How can I appeal the decision made on my application for Personalised Assessment Arrangements (PAA) made via Disability Support & Inclusion Team?

When your King’s Inclusion Plan (KIP) is drafted, it is sent to you. To complete the process you accept the KIP.

If you are concerned about your PAA, contact your Disability Advisor via email to discuss your requirements within 7 days of receiving the draft. If your needs change after your KIP/PAA is in place, please contact your Disability Advisor without delay.

Important to know: If the Exams deadline for PAA has passed you will need to sit your assessments at the next opportunity.
 

If your concern in relation to your PAA is not resolved and you are dissatisfied with the decision, ask your Disability Advisor for an online appeal form. You can submit a formal appeal on one or more of the three following grounds:

1. There is new evidence that could not have been, or for good reason was not, made available at the time of the original decision on your PAA and sufficient evidence remains that the decision warrants further consideration. For example, new medical evidence.
2. There is clear evidence that the original decision on your PAA may have been adversely affected by a significant administrative error on the part of the University. 
3. Giving due consideration to the evidence and representations previously provided, the original decision on your PAA was unreasonable. 

1. If one or more of the appeal grounds have been met, the Associate Directors of Exams and Assessments and Disability Support & Inclusion and the Faculty Assessment Board Chair (or nominees) will review your appeal and determine whether grounds for an appeal have been met. 
2. If they deem that your appeal has sufficient grounds, and your appeal is successful, the appeals panel will look at what the appropriate PAA provision is for you. The PAA provisions approved by the appeals process will be implemented for the next assessment period unless there are valid reasons as to why this cannot be done. 

• You will receive a decision on your appeal request within 21 days of submitting your appeal.  
• If the Associate Directors of Exams and Assessments and Disability Support and Inclusion conclude that none of the grounds above have been met, your appeal will be rejected. The appeal decision is final.

• The submission does not meet one or more of the grounds for appeal 
• The appeal was incomplete or not on the correct form
• The submission was late
• There was no new supporting evidence