EXAMINATIONS BOOKLET Page No

Introduction 1

Before your Exams 2

During your Exams 3

Examination Results 5 Exam equipment checklist 7

Warning Notices and 8 Information for Candidates

Personal Exam Timetable 15

INTRODUCTION

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

PLEASE DO NOT LOSE IT!

It is the aim of Brockington College to make the examination experience as stress-free and successful as possible for all students.

Hopefully, this booklet will prove informative and helpful for you and your parents/carers. Read all of the following pages carefully so that you are aware of the examination regulations and procedures to follow. This booklet contains a lot of useful general information as well as specific guidance to:

1. Help you prepare thoroughly before your exams start, 2. Ensure you know all the rules and regulations to follow during your examinations 3. Understand when and how you will get the results of your examinations.

The Awarding Bodies (examination boards) set down strict criteria which must be followed for the conduct of examinations and Brockington College is required to follow them precisely. The coming weeks are very important ones for you. If you are unsure of any of the details contained in this booklet or need help or advice at any time before, during or after the examinations, PLEASE ASK!

Mr J Barton Mrs C Dobbins Mrs J Warner Assistant Principal Head of Year 11 Examinations Officer

GOOD LUCK

BEFORE YOUR EXAMS

REVISION Start your revision early and follow a sensible revision timetable to ensure that you are well prepared for your exams. Follow the advice contained in the ‘Revision Guides’ on the school website. A multitude of revision resources can be found here, please use them, they are there to help you!

CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS During the year controlled assessments are carried out and the results from these are sent to the relevant Awarding Body in May. The School has an internal appeals procedure to deal with concerns about controlled assessments, copies of which are available for inspection from the school on request or it may be viewed on-line by following the ‘Exams’ link on the school website: www.brockington.leics.sch.uk. It should be stressed that an appeal can only be considered against the processes which led to the assessment and not against the mark or grade awarded. EXAM TIMETABLE Carefully check your personal timetable contained at the back of this booklet. Note the dates and times of all your examinations and especially whether they are a morning or an afternoon exam. If there are any errors on your timetable, please notify the Examinations Office immediately. Examinations can only be taken at the time and on the day given on the timetable. Misreading the timetable will not be accepted as a satisfactory explanation for lateness or absence. START TIMES All morning examinations will start at 9am. All afternoon examinations will start at 1.00pm. From Monday 15th May Year 11 morning break will be at 10.05-10.25am and lunch will start at 12.20pm. Please check your timetable very carefully. You must be at the agreed meeting venue twenty minutes before the start time. Make sure that you are well prepared and well organised before every examination.

VENUES Examinations will take place mainly in the Sports Hall, however, some students will be seated in smaller venues. Please check the Examinations notice board (located outside the Hall) for the most up to date information. Allow enough time to find the correct venue. SEATING ARRANGEMENTS You will be allocated a desk for each exam which will have your candidate number card on it. Check the seating plan displayed on the Examinations notice board or outside the examination room. Under no circumstances what so ever are you allowed to change the seating arrangements without the permission of the Exams Officer. ABSENCE FROM EXAMINATIONS If you are ill on the day of an exam please contact the school immediately on 0116 2863722 (main office) or 0116 2846120 (examinations office). Only in ‘exceptional circumstances’ are candidates allowed special consideration for absence from any part of an examination. It is essential that medical or other appropriate evidence is obtained on the day by the candidate/parent/carer and given to the Exams Officer without delay. Misreading the timetable will not be accepted as a satisfactory explanation for absence. Parents/Carers and candidates are reminded that the school will require payment of examination fees should a candidate fail to attend an examination without a valid reason or fails to make a reasonable attempt to complete the examination paper.

LATENESS If you know you are going to be late, phone the school as soon as possible on 0116 2863722 (main office) or 0116 2846120 (examinations office). If you arrive late, you may be allowed into the exam however it is at the discretion of the College if you are allowed any additional time depending on the reason why you are late. However, any lateness must be reported to the Awarding Body and it is at their discretion whether they will mark the script. They will not accept excuses like ‘the pupil slept in’ or ‘missed the bus’. Again this will mean you have to pay the examination fee. INVIGILATORS Brockington College employs external Invigilators to conduct the examinations. Students are expected to behave in a respectful manner towards all Invigilators and follow their instructions at all times; misbehaviour will not be tolerated. Invigilators are in the examination rooms to supervise the conduct of the examination. They will distribute and collect the examination papers, tell candidates when to start and finish the exam, hand out additional answer sheets if required and deal with any problems that occur during the exam, for example if a candidate is feeling ill. Invigilators cannot discuss the examination paper with you or explain the questions.

