Special consideration

An awarding body’s decision to award special consideration in vocational qualifications will be based on various factors, which may vary from learner to learner and from one assessment to another. These factors may include the severity of the circumstances, the date of the assessment and the nature of the assessment.

It is important to note that it may not be possible to apply special consideration where units/qualifications confer ‘Licence to Practise’.

Due to the structure of the various vocational qualifications, it is only possible to grant special consideration to January and June series Cambridge Technicals timetabled examinations. To apply, please email JCQ Form 10 within seven days to the Special Requirements Team at srteam@ocr.org.uk

Please bear in mind the following:

• ‘Present but disadvantaged’ special consideration can be applied for in any timetabled examination. A small amount of extra marks can be granted in line with the details of the disadvantage affecting the candidate at the time of assessment. 
• ‘Absent for a good reason’ can only be applied for if the absence is for an eligible reason and the candidate is certificating in the same series as the examination, or will be certificating before the post-results period ends for the series. The missed examination needs to be the only outstanding assessment contributing to certification, otherwise a resit will need to be taken at the next available opportunity. 
• It is not possible to grant special consideration for internally assessed units as the flexible nature of the qualification allows claims to be submitted when a candidate is ready to certificate.

If all or part of a candidate’s work is lost or damaged through no fault of the candidate, please complete the following OCR form: