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Additional marks for exam illness up 10%

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Virtually 3% of the summer's exam papers were given additional marks due to pupils having issues say for example a temporary illness, the very best degree on record. 

The figures from exam regulator Ofqual showed a 10% improve in this kind of cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

There have been 374, 000 requests approved for " special consideration " in marking this summer's GCSEs and A-levels. 

The foremost typical adjustment was worth 3% from the maximum exam mark. 

The figures from Ofqual show which there was a good greater degree of requests from colleges for this kind of special consideration - rising by 13% upon the earlier year to 415, two hundred. 

Solely concerning 10% of those requests were rejected. 

'Temporary injury' 
The additional marks are permitted as a result of an exam candidate has faced an sudden drawback, that might vary given by a minor illness to some thing a lot of serious, say for example a bereavement. 

The exam regulator describes the standards as " temporary injury, illness, indisposition or an additional unforeseen incident immediately prior to or throughout the exam's era ". 

It may also enable a student to obtain a grade reflecting their capability in the event that they were unable to attend an exam. 

Along with these adjustments for sudden issues, Ofqual states which candidates taking a additional 209, 900 exam papers were given special accessibility arrangements as a result of of the disability or perhaps a medical situation. 

These numbers of special accessibility cases are falling, each in terms of request and approvals. 

However the foremost typical request remains asking for an additional 25% here we are at candidates, that was permitted for 107, Four hundred exam papers. 

Other kinds of assist added employing a reading device or somebody to act like a scribe, for example for individuals with issues with their sight.  

The exam report from Ofqual additionally shows a sharp year-on-year rise in penalties on staff for " malpractice " in exams, up 62% to 97, though this was less than in 2011. 

Mobile telephone cheating 
The foremost typical kinds of staff malpractice was providing " inappropriate assistance to candidates " and the foremost typical penalty was a created warning. 

There have been additionally 135 penalties for exam malpractice for colleges and colleges, virtually all that were created warnings. 

Among pupils, there have been 2, 590 penalties using this summer's exams - similar to last year. The foremost typical sort of cheating was utilizing " unauthorised material ", that typically meant a mobile telephone. 

Though there have been declining numbers caught making an attempt to make use of mobiles - down to the fourth consecutive year to 814 cases.

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