Year 11 mock exams assembly (Read-Only) - Coombe Dean School · 2018-01-09 · Year 11 Exam Season...
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Year 11 Exam Season Helping you through the most important exams in your lives (so far!)
Transcript of Year 11 mock exams assembly (Read-Only) - Coombe Dean School · 2018-01-09 · Year 11 Exam Season...
Year11ExamSeason
Helpingyouthroughthemostimportantexamsinyourlives(sofar!)
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ALD– 14/3– RevisionWorkshop
• Uniform• ExamPlanYouwillreceiveagenericexamplanwhichwilldetailprovisionforyouduringtheexamperiod.Itwilldetailarrangementspriortoeachexam,whereyouneedtogoandwhen.Theexamplanwillalsobepublishedontheschoolwebsite.
Youshouldcollectanexamsplanforthemockswhenyouleavethisassembly.
Period Mon8th Jan Studentdirections Tues9th Jan Studentdirections
1&208:55Start
Science75Mins
Science105Mins
Registerperiod1GotoexamvenueOncecomplete,gotolesson2Oncecomplete,gotobreak Maths90Mins
Registerperiod1Gotoexamvenue
Oncecomplete,gotobreak
Break
3&411:05Start
OptionAComputing90MinsGeography90MinsHistory55MinsMusic75Mins
Oncecomplete,gotolesson4
OptionCBusiness60MinsHistory105MinsFrenchPapers1&3F-80,H-105
Oncecompletegotolesson4Fgotolesson4Hgototutor
Lunch ForGermanGCSEstudents,lunchat12:45
51pm,1:15or1.20pmStart
1:20startOptionBGermanPaper4H75– F60
Oncecomplete,returntolesson5Lesson5asnormal
MayandJune• 9:15exams–Haveasensiblebreakfast(athomeorinschool)GotoclassroomasallocatedontheweeklyplanClassteacherwillwalkyoutoexamvenue10minspriortostart
• 13:30exams–AfternoonExaminationsusuallystartat13.30pmbutcertainlybetween13:00and13:30.Thesetimesmayvaryinsomecases,pleaserelyonyourindividualtimetableMostofyouwillhaverevisionsessionsperiod4atleast,leadinguptolunchandthentheexamPleasebeoutsidetheexamroomatleast10minutesbeforethescheduledstarttimeoftheexam.
Whatdowe(andyou)dowithyourexamperformance?
• GenerateupdatedprojectionstofeedintotheLearningOverviewssenthomeinearlyFebruary.
• Lookoverpaperstoidentifystrengthsandgapsinknowledge.
• Usetheresultstoplanandtoprioritisefurtherlearningandrevisionaswellasthebestuseoftheremaining15weeks.
4 Examples
• Illness
• Attendance– severalexams- UFFG
• Lateness- 1exam- U
• “Couldn’tbebothered”– 1exam– C,C,D,D,D,F
“Dosomethingtodayyourfutureselfwillthankyoufor”
revision[NOUN]Whenpeoplewhoarestudyingdo revision,they read thingsagainandmakenotesinorderto prepare foranexamination.
Synonyms: studying, cramming [informal],memorising, swotting [British, informal]
TherightequipmentItisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatyouhavethenecessaryequipmentwithyouforeachexamination,eg:blackpensx2,pencilsx2,colouredpencils,eraser,ruler,pencilsharpener,calculator,compassandprotractor(ifyouareunsure,checkwithyoursubjectteacher)ifindoubtbringitanyway!Thereisalimitedsupplyofreplacementsavailableshouldyoursstopworking.
YoucanbuyexammaterialsfromtheSchoolShop,calculatorsarealsoavailable.
Youwillneedtobringallyourequipmenttotheexamroominaclearplasticpencilcaseorplasticbag.
Youmustnotbringanyunauthorisedbooksorpaperintotheexamroom– thisisregardedasCHEATING.However,remembertobringanysettextsorbooksthatarerequired.
Duringthesummermonthsexams,roomscangetveryhotyouareadvisedtobringadrinkofwaterwithyou– thisshouldbeinaclearplasticbottle,withanylabelsremoved.NOfizzyorfruitdrinksplease!
BeingSilent!Pleasewaitquietlyoutsidetheexamroom– youwillbecalledinwhentheroomisready.
Onceyouentertheexamroom,YOUAREUNDEREXAMBOARDRULESANDSHOULDREMAINSILENT,untiltheexaminationisoverandyouarewellawayfromtheexamroom(itisimportantyourespectthosestudentsstillsittingtheirexamsinyourvenueorothervenuesaroundtheschool).Youmustnotcommunicatewithanyotherstudenteitherbyspeakingormouthingtothem.
AtthestartofanexaminationCheckyouhavethecorrectpaperinfrontofyou…ifyouthinkthatthepaperisnotcorrect,signalforaninvigilatorstraightaway.
Frequentlyaskedquestions
1. Whatifthefirealarmgoesoff?2. WhatifduringtheexamIamdisturbedbynoiseorotherdistractions?3. WhatifIneedtogotothetoiletduringtheexam?Pleaseremember– goingtothetoiletnotonlydisturbsothercandidatesintheroom,italsobreaksyourconcentration,makesureyougobeforeeachexamyousitanddon’tconsumeexcessiveamountsofwaterduringtheexam.4.WhatifIfeelillduringtheexam?5.Pleaseremember– ifyouhaveacoldorsufferfromhayfever,bringplentyoftissueswithyouandtakeappropriatemedicationinadvance!6. WhatifIhaveaclash?7. WhatifIhaveanappointmentthesamedayasmyexam?
Mobilephones,SmartWatches,pagers,MP3playersandanyothergadgets……
Yourcoats,bagsandvaluables
PleaseNote:CoombeDeanSchoolcannotguaranteethesecurityofyourpersonalpropertyduringexaminations.Ouradvicethereforeisthatallvaluablesshouldbeleftathome.
Whathappenswhenallofyourresultsareprocessed?
InJanuary,yourclassteacherswillfeedbackyourresults.
GCSEresultsdayisonThursday23rdAugust2018.
Year11Youcancollectyourresultsfromthepost-16centrefrom08.00am
Resultswillbeavailableforyoutocollectuntil12:00pmontheresultsday.Ifyoucannotmakeitbetweenthosetimesyoucancollectthemfromtheexamsofficer,atalaterdate.
Ifyouwishtohavethemposted,youshouldgiveastampedaddressedA5envelopetotheExamsOfficer.Yourresultswillbepostedontheafternoonofresultsday.Sorry,butwearenotabletogiveoutresultsoverthephone,byemailorfaxandwecannotgivethemtoafriendtodeliverforyou.Ifyourenvelopesareleftuncollectedat12pm,theywillbeavailableforcollectioninSeptember.
Lookingafteryourself• Ahealthymindismorelikelytoequalahealthyperformance.
• Youcanhelpyourselfbyplanningyourpreparation,usingtimeyouhavenowandworkingwithfocusinallofyourlessons!
• Keepyourattendanceashighaspossible!
• Workwithyourteachers.
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