DURING YOUR EXAMS EQUIPMENT Bring your own writing instruments (including a spare pen) and any other equipment required for the exam. You must write in black ink. Coloured pencils or inks may only be used for diagrams. Only transparent / see through pencil cases are allowed. An exam equipment checklist is on page 7 for your reference. A readymade exam equipment pack is available to buy from The Cabin. Do not use Tipp-ex or any other correcting fluid. A neat crossing out is perfectly acceptable if an error has been made. Calculators - are only allowed in certain examinations. Your subject teacher will advise you. If you use your own calculator

Make sure it works properly; check that the batteries are working; Clear anything stored in it; Remove and do not bring to the examination any parts such as cases, lids, covers, printed

instructions or formulas; Do not bring into the examination room any operating instructions or prepared programs

UNIFORM All candidates are required to wear the full school uniform when attending school during the exam period. DRINKS You are allowed to bring into the examination room a small clear plastic bottle of water without any labels for your own personal use during your examination. We recommend that you do this, as the brain needs to be hydrated in order to work to its’ full potential. You are not allowed to bring any food into an exam, unless there is a medical reason for doing so. MEDICAL Before you sit an examination, if necessary it is your responsibility to manage any medication required e.g. antihistamine tablets for hayfever or an inhaler for asthma.

TOILET BREAKS There will be no toilet breaks allowed for any examinations of 1hour or less unless there is a medical reason. ROUGH WORK Rough paper is not provided; any rough work should be done on your answer paper and then neatly cross it though with a single line. GRAFFITI Please do not mark or deface your desk or name card. At the end of each examination, each desk and name card will be checked by staff for graffiti. Any candidates found guilty of this offence will be punished and may be charged for cleaning or replacement. RULES AND REGULATIONS It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the enclosed copy of the Awarding Bodies’ regulations ‘Warning to Candidates’. A copy of this notice will also be displayed outside the examination venue. You must be silent at all times during an examination including when entering and leaving the examination room. Should you require any assistance, please raise your hand clearly and wait for the invigilator to attend to you. Once you have entered an examination room, you are not allowed to leave unescorted until the conclusion of the examination. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination room without the permission of the invigilator. All the Awarding Bodies make it clear that:- Their official examination sessions must be run under strictly fair conditions, with no form of deception – this rule severely excludes any form of communication between students during an examination as well as any other practice that could be seen as an attempt to deceive.

NO COMMUNICATION IS ALLOWED BETWEEN CANDIDATES DURING THE EXAM You may take into the examination room only the materials and equipment which are allowed. You must not take into the examination room any unauthorised materials or equipment (For example: calculator cases/instruction leaflets, bags, opaque pencil cases, personal stereos, iWatches (SmartWatches), electronic or radio communication devices, including mobile telephones). Bags and wallets must be left in your lockers. MOBILE PHONES Under no circumstances whatsoever is a candidate allowed to have a mobile phone in their possession during an examination. If you do bring your mobile phone to school then it must be left in your locker. The penalty for having a mobile phone on your person or having a mobile ring during an examination is severe and will make you subject to sanctions and penalties. A report would be forwarded to the Awarding Body. If you have a digital watch, do not set the alarm or hour chime to go off during, or at the end of any examination. There are clocks visible to all candidates in all exam rooms, and any alarms are both unnecessary and distracting to other candidates. CHEATING Candidates caught cheating in examinations, including using unauthorised aids, copying from and communicating with other candidates, will be reported to the Awarding Bodies. Penalties include disqualification from all examinations.

