The table below lists some potential learning needs and barriers and matches these with possible SAC support.
Learning needs and barriers may be:
- Learning (L)
- Medical (M)
- Physical (P)
- Sensory Impaired (S).
A Writer, Reader or Computer provision means a student can automatically get separate accommodation.
For students with exceptional needs, please contact our SAC team:
Potential student needs matched with possible SAC support
| Learner need or barrier | Possible issues in assessments | Possible SAC provisions | Evidence required |
| Attention-Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder, Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders (M) |
Severe concentration or impulse control difficulty Permission required to take medication |
Separate Accommodation Rest Breaks |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder (M) |
Severe concentration difficulties Disruptive behaviour Need for stability and routine |
Separate Accommodation Computer Rest Breaks |
Teacher comments or psychological or medical history |
| Back or leg injury, chronic pain (P) |
Pain and discomfort due to injury Problems with prolonged sitting Permission required to take medication and to allow standing and stretching in room |
Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation |
Teacher comments or medical history ACC file notes |
| Deafness or hard of hearing (S) |
Inability to hear instructions Language delay Written instructions required Placement near the teacher |
Extra Time or Rest Breaks Computer or Writer Supervisor who is capable of signing Signing Reader |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia) (P) | Writing difficulties associated with DCD |
Extra Time Computer or Writer |
Teacher comments or a report from an occupational therapist |
| Diabetes (M) |
Need to check blood sugar levels frequently Permission required to take food or drink into the examination Permission to leave examination room under supervision to take medication |
Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation (if needed) |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Epilepsy (M) |
May suffer from epileptic seizure during assessment Permission required to take medication |
Separate Accommodation Rest Breaks |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Hand, wrist, arm or shoulder injury (chronic pain) (P) |
Difficulty writing due to pain or discomfort in hand or arm, excessive fatigue in hand Permission required to take medication |
Rest Breaks Computer or Writer |
Teacher comments or medical history ACC file notes |
| Head or brain injury (P) |
Processing difficulties due to brain injury Permission required to take medication |
Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation |
Teacher comments or medical history ACC file notes Psychological assessment |
| Illegible handwriting (P) |
Handwriting illegible to a marker |
Computer or Writer |
Sample of writing |
| Mental health concerns, anxiety, depression and PTSD (M) |
Anxiety in formal assessment Permission required to take medication Need for stability and routine |
Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Pregnancy, early infant care (P) |
Discomfort with prolonged sitting Padded seating required Need to move about Need to breastfeed |
Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation |
Teacher comments, medical history or midwife report |
| Significant physical, muscular or neurological disability such as paraplegia, muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy (P) |
Requires personal care and assistance |
Assistive technology used as normal practice Rest Breaks Separate Accommodation Extra time Computer or Writer Reader |
Teacher comments or medical history |
| Specific learning disorder such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia (L) |
Inaccurate or slow and effortful reading Poor written expression that lacks clarity Difficulties remembering number facts Inaccurate mathematical reasoning |
Extra time Reader Computer or Writer |
Teacher comments or school history Psychometric assessment |
| Tourette's syndrome (M) |
Twitch, verbal tic and outbursts |
Separate Accommodation Computer or Writer |
Teacher comments or medical history or specialist report |
| Vision impairment (S) |
Blind or visual impairment |
Assistive technology used as normal practice Coloured overlay or tinted lenses (no SAC submission needed) Brailled Paper Enlarged Paper Special Paper Extra Time or Rest Breaks Reader Computer or Writer |
Teacher comments, medical history or specialist report BLENNZ report |
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