Reasonable adjustments

If your online exam is scheduled over a 24 hour period, in most cases you will not receive reasonable adjustments such as extra time or rest breaks for these assessments.

For online and on campus exams reasonable adjustments will be applied, unless learning outcomes would be compromised.

Types of reasonable adjustments that we can consider are:

• extra time
• rest breaks
• use of PC
• ergonomic furniture
• separate room
• prompt/reader/scribe
• using phone as glucose monitor (with phone on flight mode).

To apply for reasonable adjustments, please email your evidence to disability@uwe.ac.uk or complete our enquiry form (InfoHub login required) as soon as possible and we will get in touch with you about reasonable adjustments.

You can check if you have reasonable adjustments in place for your exams by checking Your info in MYUWE. Please note that extra time does not show on exam timetables, but if it's in MYUWE you should expect to receive it.

The deadline for submitting your reasonable adjustment request and evidence to the Disability Services for exams is:

• Friday 21 March 2025 for May/June 2025 exams
• Friday 6 June 2025 for July/August 2025 exams
• Friday 28 November 2025 for January 2026 exams
• Friday 20 March for May/June 2026 exams
• Friday 5 June for July/August 2026 exams 

If you don’t get your evidence to the Disability Service before the relevant deadline, it may not be possible to put your exam reasonable adjustments in place. However, if you become disabled, receive a diagnosis or become injured after this deadline, please send your evidence as soon as possible to disability@uwe.ac.uk.

Once you are aware of the assessment method being used, if you have concerns about being able to access the assessment please liaise with the academic team to explore whether there is an appropriate alternative. If you are unable to find a solution, your teaching team can contact the Disability Service or you can make a Disability Advice appointment via an Information Point to explore this further.

Read the reasonable adjustments policy (PDF) and exams reasonable adjustment factsheet (PDF) for further information.

Emergency support

If you need emergency additional support arrangements because you've been injured or have a serious infectious illness, the University will make every effort to put adjustments in. You need to email disability@uwe.ac.uk with your evidence, stating the urgent need as soon as possible and we will get in touch with you. Or alternatively, use our enquiry form (InfoHub login required).

Ad-hoc exams

If you have any exams taking place outside of the dates mentioned above, the deadline to submit your evidence for exam reasonable adjustments is three weeks before the exam date.

How long reasonable adjustments will be in place for

Your adjustments will be in place for the duration of your course unless we tell you otherwise. If there are any discrepancies, please contact an Information Point and you can check MYUWE at any time to see what reasonable adjustments are in place.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for a reasonable adjustment to deadline for coursework submissions if you meet the following criteria.

Disabled students

• where you have reasonable adjustments in place.

Other students

• where you are providing regular, unpaid and ongoing care to an ill or disabled family member, cohabiting partner, friend or neighbour and have engaged with UWE Cares
• where you fall under the Student Pregnancy, Maternity, Adoption and Partner policy (PDF) and have engaged with the Student Support Advisers
• where you are impacted by a bereavement.

A reasonable adjustment to deadline will provide you with an additional seven days from the original deadline in which to submit your work.

At resit, a reasonable adjustment to deadline will provide you with an additional five calendar days from the original deadline.

Please note that there is no late submission window beyond your adjusted assignment deadline.

You will not be able to use the reasonable adjustment to deadline for the following types of work:

• group work
• assessments submitted for marking in a studio by a group of staff at a fixed time (including work for an end of term degree show)
• practice elements of professional practice modules
• practical skills-based work
• where assessments are set up as timed assignments, for example computer-based examinations
• any assessments contributing to the Graduate Diploma in Law
• any assessments contributing to the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, Diploma (PCEP) and (DHEP) (72-hour grace period available)
• assessments limited by logistical constraints such as assessments to be completed whilst on a field trip
• assessments with a submission date which falls after the Friday before the relevant Field Board (you can view the field board dates on the academic year calendar).

There may be other cases where a reasonable adjustment cannot be accommodated due to the nature of an assignment. You can check whether your assignment is exempt on the module Blackboard page or the assignment brief.

Request to use the reasonable adjustment to deadline

You will need to request a reasonable adjustment to deadline for each individual coursework submission.

We ask that you complete the request form at least 48 hours before your assignment submission date. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to process requests that come in later than this by the deadline.

Complete the request form (InfoHub login required)

Postgraduate researchers

If you are a postgraduate researcher (PhD, DPhil, MPhil) and you are looking to use the reasonable adjustment to deadline, please go ahead and complete the form. If you are looking to discuss a reasonable adjustment to a progress review or final assessment, please contact the Doctoral Academy at doctoralacademy@uwe.ac.uk.

If your request is denied

Please double check that you meet the criteria above and have engaged with the relevant service. If you have only recently become eligible, the system may not have been updated in time for your request. In this case, please contact the relevant service (Disability service, UWE Cares or Student Support Advisers) and let them know.

If you don’t meet the criteria

There are other options if you do not meet the above criteria but have experienced something significant that affects your ability to submit a piece of coursework. Please find out more about the assessment support options available to you.