Exam Information
Update February 2023
Ofqual Statement
Exam boards have also set aside ‘contingency days’ in the exam timetable. These days would be used in the unlikely event that exams had to be moved because they could not take place when planned. These are the afternoons of 8 and 15 June, and on 28 June, so students need to be available.
Update January 2023
- May/June 2023 exam series is from Mon 15th May until and including Wed 28th June 2023.
- There will also be controlled assessments taking place during the months leading up to external exam dates and therefore holidays should not be planned prior to the May/June exam series and would need to be authorised.
- Student exam timetables with specific dates will be sent prior to Easter break.
Available here is our revision planner.
Please also consult our exam tips for parents.
Information Paper For Parents - GCSE Reforms 2018
Information Paper For Parents - GCSE Factsheet
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If your child is ill on the day |
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Ring the college and ask to speak with Mrs Davis (Exams Officer). If she is unavailable, leave a message with Reception. Special consideration would not be applicable for students who have the opportunity to resit a unit or module at a later date. This is the policy of the exam board and not decided by the College
If your child has done paper 1 of an exam and is ill on the day of paper 2, then the board has a better picture of how your child will have performed and MAY award special consideration.
If your child is absent without any excuse (phone call from parent) then you will be charged for that exam.
If your child has broken any bones which may prevent them from writing, then please send them to the exams office and we will arrange for a scribe (someone to write for them) / word processor to be available for them.
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Late arrivals
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The exams will commence promptly and any late arrivals must report immediately to the exams office where a decision will be made whether they will be able to sit the exam. If you are over half an hour late after the exam has started then the exam boards have to be informed and your child’s work may not be accepted by the board.
If your child arrives after the exam has finished then they will not be able to sit the exam and will not be awarded any marks for this.
All pupils MUST wear the correct uniform for all their exams except Years 12, 13 and 14.
Controlled assessments are not timetabled and take place in the classroom therefore all requests for holidays/absences within term time should be avoided. |
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Exam dates
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Full details will be on student individual Timetables which will be handed out before half term.
There are also controlled assessments taking place during months leading up to external exam dates and therefore holidays should not be planned prior to these dates and would need to be authorised. |
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Exam rules
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The exam agreement outlines the need for equipment to be brought to each exam. Pens, calculators and maths sets will be provided for all examinations.
The following documents are from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ)
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