No supporting documents are required to self-certify your absence from an assessment.
You’ll need to provide supporting documentation to support a full request.
This should be from a professional source and cover the period of time being claimed. Please don’t submit photographic evidence of illness or injury with your request, the types of supporting documents students usually submit are:
Medical certificate or letter from a medical practitioner e.g. a doctor
Hospital admission and discharge letter, to confirm time spent in hospital
Letter or form from an appropriate health professional (i.e. counsellor you’ve been supported by)
Supporting statement from the Disability and Dyslexia Team
Police, insurance company or news report
Supporting documents may help you explain your circumstances, but we understand that this can be difficult to obtain - please do not worry – you’ll have the opportunity to tell us about your circumstances and the impact on your assessment on the request form , each claim will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.