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An explanation of Section 96(7) of the Equality Act 2010 on reasonable adjustments in assessments, helping education professionals understand their legal requirements.
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Users could be given a range of scenarios to judge where a reasonable adjustment would and would not be reasonable and proportionate in line with this guidance. More examples of alternative reasonable adjustments could be provided for consideration, where these will still enable the disabled candidate to demonstrate the specific assessment objectives (i.e. the skills, knowledge and understanding being assessed by the qualification) and therefore not undermining the meaning and value of the qualification.