Patient Notice: Please do not ask the GP for…

Please do not ask the GP for:

Requests for letters for exam and illness.

The examining board make no requirement for pupils to obtain a medical certificate in support of an application for special consideration.

Students are asked for information in support of their application, but this may take the form of a statement by the school.

The joint Council of Qualifications (JCQ) has confirmed that as far as they are concerned, if a student was absent from an examination as a result of an illness and has the support of the school or centre to be absent, special consideration will be granted on that basis.

Awarding Organisations do not insist that medical proof is provided.