Year 11 Final Exams Assembly - May 2023

Public Exams May 2023

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Public Exams

•Your final examinations begin on Monday 15th May2023

•That’s Monday.

•Time is up but not out.

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How does it work this time?

• You have all received a personalised timetable.

• Your timetable shows:

• which exams you will be taking

• where you will be sitting your exam and the seat number you have been given.

• You will be allocated a different seat for each of the exams that you take.

• We will also have a seating plan in the sports hall.

• A small number of you will be taking your exams in the LRC (Library) or the Ribble Building

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What Happens?

• For each exam: You should assemble at the entrance to the Sports Hall (LRC or outside Stairwell 1 for the Ribble) 10 mins before the exam is due to start;

• Morning exams start at 9am so line up when the first bell goes!

• Afternoon exams start at 1pm So you will leave P4 at 12:45

• Lunch: for afternoon exams there will be an early lunch at 12.15pm (after P3)

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What Happens?

• Lining up: Outside the Sports Hall as practised.

• Entering the sports hall: make your way into the sports hall, leave your phone in your bag (make sure it is switched off). Take off your watch and take out your pencil case/equipment and water bottle

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What Happens?

• Exam conditions: begin once you are lined up.

• Invigilation: the exams will be invigilated by external staff (as they will be in the Public exams).

• After The Exam: return to your timetabled lesson.

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Exam Conduct

• The examinations will be conducted according to the JCQ regulations from the Examination Boards.

• When you enter the examination room you should go immediately to your place and sit quietly to await the start of the examination.

• There must be NO communication with any other candidate during the exam. This means that you will NOT talk or attempt to communicate in any other way with another candidate.

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Exam Conduct

UNIFORM:

• You must attend each examination in full school uniform

EQUIPMENT:

• Black pen – always bring a spare.

• Pencils, eraser, ruler and pencil sharpener.

• Tippex MUST NOT be used

• Pencil cases must be transparent or bring your equipment in a seethrough polythene bag.

• Coloured pencils for maps and diagrams etc

• Calculator and mathematical equipment – for Maths, Science and Geography.

ILLNESS:

• If you are ill on the date of one of your exams you must let the exams office know immediately.

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Final Arrangements

• We will be organising pre-exam booster classes which will take place just before the exams and you will be notified on Classcharts when these are taking place.

• The exam board have designated Wednesday 28th June as a ‘contingency day’. This is an extra day which may be needed if exams are ‘significantly disrupted’ at national or local level during the main exam series.

• Any disrupted exams will be scheduled for this date and JCQ advise that all students should be available on this day, regardless of when their last exam takes place.