Useful Documents for Candidates and Parents
Student Exam Notices 2023-2024
JCQ – Preparing to Sit Your Exams 2023-2024
Unauthorised Items Poster 2022
Warning to Candidates 2022-2023
Information from the JCQ
JCQ – Information for Candidates – Privacy-Notice 2021-2022
JCQ – On-Screen_Examinations_2023
JCQ – Social Media Infographic
JCQ – Written_Examinations_2023
JCQ – Coursework_Assessments_2023
Useful Links
JCQ – Joint Council for Qualifications – Homepage
“The Joint Council for Qualifications is a membership organisation comprising the eight largest providers of qualifications in the UK. The JCQ provides a single voice for its members on issues of examination administration and, when appropriate, qualification and wider education policy.”
AQA – Assessment and Qualifications Alliance – Homepage
“Our UK qualifications are highly valued by employers and universities around the world. They are taught mainly in schools and colleges and include GCSEs, AS and A-levels, the Extended Project Qualification and Technical Awards.”
OCR – Oxford Cambridge and RSA – Homepage
“OCR is a leading UK awarding body. We provide qualifications which engage people of all ages and abilities at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes.
Our general and vocational qualifications equip students with the knowledge and skills they need for their future, helping them achieve their full potential.”
Edexcel – About Pearson Edexcel
“Edexcelâs world-class academic and general qualifications include GCSEs, A levels, International GCSEs, as well as some vocational qualifications, including NVQs and Functional Skills.”
WJEC – Welsh Joint Education Committee – Homepage
“As Walesâ largest awarding body, at WJEC we provide trusted bilingual qualifications, straight-forward specialist support, and reliable assessment to schools and colleges across the country. With more than 70 yearsâ experience, we are also amongst the leading providers in both England and Northern Ireland.”
GOV – Coping with Exam Pressure – A Guide for Students
“Many people with high exam anxiety canât stop worrying about failing or the consequences of failing. For instance, âIf I fail my GCSEs my whole life will be a failureâ. These types of beliefs focus on what you canât do rather than what you can”