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 apply for Individual Exam Arrangements. This includes:

• Students with a disability as defined under the Equality Act (2010).
• Students with a Specific Learning Difficulty (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 (within the last 12 months) medical evidence outlining the nature of your diagnosis and the impact on your studies.
• A post 16 Educational Psychologist diagnostic report for SpLD.

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 2023/24 by: 

January exams - submit by 1 December 2023 (window opens 13 November 2023)

May exams - submit by 2 April 2024 (window opens 11 March 2024)

July retake period - submit by 27 June 2024 (window opens 13 June 2024)  

Term two / summer resits - submit by TBC

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 - 17 November 2023.

May exams - 15 March 2024.

July retake period - 20 June 2024. 

Term two / summer resits - TBC

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: 

IEA request deadlines for CPE exams

June 2024 exams - submit by 3 May 2024 (window opens 22 April 2024) 

August 2024 exams - submit by TBC.

IEA request deadlines for LPC exams

December 2023 exams - submit by 24 November 2023 (window opens 13 November 2023)

February / March 2024 exams - submit by 19 January 2024 (window opens 8 January 2024)

June 2024 exams - submit by 3 May 2024 (window opens 22 April 2024)

August / September 2024 exams - submit by TBC.

In addition to this, you will also need to ensure that you have been assessed and submitted suitable medical evidence to the DDS 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, your arrangements 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 reapply. You may need to provide new supporting evidence.

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 evidence with your application. This may include medical documentation previously submitted concerning a condition / diagnosis that is characterised by flare-ups.

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