1. Summer Examinations

3. Regulations You must be on time for all examinations. If you are late, the exam board will be notified and might not accept your work. You must be on time for all examinations. If you are late, the exam board will be notified and might not accept your work. If there is a problem on the day with transport etc. please telephone the Attendance Office as soon as possible on 0121 464 8191 to let us know. If there is a problem on the day with transport etc. please telephone the Attendance Office as soon as possible on 0121 464 8191 to let us know.

4. Medical / illness If you are unwell and cannot take your examination, please telephone as soon as possible. You will need a Doctor’s Note to enable us to claim an adjustment for you. If you are unwell and cannot take your examination, please telephone as soon as possible. You will need a Doctor’s Note to enable us to claim an adjustment for you.

5. Make Sure You Attend Know the dates and times of your examinations. You will be issued with personal and full timetables. If unsure of anything check with the Exams Office. Know the dates and times of your examinations. You will be issued with personal and full timetables. If unsure of anything check with the Exams Office. Arrive well before the start of each exam. Arrive well before the start of each exam. If you arrive late, report to the Invigilator running the exam. If you arrive late, report to the Invigilator running the exam.

6. Make Sure You Attend (Continued) If you arrive more than 30 minutes late, you may not be allowed to take your exam. If you arrive more than 30 minutes late, you may not be allowed to take your exam. If you are allowed to take your exam, you will be reported to the Awarding Body, who may disqualify you anyway. If you are allowed to take your exam, you will be reported to the Awarding Body, who may disqualify you anyway. Your parents may be charged a fee if you miss an exam without a good reason. Your parents may be charged a fee if you miss an exam without a good reason.

7. Food & Drink Only bottled water in clear bottles are allowed in the exam hall. Only bottled water in clear bottles are allowed in the exam hall.

8. The Exam Hall You must enter the exam hall in a quiet and orderly fashion. You must enter the exam hall in a quiet and orderly fashion. All bags & coats are to be placed at the front of the room as soon as you enter the exam hall. All bags & coats are to be placed at the front of the room as soon as you enter the exam hall.

9. The Seating Plan DO NOT move seats, you have been allocated this seat for a reason. Any student that tries to move seats could be classed as cheating and be disqualified. DO NOT move seats, you have been allocated this seat for a reason. Any student that tries to move seats could be classed as cheating and be disqualified.

10. Mobile Phones Up to 1,000 candidates are disqualified from their GCSE’s annually because of mobile phones!! Up to 1,000 candidates are disqualified from their GCSE’s annually because of mobile phones!!

11. Mobile Phone / iPod / MP3 Mobile Phones, Stereos, MP3 players, iPods and any other electronic devices are not allowed in the exam hall. Mobile Phones, Stereos, MP3 players, iPods and any other electronic devices are not allowed in the exam hall. If you bring any of these to school, it should be switched off and handed to an Invigilator when you enter the exam hall. If you bring any of these to school, it should be switched off and handed to an Invigilator when you enter the exam hall. You will be given a numbered ticket which you must hand in at the end of the exam to get your property back. You will be given a numbered ticket which you must hand in at the end of the exam to get your property back.

12. Equipment All students should bring the following:- All students should bring the following:- Two Black Pens Two Black Pens Two HB Pencils Two HB Pencils Eraser Eraser Pencil Sharpener Pencil Sharpener Ruler Ruler These items should be in a Transparent Pencil Case (Optional)

13. Other Equipment The School will provide the following when it is needed for an exam:- The School will provide the following when it is needed for an exam:- Calculator Calculator Protractor Protractor Compass Compass Coloured Pencils Coloured Pencils Tracing Paper Tracing Paper

14. Other Equipment (continued) The academy will also provide a highlighter for you to use on your question paper ONLY. The academy will also provide a highlighter for you to use on your question paper ONLY. You must not highlight any of your answers, but you may highlight any part of the question paper with this pen. You must not highlight any of your answers, but you may highlight any part of the question paper with this pen.

15. Exam Instructions Listen to the Invigilator and do what you are asked to do. Listen to the Invigilator and do what you are asked to do. Tell the Invigilator at once: Tell the Invigilator at once: if you think you have been given the wrong paper if you think you have been given the wrong paper if the question paper is incomplete or badly printed if the question paper is incomplete or badly printed

16. Exam Instructions (Continued) Read the instructions printed on the first page of the question paper carefully. Read the instructions printed on the first page of the question paper carefully. Fill in the details required on the front of the paper at the start of the exam – don’t forget your name & candidate number! Fill in the details required on the front of the paper at the start of the exam – don’t forget your name & candidate number!

17. During the Exam Once you have entered the exam room you must not talk. Once you have entered the exam room you must not talk. If you try to use any unfair practice, or break the rules in any way, you could be disqualified from all subjects. If you try to use any unfair practice, or break the rules in any way, you could be disqualified from all subjects. If you are allowed to leave before the end of the exam, you will not be allowed to return. If you are allowed to leave before the end of the exam, you will not be allowed to return.

18. During the Exam (Continued) Do not ask to go to the toilet. You will be refused, unless you have a medical condition, in which case you must provide a letter from your Doctor or the Nurse. Do not ask to go to the toilet. You will be refused, unless you have a medical condition, in which case you must provide a letter from your Doctor or the Nurse. You must not have any written material on your desk or in your possession other than what you are given for the exam. You must not have any written material on your desk or in your possession other than what you are given for the exam.

19. If you make a mistake Correcting fluid/correcting pens must not be used. Correcting fluid/correcting pens must not be used. If you make a mistake put a cross through it and carry on – you won’t lose marks! If you make a mistake put a cross through it and carry on – you won’t lose marks!

20. The end of the Exam You must follow the instructions given. You must follow the instructions given. You must wait in silence until all the papers and equipment are collected in. You must wait in silence until all the papers and equipment are collected in. You must not leave until you are told to do so. You must not leave until you are told to do so.

21. Good Luck & Remember to Revise