Form Bd25 Final
Form Bd25 Final
Form BD25%
This form must be used for a candidate using a bilingual translation dictionary with 25% extra time.
Applications for the following qualifications must be made using Access arrangements online:
A bilingual dictionary and 25% extra time is not normally available to candidates entered for Level 3
qualifications. See section 5.18.3 of the JCQ document Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments for
further information.
This form must be used to collate the evidence and must be kept on file within the centre for inspection
purposes.
Please read section 5.18 of the JCQ document Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments and section 14
of the Instructions for conducting examinations before completing this form.
Candidate number
Centre name
Centre number
Type of verification
E.g. passport stamp
(please attach a photocopy), letter
letter from parents, date of
enrolment at the centre
1
25% extra time must only be awarded by the EAL Co-ordinator or the SENCo where all of the following
statements are confirmed.
The candidate entered the United Kingdom within three years of the Yes No
examination(s) with no prior knowledge of the English Language.
English is not one of the languages spoken in the family home. Yes No
(A foster home is not considered to be the family home for this purpose.)
Prior to arrival in the UK, the candidate was not educated in an international Yes No
school where some/all of the curriculum was delivered in English.
Prior to arrival in the UK, the candidate was not prepared/entered for IGCSE Yes No
qualifications where the question papers were set in English.
Prior to arrival in the UK, the candidate was not prepared in English for other Yes No
qualifications (e.g. IELTS, Preliminary English Tests).
The candidate has to refer to the dictionary so often that examination time is used Yes No
for this purpose, delaying the answering of questions.
The provision of 25% extra time reflects the candidate’s normal way of working Yes No
with the dictionary.
Declaration
Date 25/01/2024
Centres are reminded that applications processed online will automatically give an ‘application approved expiry
date’ 26 months from the date of processing the application and not the date of entry to the United Kingdom. It
is the end of the month, three years after the candidate has entered the United Kingdom, which must be adhered
to.