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25percent extra time
NCFE's guidance for scribes and speech recognition says to consider applying up to 25% extra time, which does not need to be applied for.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“consider applying up to 25% extra time (this does not need to be applied for)”
Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments Guidance (Version 1.0, October 2024), NCFE, awarding organisation, 2024, Appendix C, Guidelines for using a Scribe/Speech Recognition Technology.
Open the original- What it measures
- Appendix C sets out how the scribe should work, including checking legible handwriting and allowing the learner to check work.
- What it does not show
- The guidance says consider, so the centre still decides. Other awarding bodies set their own extra-time rules.