Access arrangements and special consideration

Applications for access arrangements and special consideration for OCR's Vocationally-Related Qualifications (VRQs), other Vocational Qualifications, NVQs and Key and Basic Skills qualifications should be sent to:

The Special Requirements Unit OCR, 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU Fax: 01223 553051

VRQs, Key and Basic Skills, NVQs and other Vocational Qualifications

• DDA action plan (PDF, 28 Kb) - The general duty to promote disability equality (Sept 2007).
• Policy on Access Arrangements and Special Consideration (PDF, 53 Kb).
• Reasonable adjustments in VRQs and NVQs to allow access to assessments (PDF, 24 Kb).
• Form VRQ/VQ/EA (Word, 36 Kb) – Form to apply for reasonable adjustments to External Assessments for VRQs and NVQs.
• Form VRQ/VQ/IA (Word, 36 Kb) – Form to apply for reasonable adjustments to Internal Assessments for VRQs and NVQs.
• Access Arrangements and Special Consideration (PDF, 370 Kb) - Regulations and guidance for candidates who are eligible for adjustments in examinations - GCE, VCE, GCSE, GNVQ, Entry Level and Key Skills.
• Other forms are available directly from the JCQ website

Notice to Centres

• Accessibility in Text Processing Units – Forthcoming changes (PDF, 20 Kb).