Exams
Please find below the March GCSE Practice Exam Timetable:
Information for students, parents and carers:
Classes will run as normal where there is no timetabled exam, and students should arrive at school at the normal start of day time. Pupils should be present at line up and briefing outside their designated exam room at 8:30 AM for morning sessions, 11:15 for mid-morning sessions, and 1:40 PM for afternoon sessions.
Most exams will take place in the Sports Hall (unless indicated otherwise on the timetable). Students who have withdrawal (available for exams scheduled in Sports Hall only), as part of their agreed access arrangements, will be in Room 044 (on the Ground Floor of A Block), or working with an allocated member of the SEND department (for briefing and room allocation please go to the SEND department on the second floor of A Block). Students who have an exam timetable clash have been allocated a different time to sit their exam.
It is the candidates responsibility to be on time in correct location. Check the timetable so you are familiar with it, and keep a copy somewhere handy (a physical printout will be issued this week, but you always have it attached here!). You should be present outside of your allocated exam room at designated line up time to ensure you are briefed and can start the exam on time.
All students are expected to bring their own equipment. This is the candidates responsibility, and it will disadvantage you if you do not have the correct materials. We cannot guarantee we can provide equipment, we will not hand out equipment until after the exam has started, and the school's policy of sanctioning for not having the correct equipment will apply. Students should contact their subject teacher if they are unsure of the materials they need for an exam.
All water bottles, rulers and pencil cases need must be transparent, and where calculators are permissible, lids must be removed.
Mobile phones must be switched off and powered down (flight mode or do not disturb is not sufficient).
No watches or electronic devices are permitted, unless part of agreed access arrangements (e.g. medical need).
Nothing should be in students' pockets, and no notes or unauthorised materials (e.g. anything outside of exam stationary and agreed access arrangement materials) are permitted.
Students may bring bags with them on the day, but these will need to be placed according to invigilators instructions and not taken to tables.
Official guidance is available here:
Unauthorised items poster: https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-Unauthorised-Items-poster-live-text_September22.pdf
Warning to Candidates poster: https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warning-to-candidates-poster_2024_5.pdf
Information for candidates: file:///N:/IFC-Written_Examinations_2024_FINAL%20(1).pdf
These are also attached. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they comply with these regulations. Failure to do so may result to sanctions, up to and including disqualification from the exam (or even exam series in the case of the external summer exams).
If you have any queries, please contact subject leaders or form tutors in the the first instance. Good luck, and happy revision (a revision guide link is available below).
Developing Effective Revision Strategies - Student Guide
This guide offers information on developing good revision practice, and is available to download at the foot of this page.
GCSE/A-Level Exams Boards
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Like all examination centres, the Charter School North Dulwich must abide by the guidelines set by The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). The JCQ oversee all qualifications in England, and you can find links to key information for students from the JCQ below:
JCQ Website: Home - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
JCQ Information for candidates: Information for candidates documents - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
Additionally, we have produced a booklet for students, and parents and carers which has been produced to support with preparation for any exams (real or practice) taken at The Charter School North Dulwich. We want to be sure that students and parents and carers are familiar with procedures and processes and this document also includes a frequently asked questions section.
Good luck everyone!
