Apply for access arrangements
Adjustments that can be made to support a student with specific requirements in accessing an exam.
Apply for access arrangements
Access arrangements allow a candidate with particular requirements, for example special educational needs, health conditions, impairments or temporary injuries, to take our exams and assessments. They are made before an examination series.
Detailed information can be found in the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments document.
AQA’s access arrangements are described in more detail on our website.
Useful links
Below are some links to websites you might find useful – either as general sources of information and support, or for support and guidance specific to maths.
DfE – Department for Education.
JCQ – Joint Council for Qualifications.
Ofqual – The Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulation.
Advanced maths support programme – a DfE funded initiative, providing support for teachers and students in state-funded schools and colleges in England.
Association of Teachers of Mathematics – ATM is ‘dedicated to the teaching and promotion of mathematics’.
Mathematical Association – The MA was the first teachers’ subject association to be formed in England, in 1871.
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics – Founded in 2006 NCETM was set up to improve maths teaching in England