END OF THE EXAM A 5 minute warning may be given by the invigilator but students also need to ensure they manage their own time by looking at the clocks in the room, or their own watch. Question papers, answer booklets, additional paper and all rough work must not be taken from the examination room. If you have used any loose additional answer sheets, insert them inside the answer booklet in the order you answered the questions. Write your legal name and candidate number on your answer book and each additional sheet. Once you are dismissed by the Invigilators, you must leave the venue in silence to show consideration to other candidates who may still be working. As soon as you are out of the exam venue and have collected your belongings you must leave the school site immediately. If there is any reason that you need to stay on the school premises then please let us know. PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE ALARM In the event of the Fire Alarm sounding, you should:

Listen carefully to the instructions the invigilators give you

Await instruction as to whether the room will be evacuated or not

If asked to do so, leave the exam room calmly and stay with the members of staff at all times

Do not talk to other students, either from your exam or from other areas – remember that you are still under exam conditions and have to follow the exam regulations

Staff will take you out of the building and you will wait outside until the emergency is over

You will not lose any time from your exam. When it is possible to return to your exam room, any time lost will be added onto the end of your exam time

If you break any of the exam regulations during the evacuation procedure, this will be dealt with in exactly the same way as if it had happened in the exam room

RESULTS OF YOUR EXAMINATIONS

RESULTS DAY Your examination results will be available in school on:

THURSDAY 24TH AUGUST 2017

Thursday 24th August 2017 falls during the school summer holiday. Results will be available for personal collection in the morning (the time will be confirmed during the summer term) in a designated area. Results must be collected personally or by someone with photographic ID and a note of authorisation from you. After this day the results will only be available at the start of the Autumn term from reception.

WE ARE UNABLE TO GIVE OUT EXAMINATION RESULTS OVER THE PHONE

INTERNAL APPEALS PROCEDURE Brockington College has an internal appeals procedure in place; a copy is available on request or it may be viewed on the school website (www.brockington.leics.sch.uk) under the ’Exams’ link. ENQUIRY ABOUT RESULTS Should you have any queries regarding your examination results you must contact your subject teacher or Head of Department immediately. They will advise you on whether to submit an appeal to the awarding body and give you an approximate cost for this service. CERTIFICATES Examination certificates normally arrive in school towards the end of October. Students will be invited to a presentation evening in November, where examination certificates can be collected personally. If not attending the presentation evening, certificates can be collected from main reception by you or someone with photographic ID and a note of authorisation from you, at a later date.

Brockington College will only retain your certificates for a limited period of time. Certificates unclaimed after 2 years have passed are destroyed. Should you wish to obtain your certificates after this stage, you will need to deal directly with the Awarding Bodies who charge for this service.

YOUR CERTIFICATES ARE THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT YOU REMEMBER TO COLLECT THEM.

EXAM EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST You should always have the following equipment for your exams:

Black pen

Pencil

Ruler

Eraser

Protractor

Pair of compasses

A scientific calculator is required for all Science and most Maths exams.

Coloured pencils are required for the following exams:

Food Technology

Graphics

Resistant Materials

Textiles

Calculators must be: o of a size suitable for use on the desk; o either battery or solar powered; o free of lids, cases and covers which have printed instructions or formulas.

Calculators must not: • be designed or adapted to offer any of these facilities: - o language translators; o symbolic algebra manipulation; o symbolic differentiation or integration; o communication with other machines or the internet;

The candidate is responsible for the following: o the calculator’s power supply; o the calculator’s working condition; o clearing anything stored in the calculator.

• be borrowed from another candidate during an examination for any reason;* • have retrievable information stored in them - this includes: o databanks; o dictionaries; o mathematical formulas; o text.

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Warning to Candidates

1. You must be on time for all your examinations.

2. You must not become involved in any unfair or dishonest practice in any part of the examination.

3. You must not:

• sit an examination in the name of another candidate;

• have in your possession any unauthorised material or equipment which might give you an unfair advantage.

4. Possession of a mobile phone or other unauthorised material is breaking the rules, even if you do not intend to use it, and you will be subject to penalty and possible disqualification.

5. You must not talk to, attempt to communicate with or disturb other candidates once you have entered the examination room.

6. You must follow the instructions of the invigilator.

7. If you are in any doubt speak to the invigilator. The Warning to Candidates must be displayed in a prominent place outside each examination room. This may be a hard copy A3 paper version or an image of the poster projected onto a wall or screen for all candidates to see. Effective from 1 September 2014

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Information for candidates For written examinations – effective from 1 September 2016

This document has been written to help you. Read it carefully and follow the instructions. If there is anything you do not understand, especially which calculator you may use, ask your teacher.

