Examinations
Please Note: We do not accept any private/external candidates.
Exams Officer – Mrs S Senior seniors@saintgeorgescofe.kent.sch.uk
If you have any questions regarding the rules and regulations for exams, please contact the exams officer above.
For subject specific questions, please contact your teacher.
All GCSE and A-Level exams are subject to the JCQ rules and regulations. On this page you will find all the information about expectations around exams. You are able to download all the JCQ documents relevant to your exams, however there are a few points that need to be empahaised.
No potential technological/web enabled sources of information are allowed in the exam room.
If you have any devices in your pocket or anywhere else on your person, this could result in a zero for that exam, or depending on circumstances, the exam board might disqualify you from all exams. The exam board do not take into consideration whether the devices is switched on or not, merely having it on you is grounds for a sanction.
If you do not want to leave your phone or other devices in your bag, you are always able to give it to a member of staff to keep safe until the end of the exam. If you forget you will have one last opportunity before the exam starts to hand it to an invigilator.
Arrive ON TIME for your exams. Always ensure you are at your exam room a minimum of 10 minutes before the exam is due to start. Very late arrivals risk having the exam board refuse to mark your paper which will result in a zero grade.
If you are late for reasons beyond your control, e.g. stuck in traffic, call the school immediately & let the exams officer know. We will advise you on what measures need to be in place to avoid any negative consequences from the exam board.
Mock Exams
Mock Exams or PPE’s are a useful tool for students, teachers and parents to measure how well students are progressing in their studies. It allows students an opportunity to work under exam-like conditions and to test how well their revision strategies are working.
For schools it is a useful indication to how likely a student is to achieve a certain grade in the ‘real’ exams and therefore a benchmark on whether to appeal a set of results in the summer. For Year 12 and Year 13 students wishing to apply to university, mock exams will determine UCAS grades.
Therefore students are expected to revise for the mock exams and undertake mock exams in exam-like conditions.