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Every mark matters when learners get to college


These are the exams that will unlock your learner’s futures, and from A-Levels and GCSEs to vocational qualifications like NVQs and T-Levels, they’re well on the path to independence. Exam-time reading stresses can’t get in the way of the grades they need to move into their chosen futures…


Luckily, we know a pen for that.

Here’s how a dyslexia exam aid can transform A-Levels for good

By adding in dyslexia exam accommodations like C-Pen Exam Reader 2, you can ensure that learners with special educational needs and those coming to English from other language backgrounds are able to tackle the question part and focus on the all-important answer part and show their examiners exactly what they can do.

Exam Reader 2: JCQ-approved alternative to a human reader


We know students don’t like to be singled out in their exam halls. A human reading aid makes students feel singled out, but how can you bring consistent reading support without it? C-Pen Exam Reader 2 is the next best thing: a JCQ-approved, OCR-based dyslexia exam aid that allows your learners to decode the words on the page into clear audio feedback. There’s no storage or Wi-Fi function, making it completely data-safe for exam use.


Not studying for a JCQ examination? Contact your exam board to find out more about permitted dyslexia exam accommodations.

Here’s how Nottingham College have been supporting exam-takers with special educational needs with Scanning Pens

I taught [our student] how to use it beforehand and gave her time to practise with it. She has just passed the reading exam using it — she'd taken the exam several times before, passed the writing exam a bit back but always failed the reading exam. She was thrilled to have passed.

— Gilly Miller, Learning Support Lecturer (English & Maths), Nottingham College

Supporting learners during resits


Retakes can be intimidating, especially when learners are managing special educational needs or language barriers.


Dyslexia exam aids like the Exam Reader 2 can make all the difference when it comes to supporting resit anxiety because there’s nothing like walking into the exam hall knowing that this time you’ve got it covered.


Check out our free trials for schools and colleges!


We know that you want to explore for yourself, and discover how these devices could support exam-time reading for your own learners this exam season. That’s why we offer a FREE trial for schools and colleges— claim yours [here]!