External and external exams

All students MUST bring the following to EVERY timetabled written exam: 

• Black ink or ball point pens (no gel pens or blue ink are permitted) 

• HB Pencil and sharpener

• 30CM clear plastic ruler

• Rubber

• Highlighter(s)  - to highlight text in the question paper only (cannot be used in answer books) 

• Any required medication - clearly marked with your name, handed into an invigilator at the start of the exam and collected at the end 

Bring all your equipment to every exam (including your calculator) — it can stay in your bag and won’t help at home.  Use a clear pencil case or bag &  bring a clear water bottle.

Get plenty of black pens and start practicing with them now. The more you write before the exam, the easier and faster writing will be during the real thing.

GCSE Subjects requiring additional Equipment:

• Triple & Combined Science – Scientific calculator required (All papers)

• Business – Scientific calculator required (Both Papers)

• Product Design – Scientific calculator & protractor required along with colouring pencils

• Geography - Scientific calculator required (All papers)

• Maths Foundation & Higher - Scientific calculator (Papers 2 & 3 only), protractor & compass required

• PE - Scientific calculator required (Both papers)