Exam Contingency Day 2022

The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 29 June 2022 as a ‘contingency day’ for examinations. This is consistent with the qualification regulators’ document Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland – gov.uk/government/publications/ exam-system-contingency-plan-england-wales-and-northern-ireland.

The designation of a ‘contingency day’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations. We remind candidates that they must remain available until Wednesday 29 June 2022 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.

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Advanced Information Summer 2022

The awarding organisations have published summary guidance on advance information for GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications. Links to their pages can be found below.

AQA

Eduqas

OCR

Pearson

Ofqual has also published a letter to update you about the nature of the advance information.

JCQ has produced a lot of information for candidates for summer 2022, here. There are also a series of frequently asked questions with accompanying answers for exam centres and for students.

Useful links:

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Subject-by-subject support for GCSE, AS and A level students in 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

advance_information_postcard_2022-02-03_1446.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Support for students, parents and carers

We want to make sure students have got the best possible support ahead of the May/June 2022 exam series. The following link will provide you with up-to-date information and relevant links to help you understand any changes for 2022 to help you prepare for your assessments:

Advance Information Link

You can also watch a video that explains the summer 2022 changes.

Mock exams March 2022

Dear parents and carers, 

I need to inform you that the march mock exams have been cancelled.

In order to make more constructive use of time, we have put in place a bespoke timetable of catch-up sessions for year 11 students to attend on the week commencing 18th March.

The catch-up sessions are designed to meet the students' individual needs and would give them the best chance to complete an assessment task, coursework, portfolio, a unit of work or an outstanding topic, etc.

M. Abusef

Assistant Headteacher

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