Exams & Revision Advice

ECS Exams Guidance Booklet for Candidates and Parents 2023-24

Exams & Revision Advice

At Edmonton County School, students sit examinations at least once per year, including public examinations (leading to GCSE, BTEC, AS and A Level qualifications) in Years 11, 12 and 13.

Public examinations can be a stressful time for students and parents, and it is important that all those involved are as well informed as possible. Well-informed students will realise that the rules and regulations are designed to ensure fairness and minimise disturbance, and that it is in the interest of all that the exams run smoothly. The school will make every effort to ensure that students receive the best possible preparation for their examinations, that the administrative arrangements run smoothly, and that the examinations are conducted in a way that will cause as little stress as possible and help students to achieve their best. End of year exams and mock exams, also known as Pre-public Exams (PPEs), run to the same standards and rules in order that students are familiar with the process beforehand.

Revision advice and guidance

We have produced two guides and a presentation to help support students to revise and prepare for exams:

Year 11 Revision Advice Booklet

Preparing for GCSEs: A Presentation for Year 11 students

Sixth Form: How to study and revise effectively

Exam policies and guidelines

What should students bring to examinations?

Students are responsible for ensuring that they bring everything they need to the exam.

Students should bring writing equipment, coloured pencils, erasers, calculators etc. in a transparent plastic bag or pencil case. Non-transparent pencil boxes or cases will not be permitted in the examination room.
Pens should be black. Some multiple-choice modular papers require the use of an HB pencil.
Some subject papers will require the use of dictionaries or set texts, and students will be advised by their subject teachers about this.
Students are responsible for ensuring that they bring everything they need to the exam.

What should students not bring with them?

Some items are strictly banned from exam rooms and should not be brought into exams under any circumstances, including:

mobile phones
(smart) watches,
iPods, MP3/4 players, personal music / media players
any products with potential technological/web enabled sources of information
revision notes / guides

The Examination Boards treat mere possession of these items as an infringement, which may lead to students being disqualified from a single paper or a whole exam qualification.

ECS Exams Guidance Booklet for Candidates and Parents 2023-24

Unauthorised Items poster 2024-25

Warning to Candidates 2024-25

JCQ Preparing to sit your exams 2024-25

Information-for-candidates - Written-exams 2024-25

Information for candidates – Coursework Assessments 2024-25

Information for candidates – Non-Examination Assessments 2024-25

Information for candidates – On-Screen Examinations 2024-25

Information for candidates – Privacy Notice 2024-25

Information for candidates – Using social media 2024-25