Hi,
Our daughter is currently taking her A-Levels.
She does the exams in a room on her own and allowed rest breaks but this is limited to a maximum time of 30 minutes. After 30 minutes she either had to carry on regardless of how she feels or abandon the exam - a few days she opted to carry on although not able to work to her full potential. We have been told by the college that the 30 minute limit has been the case for a few years having been set by the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications).
I realise that exam conditions change over time however, is anyone else who is taking A-Levels this year or perhaps has done the past few years been limited to 30 minutes or has the maximum time for rest breaks been longer/unlimited? (her GCSE arrangements were for unlimited breaks - although COVID meant they didn't happen)
I can find no information about this 30 minute maximum rest break (on the JCQ website or anywhere else) which seems to us have been arbitrarily made up.
Thanks for passing on your experience.
Our daughter is currently taking her A-Levels.
She does the exams in a room on her own and allowed rest breaks but this is limited to a maximum time of 30 minutes. After 30 minutes she either had to carry on regardless of how she feels or abandon the exam - a few days she opted to carry on although not able to work to her full potential. We have been told by the college that the 30 minute limit has been the case for a few years having been set by the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications).
I realise that exam conditions change over time however, is anyone else who is taking A-Levels this year or perhaps has done the past few years been limited to 30 minutes or has the maximum time for rest breaks been longer/unlimited? (her GCSE arrangements were for unlimited breaks - although COVID meant they didn't happen)
I can find no information about this 30 minute maximum rest break (on the JCQ website or anywhere else) which seems to us have been arbitrarily made up.
Thanks for passing on your experience.