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 2024/25 academic year the deadline for notifying the need for Exam Access Arrangements to Colchester Institute is Friday 18th October. Please complete the form below to submit any arrangements.
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. In this situation, please email eaa@colchester.ac.uk with further information.
Please read the Colchester Institute Exam Access Arrangement Policy for more information:
Exam Dates 2024/25
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 2025
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 | Friday 23rd May 2025 | 9.30am | 1 hour 45 minutes |
GCSE English Paper 2 | Friday 6th June 2025 | 9.30am | 1 hour 45 minutes |
GCSE Maths | |||
GCSE Maths Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) | Thursday 15th May 2025 | 9.30am | 1 hour 30 minutes |
GCSE Maths Paper 2 (Calculator) | Wednesday 4th June 2025 | 9.30am | 1 hour 30 minutes |
GCSE Maths Paper 3 (Calculator) | Wednesday 11th June 2025 | 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.
11/06/25 Contingency afternoon
25/06/25 Contingency day
Non-GCSE Summer Exam Series 2025
All other exams, including BTEC Nationals, take place across the Summer term (mainly in May and June 2025). 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.
Post Results Service and Exam Result Appeals
BTEC, GCSE and City and Guilds Technical Students – Post Results Service
If you’re not happy with your Exam results, there are a few options available to you. Once you have received your results, if you have concerns about your grades, you can apply for one of the awarding body’s post results services.
You must pay for these services through the online store (http://onlinestore.colchester.ac.uk/). Please click on the tabs below for further information about what services are available to you, and confirmation on fees for each of these services.
For further information on how Colchester Institute processes requests for any of the post results service available and more information on the appeals process please click the link below.
Post-results services and appeals
When are results days?
We aim to release all results to students on the dates listed below. If you need information on how to view your results, please see the ‘Receiving your exam results’ section below.
Exam/Level: | Results Day: |
Level 3 Results | Thursday 15th August 2024 |
Level 1 and 2 Results | Thursday 22nd August 2024 |
GCSE Results | Thursday 22nd August 2024 |
Receiving your exam results
All results should be available to view by midday at the latest on the date(s) listed above.
Please note that there may be exceptions to the date(s) above, so for specific information about results for the qualification that you have studied this year, please see below.
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:
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 note that the Awarding Body information below may be subject to change.
If you are unhappy with the overall grade received for your GCSE English or Mathematics result issued on 22nd August 2024 and wish to be entered for a resit in November 2024, please see the information below for dates, prices and how to make an application.