A Regulations – Make sure you understand the rules 1 Be on time for all your exams. If you are late, your work might not be accepted. 2 Do not become involved in any unfair or dishonest practice during the exam. 3 If you try to cheat, or break the rules in any way, you could be disqualified from all your subjects. 4 You must not take into the exam room:

• notes; • potential technological/web enabled sources of information such as an iPod, a mobile phone,

a MP3/4 player, a smartwatch or a wrist watch which has a data storage device.

Any pencil cases taken into the exam room must be see-through.

Remember: possession of unauthorised material is breaking the rules, even if you do not intend to use it, and you will be subject to penalty and possible disqualification.

5 Do not use correcting pens, fluid or tape, erasable pens, highlighters or gel pens in your answers. 6 Do not talk to or try to communicate with, or disturb other candidates once the exam has started. 7 You must not write inappropriate, obscene or offensive material. 8 If you leave the exam room unaccompanied by an invigilator before the exam has finished, you will not be allowed to return. 9 Do not borrow anything from another candidate during the exam. B Information – Make sure you attend your exams and bring what you need 1 Know the dates and times of all your exams. 2 Arrive at least ten minutes before the start of each exam. 3 If you arrive late for an exam, report to the invigilator running the exam. 4 If you arrive more than one hour after the published starting time for the exam, you may not be allowed to take it. 5 Only take into the exam room the pens, pencils, erasers and any other equipment which you need for the exam. 6 You must write clearly and in black ink.

Coloured pencils or inks may only be used for diagrams, maps, charts, etc. unless the instructions printed on the front of the question paper state otherwise.

C Calculators, Dictionaries and Computer Spell-checkers 1 You may use a calculator unless you are told otherwise. 2 If you use a calculator:

• make sure it works properly; check that the batteries are working properly; • clear anything stored in it; • remove any parts such as cases, lids or covers which have printed instructions or formulas; • do not bring into the exam room any operating instructions or prepared programs.

3 Do not use a dictionary or computer spell checker unless you are told otherwise. D Instructions during the exam 1 Always listen to the invigilator. Follow their instructions at all times. 2 Tell the invigilator at once if:

• you think you have not been given the right question paper or all of the materials listed on the front of the paper; • the question paper is incomplete or badly printed.

3 Read carefully and follow the instructions printed on the question paper and/or on the answer booklet. 4 Fill in all the details required on the front of the question paper and/or the answer booklet before you start the exam.

Make sure you fill these details in on any additional answer sheets that you use. 5 Remember to write your answers within the designated sections of the answer booklet. 6 Do your rough work on the proper exam stationery. Cross it through and hand it in with your answers.

Make sure you add your candidate details to any additional answer sheets that you use. E Advice and assistance 1 If on the day of the exam you feel that your work may be affected by ill health or any other reason, tell the invigilator. 2 Put up your hand during the exam if:

• you have a problem and are in doubt about what you should do; • you do not feel well; • you need more paper.

3 You must not ask for, and will not be given, any explanation of the questions. F At the end of the exam 1 If you have used more than one answer booklet and/or any supplementary answer sheets, place them in the correct order.

Place any loose additional answer sheets inside your answer booklet. Make sure you add your candidate details to any additional answer sheets that you use.

2 Do not leave the exam room until told to do so by the invigilator. 3 Do not take from the exam room any stationery. This includes the question paper, answer booklets used or unused, rough

work or any other materials provided for the exam.

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Information for candidates Guidelines when referring to examinations/assessments through the

Internet

This document has been written to help you. Please read it carefully. We all like to share our experiences when taking examinations. However, it is important to consider what you say. Your comments may lead to an investigation for malpractice and result in the application of a penalty. Awarding bodies monitor social media and websites. They do not wish to see candidates jeopardise their marks or grades as there are significant consequences for anyone caught breaching the rules for examinations, controlled assessment or coursework. The rules are set by the Joint Council for QualificationsCIC (JCQCIC) on behalf of all the awarding bodies and can be found at: http://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/malpractice Examples of statements or activities that will lead to a malpractice investigation include:

• copying or allowing work to be copied – i.e. posting written work on social networking sites prior to an examination/assessment;

• collusion: working collaboratively with other candidates beyond what is permitted; • allowing others to help produce your work or helping others with theirs; • being in possession of confidential material in advance of the examination; • exchanging, obtaining, receiving or passing on information by any means of communication

(even if just attempting to); • passing on rumours of exam content from another candidate.

