Fact · Accessibility and health
A UK awarding organisation requires centres to notify it in advance when a candidate uses a scribe or speech recognition technology in an external assessment.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“A notification to NCFE for the use of a scribe/speech recognition technology during an external assessment must be submitted”
Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments Guidance (Version 1.0, October 2024), NCFE, awarding organisation, 2024, Section 2.3.5, Scribe/Speech recognition technology.
Open the original- What it measures
- The notification is made through the Access Arrangements sections of the candidate record, and it is made before the exam.
- What it does not show
- This is NCFE's rule. Other awarding bodies publish their own notification steps and deadlines.