Due to the structure of the various vocational qualifications, it is only possible to grant special consideration to Cambridge Technicals timetabled examinations. Applications must be submitted via the special consideration online portal on Interchange.
Categories of special consideration:
- ‘Present but disadvantaged’ special consideration can be applied for in any timetabled examination. A small amount of extra marks can be granted in line with the details of the disadvantage affecting the candidate at the time of assessment.
- ‘Absent for a good reason’ can only be applied for if the absence is for an eligible reason and the candidate is certificating in the same series as the examination, or will be certificating before the post-results period ends for the series. The missed examination needs to be the only outstanding assessment contributing to certification, otherwise a resit will need to be taken at the next available opportunity.
- It is not possible to grant special consideration for internally assessed units as the flexible nature of the qualification allows claims to be submitted when a candidate is ready to certificate.
If a candidate has been disadvantaged by sitting the wrong paper then you will need to apply for special consideration as ‘absent’ for the paper they missed. Keep the original entry if it was correct before the wrong paper was taken. Do not change entries to match the wrong paper. Approval is subject to meeting the minimum requirements for enhanced grading and being in a position to certificate, as indicated above.
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.