This list is not exhaustive. Other instances of candidate malpractice may be considered by an awarding body. If you are found guilty of breaching any of these rules you could find yourself facing:

• a warning; • the loss of marks for a section, component or unit; • disqualification from a unit, all units or qualifications; or • a ban from sitting exams for a set period of time.

You must familiarise yourself with the rules: http://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/information-for-candidates-documents Take care to avoid possible malpractice and the application of a penalty. JCQcic 2014

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Information for candidates – Privacy Notice

General and Vocational qualifications

Effective from 1 September 2016 The JCQ awarding bodies will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Code of Practice issued by the qualification regulators of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Correspondence on any aspect of a candidate’s examination or assessment will only be conducted between the awarding body and the head of the centre, a member of the senior leadership team or the examinations officer. Awarding bodies will undertake the following administrative activities in relation to the processing and exchange of candidates’ personal data: 1. Personal data relating to the name(s), date of birth, gender, unique candidate identifier (UCI) and

unique learner number (ULN) of an individual candidate will always be collected by an awarding body for the purposes of examining and awarding qualifications. In some cases additional information, which may include sensitive personal data relating to health, will also be collected to support requests for access arrangements and reasonable adjustments and/or special consideration. Such personal data will be supplemented by the results of examinations and assessments undertaken by the respective candidate.

2. A candidate’s personal data will only be collected from registered examination centres in the

context of examination entries and/or certification claims. 3. Such data collected will not be used by an awarding body other than for the administration of the

examinations process, conducting assessments and the certification of results claims. 4. Personal data within candidates’ work will be collected and processed by an awarding body for

the purposes of marking, issuing of examination results and providing candidates with access to post-results services. Examination results will be retained for a minimum of forty years. In order for an awarding body to achieve this, some personal information may be transferred to third parties such as examiners, who may in some instances, reside outside the European Economic Area.

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5. Awarding bodies may be required to provide a candidate’s personal data to educational agencies

such as DfE, WG, DENI, The Skills Funding Agency, Ofqual, HESA, UCAS, Local Authorities, EFA and Learning Records Service (LRS). Additionally, candidates’ personal data may be provided to a central record of qualifications approved by the awarding bodies for statistical and policy development purposes.

6. Some of the information candidates supply will be used by the Skills Funding Agency to fulfil its

statutory functions, issue/verify a candidate’s Unique Learner Number (ULN) and update/check a candidate’s Personal Learning Record. The Skills Funding Agency may share a candidate’s ULN and Personal Learning Record with other education related organisations, such as a careers service, a candidate’s school or college, Government Departments and public bodies responsible for education. Further details of how information is processed and shared can be found at: http://www.learningrecordsservice.org.uk/

7. Awarding bodies are obliged to confirm what personal data is held, what it is held for, to whom

the data is to/may be disclosed to, and disclose the information that they hold about data subjects, (e.g. the candidates) within 40 days of receiving a formal request for disclosure, subject to the application of any relevant exemptions under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Candidates should make an application to the appropriate awarding body’s data protection officer. Awarding bodies may charge a fee for this service.

8. If you have not reached the age of 16, you may first wish to discuss this Privacy Notice with your

parent or legal guardian. Awarding bodies, schools, Department for Education (DfE), Welsh Government (WG), Department of Education Northern Ireland (DENI), Local Authorities, the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), Ofsted, and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) are all ‘data controllers’ under the Data Protection Act 1998, in that they determine the purpose(s) for which ‘personal data’ (information about living individuals from which they can be identified) is processed and the way in which that processing is undertaken. It is a requirement for data controllers to provide data subjects (individuals who are the subject of personal data) with details of who they are, the purposes for which they process the personal data, and any other information that is necessary to make the processing of the personal data secure and accurate, including any third parties to whom it may be passed to.