Good morning
We treat rest breaks as if they are extra time. So we need some documentation backing up the need for this, e.g diabetic need to medicate, hypermobility so need to rest hands, etc etc. Then we talk to the student and explain the rules. They need to indicate when they want to have their rest break. Invigilator asks whether they want to leave the room. If the latter they need to wait till someone can take them, otherwise they down their pen and turn over the paper. When they want to start again they need to indicate this. We warn them should they 'forget' then they will loose the privilege. Our 'worst' recurrant break taker did not take more than half an hour on a 90 minute exam.
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Marjanne
Marjanne Worsley
Examinations Officer
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>>> Karen Heath <[log in to unmask]> 07/12/2012 08:53 >>>
Good morning all
Apologies for mentioning our most hated subject, but this it's in relation to supervised rest breaks.
Our Senco has just discovered this, and we now have a number of students who are entitled to Supervised Rest breaks, I have been looking in the joke book (oops I meant the JCQ regulations) to see is there limit as to either how long a rest break can last or how many breaks a student can take. Whilst I appreciate that it must relate to the severity of the students condition - I feel in one particular instance a one and half hour exam could end up lasting all day!
How do you monitor or regulate this in your Centre, information will be greatly received.
Karen
KAREN HEATH - Examinations Officer
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