Exam Information
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Exam Stress
Exam Stress - advice for students and parents and carers
Internal Examinations
KS3 Internal Exams
KS3 will have an exam week during the Summer Term which will include core exams taken in the hall to start to get students used to formal exam conditions. They will also do exams in their other subjects during this week in the classroom. In the run-up to these exams revision strategies will be shared through assemblies, tutors and subject teachers to help students to prepare.
KS4 Internal Exams
Year 11 students will be sitting practice exams under formal conditions at the end of October and at the end of January. Year 10 will sit assessments in class during the summer term. We will share the timetable for these exams with students and parents/carers well in advance of these exams. In the run-up to these exams, revision strategies will be shared through assemblies, tutors and subject teachers to help students to prepare.
Public Examinations
There are a number of important regulation documents that all examination students should be aware of. These set out the rules that have to be followed. If you do not follow the regulations then you could be at risk of disqualification.
Please read important documents below:
Information-Booklet-Summer-2024.pdf
Written examination regulations:
Information for candidates: written exams
Coursework and non-examined assessment (NEA) regulations:
Information for candidates: NEA
Appeals against internal assessments of work
Guidance on AI:
JCQ-AI-poster-for-students.pdf
JCQ-AI-and-Assessments-quick-guide-for-students.pdf
Please also read this Privacy Notice which explains how the exam boards use and store your information.
If you have any questions regarding examinations please don’t hesitate to contact the exam's office at: exams@highfield.herts.sch.uk
Post Result Guidance:
Revision
Throughout their time at The Highfield School key revision strategies are used with the students.
