Examinations

Examinations can be a stressful time. Here is a great guide to help you through. It sets out how the science of learning can be used to improve revision and reduce stress/anxiety and by using retrieval practice, questioning, concrete examples, spaced practice and good old interleaving will help transfer knowledge from working memory into long term memory.

Click here for the study guide.

Exams at Gateacre

If you are absent or late, you must

Phone school
Bring a note

What you must not do!

Turn around
Make contact with others
Talk
Tap
Borrow anything from another student
Write on the desk £10 bill
Graffiti your exam paper

What you must do

Read your timetable properly
Arrive in good time
Sit in your correct seat
Check the front of your paper
Stay until the end
Wear full school uniform

To bring

2 pens – black only
Pencil/ruler/ rubber
Water
Calculator (simple)
Highlighters/gel pens (not for answers)

Not to bring

Pencil case
Calculator case
Notes/paper
Fizzy drinks
Unauthorised material
Tippex etc

Coursework appeals

Discuss concerns with your teacher
Make an appointment with the Exams Officer
By early July

What else?

Revise well
Do your best
Look after yourself
Come and ask

For more information contact our Examinations Officer, Ms A.Navein@gateacre.org