The outline schedule for all formal assessments (internal and external are as follows):
Year 11
GCSE Art Mock Exams - 23rd and 24th November
GCSE Mock exams - 30th November to 11th December
GCSE Core mock - 8th to 12th February (option subjects in lessons)
GCSE Art Exams - 13th and 14th April
GCSE MFL Speaking Exams - Week beginning 19th April (exact timings TBC)
GCSE Exams begin - 10th May
Year 10
Mock Art Exams - 4th May
Mock exams - 17th to 28th May
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)