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Hi Karen We normally discuss with the students as to why they need the break and how long they think they would need. They are very reasonable and only want 5-10 mins either to walk about due to physical pain or take medication. We suggest they have a break per hour of the paper and then advise them how long they will be sitting their exams if they take say 10 mins per hour and more often than not they themselves reduce the amount of time they have for breaks. We've only had 1 student in the past who needed a lot of breaks - a break every 15 mins for 10 mins due to a serious spinal condition. The book says: 2.4.4...... There will be some constraints on timing if the candidate has more than one examination to take each day. The supervised rest break is not included in any extra time allowance. Kate Kate Oliver Examinations Manager 020 8326 2298 West Thames College London Road Isleworth TW7 4HS [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Visit our website]<http://www.west-thames.ac.uk/>[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: How to find us]<http://www.west-thames.ac.uk/en/about-us/how-to-find-us/>[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Receive our RSS news feed]<http://www.west-thames.ac.uk/en/news/index.cfm/rss>[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Connect with us on Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/WestThamesCollege/>[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Follow us on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/westthames>[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Watch our videos on YouTube]<http://www.youtube.com/user/WestThamesCollege> From: The FE Exams Network mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Heath Sent: 07 December 2012 08:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Access arrangements 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 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Hartlepool Sixth Form College, Brinkburn, Blakelock Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5PF | 01429 294444 | www.hpoolsfc.ac.uk<http://www.hpoolsfc.ac.uk> ________________________________ Confidentiality: This message is sent in confidence for the addressee only. It may contain confidential or sensitive information. The contents are not to be disclosed to anyone other than the addressee. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this confidentiality and to advise us of any errors in transmission. The contents of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the organisation. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e mail and any attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure that they are actually virus free. Security Warning: Please note that this e-mail has been created in the knowledge that the Internet is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand this lack of security and take any necessary measures when e-mailing us. Privacy: We reserve the right to read any e-mail or attachment entering or leaving our systems from any source without prior notice. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for viruses by the EPA Cloud For more information please visit http://www.epacloud.com ______________________________________________________________________