Reasonable adjustment plans for assessments

Recording document example

If you do not have relevant documentation from the student’s educational institution, the example recording document below provides a structure to report reasonable adjustment to an assessment (adapted from the Tailored Adjustment Plan [2013]).

Date	[Document details here]
Time	[Document details here]
Location of meeting/discussion	[Document details here]
Name and designation of people in attendance	[Document details here]

Brief description of the assessment
[Document description here]
Identify barrier/s that disadvantage the student undertaking the assessment within the learning environment
[Document barrier/s here]
Detail the reasonable adjustments identified by the learner, practice educator and academic tutor that would support the removal of the barrier/s
[Document how these reasonable adjustments remove barrier/s here]
Detail the practicability of making these reasonable adjustments
[Document who will facilitate these reasonable adjustments here. If this information is not known, detail the steps taken to find out this information; for example, the length of time]
Health and safety considerations Y/N
[Circle Y or N above as appropriate and list details here]
Financial aspect Y/N
[Circle Y or N above as appropriate and list details here]
Perceived impact: detail the possible impact implementing the reasonable adjustments may have on the learning environment (if known)
[Document details here]
Additional evidence/suggestions/comments
[Document details here]
Descision and next step
[Document the agreed time scale for making the reasonable adjustment here]
I here by give informed consent for this information to be shared with significant other/s identified below
[Document significant other/s here]

Signed and dated	[Learner]
Signed and dated	[Educator]
Signed and dated	[Academic tutor]

Document is accurate and in accordance with the discussion/meeting held
Signed	[Learner]
Signed	[Educator]
Signed	[Academic tutor]
Date	[Document date here]

Remember to store completed documentation in accordance with your organisation's policies and procedures.

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Review document example

Having discussed, implemented and documented reasonable adjustment for fair assessment, this should be reviewed regardless of the outcome of the assessment. The document below is an example of how this information can be captured.

If you do not have relevant documentation from the student’s educational institution, this document can be used to review reasonable adjustment to an assessment (adapted from the Tailored Adjustment Plan [2013]).

Date	[Document details here]
Time	[Document details here]
Location of meeting/discussion	[Document details here]
Name and designation of people in attendance	[Document details here]

Brief description of the assessment
[Document description here]
Summary barrier/s that disadvantaged the student undertaking the assessment within the learning environment
[Document barrier/s here]
What reasonable adjustments were implemented?
[Document reasonable adjustments here]
Did the reasonable adjustments support fair assessment within the learning environment?
[Document as much detail as possible here]
Were there any other identified reasonable adjustments required to support fair assessment within this environment?
[Document details of other reasonable adjustments here]
Detail the outcome and next steps (if appropriate)
[Document details here]
Additional evidence/suggestions/comments
[Document details here]
I here by give informed consent for this information to be shared with significant other/s identified below
[Document significant other/s here]

Signed and dated	[Learner]
Signed and dated	[Educator]
Signed and dated	[Academic tutor]

Document is accurate and in accordance with the discussion/meeting held
Signed	[Learner]
Signed	[Educator]
Signed	[Academic tutor]
Date	[Document date here]

Remember to store completed documentation in accordance with your organisation's policies and procedures.

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In line with the Social model of disability, it is important to maintain recognition of the student as the expert in their support needs and that identifying the challenge is often what presents the solution.

Reasonable adjustment plans for assessments