Exam Access Arrangements (EAAs) are adaptions made to allow students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) fair and equal access to examinations and formal assessments. Students who are entitled to EAAs will usually have already had these at school. All students must declare their need for EAAs within the first six weeks of their college course to allow for the correct referrals and assessments to be made, and for requests to be submitted to the relevant exam board to meet their deadlines.
EAAs which can be put in place will vary according to individual requirements but could include: a reader, scribe, computer reader, extra time, prompt, separate or smaller room and exam papers in suitable formats (such as large print or coloured paper). Arrangements put in place must be based on evidenced need, and on the student’s normal way of working whilst at College. If a student does not make use of EAAs in examinations these may be removed for subsequent examinations, in consultation with the student.
In most cases students will need to meet with a member of our Specialist Support Team to review their normal way of working and / or carry out an assessment of need to identify whether arrangements put in place at school are still relevant, or to carry out a formal Exam Access Arrangement assessment. Students will be notified of appointments for these assessments through their college emails; the responsibility to attend lies with the student and if they do not attend more than two booked appointments their EAA request will be declined.
Deadlines
For the 2022/23 academic year the deadline for notifying the need for Exam Access Arrangements to Colchester Institute was Friday 21st October 2022. *
Where additional information is required to assess or process an application for Exam Access Arrangements, for example evidence from a medical professional or specialist, this must be provided to Colchester Institute by Friday 4th November 2022.*
Failure to meet these deadlines, or a student not attending their booked assessment appointments, will result in EAAs being declined.
*In cases of a newly identified specific learning difficulty or where a student has a temporary illness or injury at the time of the examination, the College can review cases on an individual basis.
Please read the Colchester Institute Exam Access Arrangement Policy for more information:
Exam Dates 2022/23
The assessment methods for Further Education courses will vary from course to course, not all of these will have formal exams, but many will. Course tutors will advise how students are assessed, and will support them to prepare for and be ready to sit exams where these take place.
In many cases, exam and assessment dates will be organised by the College to suit the needs of the course and the readiness of students, but some courses undertake national public exams which are on the same date and times for everyone and these cannot be changed, these include GCSEs and BTEC qualifications.
GCSE exams Summer 2023
All GCSE exams start at 9.30am and students should aim to arrive by 8.45am at the latest.
Exam | Date | Start Time | Duration |
GCSE English | |||
GCSE English Paper 1 | Monday 5th June 2023 | 9.30am | 1 hour 45 minutes |
GCSE English Paper 2 | Monday 12th June 2023 | 9.30am | 1 hour 45 minutes |
GCSE Maths | |||
GCSE Maths Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) | Friday 19th May 2023 | 9.30am | 1 hour 30 minutes |
GCSE Maths Paper 2 (Calculator) | Wednesday 7th June 2023 | 9.30am | 1 hour 30 minutes |
GCSE Maths Paper 3 (Calculator) | Wednesday 14th June 2023 | 9.30am | 1 hour 30 minutes |
Exam Contingency Days
It is important that you are available for all of your exam dates including the exam contingency days listed below. In the event that an exam cannot take place due to significant disruption, it will be rescheduled to one of these dates so please avoid taking any holidays until after this date.
8th June (afternoon)
15th June (afternoon)
28th June (all day)
Non-GCSE Summer Exam Series 2023
All other exams, including BTEC Nationals, take place across the Summer term (mainly in May and June 2023). Your tutor will confirm which exams you have been entered for, when and where these exams will take place and what equipment you will need to bring.
These are national exams which means that the dates and times cannot be changed.
Learners studying GCSEs and other level 2 qualification, such as BTECs, will receive their results on Thursday 24th August 2023.
The provisional results day for most level 3 programmes will be Thursday 17th August 2023.
All results will be available to view on the CI Connect App so it is worth downloading this now in preparation for results day. https://www.colchester.ac.uk/ci-connect/
Students will also be able to view their provisional results by logging into their Colchester Institute account online on the Learner Hub here: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/XURDCoV92SXP9wWUzonmB?domain=apply.colchester.ac.uk
We recommend downloading the CI Connect App, or logging into your account using the link above in advance to avoid any problems on results day. If you are unable to log in, please contact iltservicedesk@colchester.ac.uk who can help you. We are anticipating that phone lines will be extremely busy on results days so it’s best to check that you can log in now and contact us in advance if you have any problems.
Please do not attend campus on results days, unfortunately we are not able to provide results in person.
Please choose your qualification from the drop-downs on the ‘Receiving your exam results’ tab for additional information regarding results, and certificates.
If you don’t see your awarding body listed here, don’t worry – details with regards to all other awarding bodies/qualifications will follow shortly. Please visit this page regularly for new and updated information.
Please contact iltservicedesk@colchester.ac.uk if you are having problems accessing your Colchester Institute account or have forgotten your password.
If you have any other questions, please contact the Exams Team on: examsofficecolchester@colchester.ac.uk
All results will be available to view on the CI Connect App so it is worth downloading this now in preparation for results day. https://www.colchester.ac.uk/ci-connect/
Students will also be able to view their provisional results by logging into their Colchester Institute account online on the Learner Hub here: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/XURDCoV92SXP9wWUzonmB?domain=apply.colchester.ac.uk
We recommend downloading the CI Connect App, or logging into your account using the link above in advance to avoid any problems on results day. If you are unable to log in, please contact iltservicedesk@colchester.ac.uk who can help you. We are anticipating that phone lines will be extremely busy on results days so it’s best to check that you can log in now and contact us in advance if you have any problems.