The Experienced SENCo's guide to Form 8's

Filling in Form 8’s can be time consuming and bewildering to an inexperienced SENCo.

Most schools use LUCID Exact to screen for Access Arrangements, but what do you do next? What tests do you use to gather evidence? How do you show evidence of need?

This guide has a flowchart to take you through the most common tests that Secondary schools use to gather evidence of eligibility for extra time, and an exemplar Form 8 to show the type of evidence that needs to be added to Part 1 to show evidence of need