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We don't give extensions as a matter of course. If students have a particular difficulty e.g. because they are still waiting for their support to come through, they can apply for an extension for a particular assignment on that basis, and I will provide evidence to support it. Best wishes Heather Griffiths, Inclusion Co-ordinator, Disability Newman University College Birmingham B3 3NT ________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on behalf of Gwyneth Bodger Sent: Wed 28/11/2007 16:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re. Extensions for dyslexia students - Advice needed Hello all, I would be very grateful if other HE institutions would be willing to share their policies/experiences regarding extensions for students diagnosed with SpLD. At the moment, we recommend to Faculties that students diagnosed with SpLD are awarded an extension for written assignments, at the student's request. Typically, the extension is for one week and is usually part of a support package that includes study skills tuition, specialist software, other learning and teaching support provisions etc. A Faculty member has recently challenged this, and said that s/he has never come across another university that has a policy that awards students with SpLD extensions on request. I wonder if any of you make similar recommendations to ourselves, or if you have different approaches to supporting students with SpLD? I'd be grateful for any thoughts/comments you may have! Please feel free to contact me on or off list. With best wishes, Gwyneth Gwyneth Bodger Disability Advisor Student Services Thames Valley University St Mary's Road Ealing London W5 5RF Tel: 0208 231 2545