Key Contacts
Examination Lead: Mrs L Bennett
Examination Assistant: Mrs M Bramley
Rules and procedures for exams
It is extremely important that students and parents are aware of the rules and procedures that Abbey College has to follow. Please familiarise yourselves with the following documents in the Exan information box:
- Abbey College Internal Appeals Procedure
- Controlled Assessment Policy
- Examination Entry Policy Statement
- Information for Candidates Onscreen Tests
- Information for Candidates Social Media
- Information for Candidates Written Exams
- Information for Candidates Controlled Assessment
- Information for Candidates Coursework
- Privacy Notice
- Warning to candidates
Exam Certificates
Exam Certificates for June exams will be available for collection from December. Please bring photo ID and sign in at reception. If you are unable to collect your certificates we require a letter authorising someone else to collect these on your behalf. The person collecting the certificates must bring photo ID with them to show at reception. Lost certificates are not easy to replace and we prefer not to post.
Exam Information : GCSE 2020/21
YEAR 11 |
YEAR 10 |
AQA |
AQA |
8035 Geography GCSE 8261 Drama GCSE 8300 Mathematics GCSE 8464 Science Trilogy GCSE (worth 2 GCSE’s) 8461 Biology GCSE 8462 Chemistry GCSE 8463 Physics GCSE 8698 Spanish GCSE 8658 French GCSE |
8035 Geography GCSE 8261 Drama GCSE 8300 Mathematics GCSE 8464 Science Trilogy GCSE (worth 2 GCSE’s) 8461 Biology GCSE 8462 Chemistry GCSE 8463 Physics GCSE 8698 Spanish GCSE 8658 French GCSE |
EDEXCEL |
EDEXCEL |
1EN0 English Language GCSE 1ET0 English Literature GCSE |
1EN0 English Language GCSE 1ET0 English Literature GCSE |
OCR |
OCR |
J411 History GCSE J587 Sports Studies GCSE J813 Sports Studies - Cambridge Nationals J817 Creative iMedia – Cambridge Nationals |
J411 History GCSE J587 Sports Studies GCSE J813 PE - Cambridge Nationals J817 Creative iMedia – Cambridge Nationals |
WJEC |
WJEC |
C650QS Art GCSE C120P4 Religious Studies GCSE 5569QA Hospitality and Catering Level 1/2 C650QS Art & Design: 3 Dimensional Design GCSE |
C650QS Art GCSE C120P4 Religious Studies GCSE 5569QA Hospiatlity and Catering Level 1/2 C650QS Art & Design: 3 Dimensional Design GCSE |
PEARSON |
PEARSON |
Engineering BTEC Business BTEC Health and Social Care BTEC Child Development BTEC |
Engineering BTEC Business BTEC Health and Social Care BTEC Child Development BTEC |
Advanced Information:
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.
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.
The exam boards have published new guidance on the JCQ special consideration process in the June 2022 examination series which aligns the process to the new UK Health Security Agency’s Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19 published on 1 April 2022.
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)
Student Guide to Exams and Formal Assessments
Preparing for your exam, JCQ preparation quick guide