For timetabled exams or for coursework, controlled, practical or oral assessments, you apply via the special consideration online portal on Interchange.
If a candidate sits the wrong paper then you will need to apply for special consideration as ‘absent’ for the paper they missed. Approval is subject to the student certificating in the same series as the missed exam and meeting the minimum requirements for enhanced grading. Keep the original entry if it was correct before the wrong paper was taken. Do not change the entry to match the wrong paper. Please do not send the wrong paper to us – keep it in an envelope in your secure storage – just in case we need to request it later.
If a candidate leaves the exam early and you are applying for special consideration then please let us know how long they were present for, as well as the duration of the overall exam.
If an application you have made has been rejected when you expected it to have been accepted, contact the special requirements team at srteam@ocr.org.uk and they will review the outcome. Some applications are automatically rejected by the online system.
Please note, following the publication of results, applications will only be accepted in the most exceptional circumstances and must be submitted before the deadline for reviews of results for the respective examination series.
A member of the senior leadership team must produce compelling evidence to support a late application.
An application for special consideration cannot be submitted after the completion of a review of results.