Ark Education Centre Ilford

Deadline for Access Arrangements Summer 2026

Access Arrangements Deadline (including Modified Papers)

Cambridge International: Deadline is 30th November 2025

Edexcel, AQA and OCR: Deadline is 30th November 2025

Applications with Access Arrangement after the above deadline

If you are able to produce the following documents we will be able to consider your application.

Documents required

Physical disability, sensory impairment

Fully completed and signed Form 9

Formal diagnosis from a registered specialist, such as a clinical paediatrician or a hospital consultant (not a GP)

Medical condition (e.g. ADHD, ASD, mental health conditions)

Fully completed and signed Form 9

Formal diagnosis from a registered specialist, such as a clinical paediatrician or a hospital consultant (not a GP)

Learning difficulties (e.g. dyscalculia, dyslexia)

Fully completed and signed Form 8

Assesor Qualification-Please ask the assessor to send the documents to the centre.

If you have received access arrangements before, we also need the copy of Access Arrangement Online from your previous school/centre. You may also include further evidence to the above for us to understand the picture of need.

If however you do not have the above documents, please do not apply, we are unable to consider your application.

Invoices are issued only after acceptance of the application. Payment deadlines still apply.

Access Arrangements

To apply for Access Arrangements, please complete the relevant section in our application form. If you discover that you need Access Arrangements after submitting your application, for instance, due to a recent injury, please contact the centre.

We regret that we are unable to accept applications from private (external) candidates who require the support of a reader or a scribe. Priority for these access arrangements is given to our internal candidates, and unfortunately, we have limited availability of suitable rooms and invigilators during examination periods.

Evidence that can be submitted but not limited to;

an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or an Individual Learning Plan (ILP)

arrangements made for Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests

arrangements made for any previous internal and/or external examinations and assessments

If you were granted Access Arrangment at a previouse examination a copy of the approval sheet from Access arrangements online;

where relevant, centre based evidence used by the previous centre to support an online application. This could include a fully completed Form 8 and must be accompanied by evidence of the assessor’s qualification;

IMPORTANT: Under no circumstances will we consider applications from prospective private candidates who submit outdated or incomplete documentation with the intention of providing the correct paperwork at a later stage. Similarly, any application for access arrangements related to a medical condition must be supported by a current, detailed letter or report from a hospital consultant or specialist doctor. This documentation must clearly outline the condition, the impact it is likely to have on examination performance, and any side effects from prescribed medication. Please note that letters from GPs will not be accepted under any circumstances; evidence must come from a consultant with expertise in the relevant medical field.

All evidence must be submitted at the time of the application and before the published deadline. Applications with access arrangements will not be considered after this deadlines has passed.

Regrettably, we cannot guarantee acceptance of all applications from private candidates requesting access arrangements. All decisions regarding such applications are final and non-negotiable.

Access Arrangments