what support betonica offers

to SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFERENCES

Betonica does its best to make supportive adjustments to all assessments, making them fair and inclusive for all students. Betonica will grant the necessary mitigating circumstances in relation to academic assessments for students with neurodiversity as discussed below.

If you have already been formally diagnosed as having specific learning difficulties, and your report has specific advice or guidance for exams and other assessment provisions, please provide a copy of your Educational Psychologist or Specialist Teacher Assessor's assessment to admin@betonica.co.uk. Provided that your report is sufficiently recent and contains enough information, we will make reasonable recommendations for your examinations and assessments based upon it.

Various mitigating circumstances will be supported on a case-by-case basis, in relation to maintaining the student’s learning pathway in a good timely manner and reasonable framework. There are a number of arrangements that might be considered for a student with SpLD, depending on their needs.

adjustments to assessments

pat support sessions

There are a number of arrangements that might be considered for a student with SpLD, depending on their needs. Examples include:
- A quite space to complete exams (with other SpLD students)
- Use of a personal laptop to complete exams
- Exam papers can be printed on coloured paper with larger font (for those who find this makes print clearer).
  Access to these depends on each student’s requirements an based around a discussion with their Head of Year.
There are a number of arrangements that might be considered for a student with SpLD, depending on their needs. Examples include:
- Flexible submission dates for assignments
- Extra time for quizzes
- Marking flexibility on grammar and spelling for students with dyslexia.
Access to these depends on each student’s requirements an based around a discussion with their Head of Year.
Students with Neurodiversity are able to get additional support with their PATS : 10 sessions per year (i.e. monthly).
- For technical support email admin@betonica.co.uk
- For pastoral support please contact your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT), Head of Year
- For more on Neurodiversity support, please see the Neurodiversity page
- For study tips and software, please see the Study Skills page