Hi,

Thanks for all the responses on this. I think we will continue to
recommend use of a room separate to the main exam hall where the student
wants this, but we not make it a blanket policy that the all students
with extra time need a separate room.

Erin 

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Elaine Shillcock
Sent: 22 January 2009 09:47
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Subject: Re: Exams - room issues

John - please can you be careful about the language you use.  Describing
groups of disabled people according to a 'condition' is not good
practice and is often offensive to the group concerned.    
 
Erin, in answer to your question - the University of Manchester provides
several separate rooms for all students who need extra time.    These
are organised centrally through the exams office.  We also have a
dedicated post in my team responsible for all the other individual
adjustments, including rest breaks, use of PCs or other equipment,
scribes etc etc.     The central exams office books timetabled rooms for
each exam period at the beginning of the year (in fact they do it for
several years ahead, including rooms for our use.  Our biggest
difficulty is finding enough small individual rooms for students needing
to use scribes etc.
 
Elaine
 
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway
Sent: 21 January 2009 13:46
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Subject: Re: Exams - room issues


We provide a room for all those with extra time - we started this in
response to a request from the students.  It works well, gets the
dyslexics out of a very large room (200+) into a relatively quiet
environment (~15) but there is the issue that everyone can see the names
on a seating plan of who is getting extra time, although it doesn't say
why.
 
John
 
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jackson, Erin
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:46 PM
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Subject: Exams - room issues
 
Hello,
 
I am looking for other institutions to share experiences of organising
separate and/or individual exam rooms for disabled/SpLD students.
 
We have immense pressure on our rooms across campus. Our schools
organise individual rooms for those with scribes or who need individual
invigilation (due to rest breaks), but are not responding well to being
asked to provide a room separate to the main exam hall for those with
extra time (but who do not need an individual room).
 
My question is: is it acceptable to have those with extra time in the
main exam hall? I am concerned about the effect on concentration of a
mass exodus at the end of the non extended exam. 
 
Advice please!
 
Thanks
Erin Jackson

Disability Adviser
University of Bolton

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