2019-05-23 Year 8 Summer Examinations
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Dear Parent/Carer,
Year 8 Summer Examinations
Monday 24 June – Wednesday 3 July 2019
Please find below a list of the internal core examinations that your son/ward will sit this summer:
DATE TIME SUBJECT DURATION
Monday 24 June Periods 1 & 2 Mathematics 1 hour 20 minutes
(calculator & non-calculator)
Monday 1 July Periods 3 & 4 English 1 hour
Tuesday 3 July Periods 3 & 4 Science 1 hour
INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE TIMETABLES
After half-term, your child will receive an individualised timetable which will show both the location
in which he will sit his examination and his personal seat reference number.
EXAMINATION RULES
Please note that for these examinations we enforce the rules established by GCSE awarding
bodies. This is to give students the opportunity to experience what is expected of them in public
examinations and therefore prepare them for future examinations. The most important rule is that
they cannot communicate in any way with other candidates, when entering, during and when
leaving the examination. No mobile phones, smartwatches or any other potential technological
sources of information are permitted in examinations. We will apply sanctions if students are not
following the rules.
EXAMINATION CONTENT
These are available on the SharePoint or via the links below. Students need to speak to their
subject teacher if they have any questions or concerns.
• English – Click here to access the Personal Learning checklist (PLC) and click here for
the knowledge and understanding and examination skills that are required.
• Mathematics - Click here to access the PLC that covers all the topics for the calculator
and non-calculator paper.
• Science – Click here to access the PLC for the topics and click here for key words for
revision.
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REVISION
It is now absolutely vital that your son/ward starts revising including over the May half term. To
support this expectation, he must follow a number of steps:
1. Quantity of revision: ensure that your son/ward revises for two hours each day over the
holiday period and for 60 minutes every school evening. There is no such thing as having
no PPA (homework); active revision is PPA.
2. Quality of revision: your son/ward must use the range of active revision techniques which
he has been taught. Click here to access some revision techniques outlined on the school
website. Passive revision techniques such as simply reading and/or highlighting text are
not effective.
Examinations in other subjects will take place in lessons at a time set by the class teacher. Thank
you for your ongoing support.
Yours sincerely,
Ms J Higginbottom
Deputy Headteacher - Curriculum & Achievement
