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Assessment access worksheet

Start with the employer's official guidance; for Civil Service tests, GOV.UK's candidate guide says most tests are untimed, lists options every candidate can use, and says adjustments are requested when you apply or through the named contact in the advert. The worksheet keeps built-in options, requests, open questions and confirmed arrangements apart, keeps the deadline from your invitation unless the employer changes it, and turns your own words into an editable request you send yourself. It does not promise extra time, give test answers, judge a health condition or store anything unless you choose to keep it on your device.

Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing is stored unless you tick 'Keep my answers on this device'; unticking deletes the stored copy, and closing the page otherwise deletes everything. Nothing is uploaded, sent or logged by Luceria; analytics record only that the tool was used, never what you wrote.

Use the tool

Official route first

Requests go to the employer through its own route. Luceria does not send anything, cannot arrange an adjustment and cannot change a deadline.

The eight tests GOV.UK names.

For example: after the application sift.

Country or nation, as you would tell the employer.

Exactly as stated, including the time if one is given.

For example: the invitation email of 10 November.

The employer changed the deadline

Record a change only when the employer or recruiter has told you the new date. A request for support does not change the deadline by itself.

For example: email from the recruiter.

Have you tried the official practice test?

In your own words. Describe what happened, not a diagnosis; you decide what to share. This stays in this browser.

Options you have already tried

For example: extra time on a timed section (the guide lists 25, 50, 75 or 100 percent, based on assessed need). Extra time is not promised; the recruiter decides.

Arrangements and their state

Keep built-in options, requests, open questions and confirmed arrangements apart. Only the recruiter can confirm an arrangement.

Deadline to plan to

not recorded yet

As stated in your invitation.

A request for support does not change this date by itself. Ask the recruiter if anything changes it.

Timing

Not known.

Do not assume the test is timed or untimed. Check the invitation or ask the recruiter.

0 built-in · 0 requested · 0 pending · 0 confirmed.

Checklist for the official route

  1. To doTake the official practice test for the online test (GOV.UK lists one for each test); it shows whether you will have difficulty. Official page
  2. To doTry the built-in options first: browser text size and zoom, colours, contrast, and the features every candidate can use. Official page
  3. To doWhen you apply on Civil Service Jobs, say that you need an adjustment to the online tests; this is the main way adjustments are identified. Official page
  4. To doRead the description below, edit it, and share only what you choose to share.
  5. To doKeep any confirmation you receive in writing with the date.
  6. To doPlan to complete the test by not recorded yet (as stated in your invitation). A request for support does not change this date unless the recruiter tells you so.
  7. To doDo not use AI tools during the live test; the Civil Service's guidance says AI must not be used in live assessments. Official page

Your request description (edit before sending)

Built only from what you typed. Before you send it through the official route, check that it says only what you want this employer to know. The GOV.UK guide asks for the reason, the adjustments that might help and any you have had before; it says a recruiter may ask for supporting documents, and not to be put off if you cannot provide them.

Prior art: the DWP Health Adjustment Passport and the Civil Service’s Workplace Adjustment Passport already help people record adjustments. This worksheet is narrower: one assessment, one deadline and one request.

How it works

  1. The Civil Service tests, their timing and the built-in options come from GOV.UK's candidate guide (updated 28 January 2026) and the online tests page (updated 27 January 2026), both read on 4 November 2026.
  2. Each arrangement carries one of four states: built-in option, requested, pending clarification or confirmed. An arrangement marked confirmed without a record of who confirmed it is flagged, and extra time, paper versions or a reader can never be marked built-in.
  3. The deadline shown is the one in your invitation; it changes only when you record a new date together with who changed it. A request for support never changes it.
  4. The request description is assembled from your answers only. Nothing about health or diagnosis is added, and you edit the text before sending it through the official route.

What it does not do

This is a preparation worksheet, not an answer coach, a legal or medical decision, or a way to reach the employer. Only the employer can arrange an adjustment or change a deadline. Amazon's expanded UK contact instructions were not readable on the check date, so the Amazon option links to its official country list rather than describing the route.

Your data

Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing is stored unless you tick 'Keep my answers on this device'; unticking deletes the stored copy, and closing the page otherwise deletes everything. Nothing is uploaded, sent or logged by Luceria; analytics record only that the tool was used, never what you wrote.

Worked example

Illustrative example with invented details, not a real person’s result.

A fictional Customer Service Skills Test after an Administrative Officer sift: inputs

  • Customer Service Skills Test, deadline 18 November 23:55 from the invitation email; the practice test showed the timed Section C was hard to finish.
  • Already tried larger text and a darker background; suggests extra time on the timed section; application already submitted.

What the tool shows

  • Timing: partly timed (Section C, 10 minutes), as the candidate guide states; extra time is decided by the recruiter based on assessed need.
  • Checklist: practice test done, built-in options tried, contact the named contact in the advert because the application is already in, ask for written confirmation, plan to 18 November 23:55.
  • A request description in the candidate's own words, ending with a question about whether anything changes the deadline.

The example is fictional and loads in full on the page.

How to use it well

  1. Take the official practice test for your assessment and note exactly what made it hard.
  2. Try the built-in options first and tick the ones you used.
  3. Add each arrangement you want and mark its state; mark it confirmed only when the recruiter has confirmed it in writing.
  4. Edit the description, then send it yourself through the route the checklist names; keep working to the deadline you have.

Common questions

Does asking for an adjustment extend my deadline?

Not by itself. Keep the deadline in your invitation unless the employer or recruiter tells you a new one; record the change here only then.

Will I get extra time?

The worksheet cannot say. GOV.UK's guide says a recruiter can add extra time to a timed section based on assessed need; most Civil Service tests are untimed.

Do I have to describe a medical condition?

The worksheet asks what made the test hard, in your words, and adds nothing about health. You decide what to share; the employer's route and guidance say what they need.

Can I use AI during the test?

Not for Civil Service tests: the Civil Service's guidance says AI must not be used during live assessments or interviews.

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Published 6 November 2026 · Drafted with AI assistance and checked against Luceria’s editorial standards. Spotted a problem? Tell us.