Year 9 Information For Assessments

LINK TO YEAR 9 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET

On the day of the exam: 

• Set an alarm clock and make sure that you are ready in plenty of time.

• Have a sensible breakfast - this will start your day off well and keep your energy levels up. Things like chocolate or energy drinks should be avoided! 

• Make sure you know what equipment you need for each exam (black pens, ruler, calculator etc) and you have it ready in a clear pencil case. Spare black pens are useful in case your first one runs out.  Equipment will not be provided in the exam rooms and for all exams you must write in black pen. 

• Check your exam timetable and make sure you know your seat.

• Listen to all instructions and read any instructions on the front of papers carefully. 

• Read questions carefully and look for command words. 

• You should attend school at the normal times and attend tutor time as usual. This is important as notices may be given out about the exams during these sessions.

• Where or when you do not have an exam, you are expected to attend lessons.  If you are absent this will be treated as unauthorised. 

• Some lessons will provide the opportunity to revise for an exam, however, you shouldn’t assume that you will get the chance to do this and you should do your revision at home.

• If you are ill on the day of the exam, please ask your parents to telephone the school as soon as possible to let us know (attendance@tringschool.org). In most cases arrangements will be made for you to take the examination at another time; this will not be the case in May/June.

 Before and during the exam: 

• You will be asked to leave your bags outside. 

• You MUST NOT have your phone or any smartwatches with you in the hall. 

• The mock examinations will take place following JCQ regulations.

• The invigilator will give you instructions for the exam.

• Whilst in the examination hall, you MUST remain silent.

• PLEASE NOTE: THE DESKS IN THE DESBOROUGH HALL WILL BE FACING THE MEDIA WALL, NOT THE BALCONY

After the exam: 

• Avoid talking to your friends about what they put for their answers. You cannot change what you have written and no amount of discussing the answers will change the grade you will get once the paper is finished and handed in. 

• When you get your exams back, listen to teacher feedback on how to improve and act on it. The only way to get better is to listen to advice and act on it. 

• Be glad you’ve done your exams! Well done!

For students that have:

• Extra Time

• Overlays

• Reader/Reading Pen

Or a combination of these arrangements you will be sitting in the main exam venue for your exams. Most of the time this will be the Desborough Hall. If you have a reader provision please let an invigilator know when you first sit down before the exams starts so they can issue you with a reading pen for the exam. 

If you have provisions that include:

• ICT

• Rest Breaks

• Prompter

• Separate Room, or 

• Scribe 

You will be sitting your exams in the EAA venue. 

ICT Provision

For anyone that does have ICT as a provision please make sure you bring your chromebook for all your exams (except Maths) and that it is fully charged and working. Prior to the exams commencing some printing credit will be added to your accounts. Please make sure if you use this prior to the exams you top up your printing credit for the exams.

If you do not have a working chromebook it is your responsibility to sign one out from I.T. before the exams begin.