Understanding Your GCSE Statement of Entry and Exam Timetable

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED The top section of your statement of entry contains your personal details and must be checked thoroughly: A unique four digit number that you must put on each exam paper when they ask for your exam / candidate number Check Correct Check correct Check Correct Check correct Check correct Don’t worry about 2000 Don’t worry about Don’t worry about Check correct This is your legal name – not that which you are necessarily known as. It is this name which will show on your certificates NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 If there are any mistakes or anything you don’t understand you must ask the Exams Officer (Mrs. Hammond) 2

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED Lists all the exams that you have been entered for during this exam season NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 3

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED Exam Boards: AQA OCR EDEXCEL Or WJEC NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 4

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED Level and Type of Qualification Welsh Bacc Qualification GCSE/FC = a full course / subject qualification. For OCR & AQA GCSE/FC shows that you will get a grade in the summer. For WJEC GCSE/FC shows unit and subject exam entries GCSE/B = a unit exam entry GCSE/SC = a short course exam entry ie worth half a GCSE NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Level 2 Qualification – equivalent to a GCSE 5

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED EXAM ENTRY CODES Most CASH INS (ie. subject awards) end in SA or SC. Most unit entries end in 01 or 02. You will not see an exam printed on your timetable for any CASH INs shown NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 6

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED CASH INS Explained: A CASH IN tells you that you can expect to get a grade for that subject on results day in the summer. Depending on the exam board a CASH IN will appear in one of two ways: AQA / OCR / Edexcel CASH INs are shown by: a shorter code WITHOUT a 01 or 02 at the end WJEC CASH INs are shown by: the subject code followed by the letters SA or SC AS WELL AS the subject name without any unit names or numbers after it. AND the subject name followed by the words Cash in. NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 7

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED CASH INS CONTINUED: You must check you have a cash in for each subject you have been entered for. NO CASH IN = NO RESULT NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 8

YOUR STATEMENT OF ENTRY EXPLAINED EXAM ENTRIES: SUBJECT AND UNIT NAMES This column lists all the subjects and units that you have been entered for by NAME NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 9

Your GCSE Exam Timetable Explained 10

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Shows the day and date of your exam 11

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Shows the start time of your exam: 09:00 for morning exams 13:15 for afternoon exams 12

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Shows the length of your exam in minutes: 13

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Shows the exam board you are doing your exam with 14

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Shows the level ie GCSE, of the exam you are taking 15

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Matches the exam codes from your Statement of Entry 16

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 Tells you the exact paper / exam you will be taking that day. Eg. Biology 2 Foundation Tier 17

YOUR EXAM TIMETABLE EXPLAINED What to do if your Timetable has: more than 1 exam starting at the same start time: If the combined length of the exams is OVER 3 hours: one of the exams will be moved, but will still be on the same day – you will receive a letter confirming the arrangements nearer the time If the combined length of the exams is LESS THAN 3 hours: you will sit one paper followed immediately by the other. NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 18

ANY PROBLEMS SEE THE EXAMS OFFICER MRS HAMMOND ASAP Tutors can find this presentation on the SIMS homepage Students can find this presentation on the school website: http://www.alunschool.co.uk/exams/#external NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 19

ANY QUESTIONS ? 20 Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND Charity of the Year 2012 - 2013 20