 November 2024)

February / March 2024 exams - submit by 24 January 2025 (window opens 13 January 2025)

June 2024 exams - submit by 16 May 2025 (window opens 6 May 2025)

August / September 2024 exams - submit by 5 August 2025 (window opens 22 July 2025).

 

In addition to this, you will also need to ensure that you have been assessed by the DDS and submitted suitable medical evidence no later than one week before the IEA request deadlines noted above.  However, if for whatever reason you do not make the deadline for the forthcoming exams you should still go to DDS to be assessed as your provision will then be in place for your future exams.

If you have a permanent disability or difficulty, the arrangements in your INAR will remain in place for the duration of your course at the University.  

If you had an arrangement as an undergraduate and you are returning as a postgraduate or to another mode or course of study, you will need to have your INAR re-issued. You may need to provide new supporting evidence. Please contact your DDS Advisor as soon as possible if this applies to you.

Regardless, you will need to complete the IEA Task ahead of each exam period to confirm that you wish to sit the exam(s) and that you would like to access the arrangements in your INAR.

If you decide that you no longer require an exam adjustment which is recommended in your INAR then please contact your DDS Advisor as soon as possible so that your INAR can be reviewed for future exam periods.

Individual Exam Arrangements are stated in your Individual Needs Assessment Report (INAR) which can be viewed on Evision.

If, for unforeseen reasons, you are unable to sit an exam (e.g. as a result of a flare-up of a health condition or an unexpected illness) then you may be eligible to apply for Mitigating Circumstances. You will be required to submit supporting evidence with your application. This may include medical documentation previously submitted concerning a condition / diagnosis that is characterised by flare-ups. Should you require a copy of this documentation then please contact your DDS Advisor.

Please note that the DDS is unable to write supporting letters for Mitigating Circumstances applications

If your application is approved, you will be able to sit your exam as a first attempt at the next assessment point for the component(s) in question. Please see the Mitigating Circumstances Webpage for full information including details on how to apply.

Please note that the DDS does not oversee the Mitigating Circumstances process. Any queries concerning the Mitigating Circumstances process should be directed to mitigation@londonmet.ac.uk

Should you have completed the IEA Task and then decide not to sit an exam e.g. due to ill health then please email iea@londonmet.ac.uk as soon as possible in order to advise the exams team of this.