Almost a third of pupils are getting extra time in GCSE and A-level exams under rules to help the soaring numbers of children with special educational needs. Around 420,000 pupils are being given ...

Additional time would greatly benefit the thousands of young people with dyslexia who face challenges during formal state exams ...

The headlines are startling: “Third of pupils now get extra time in exams”; “Huge rise in pupils given extra time for exams to help soaring numbers of children with special educational needs”.

Ofqual, the exam regulator, says there are 420,000 pupils receiving extra time in exams. This figure is four times higher than it was around a decade ago, with the Department for Education figures ...

Almost a third of pupils are getting extra time in GCSE and A-level exams under rules to help the soaring numbers of children with special educational needs. Around 420,000 pupils are being given ...