Across the three teaching and learning cycles each academic year, students will complete at least one mid-point assessment per cycle. In Week 11, they will sit an end-of-cycle assessment covering all content taught during that cycle. Week 12 will be a dedicated “super teaching” week, giving students time to address misconceptions and further develop and improve their work.

For Year 11 students, the end-of-cycle assessments in Cycles 1 and 2 will take place as a mock examination period, with exams conducted under conditions similar to their final GCSEs.

Year 10 students will also complete mock examinations in English Literature and Statistics during Cycles 1 and 2.

Each term, parents are provided with a full update on the progress, effort and behaviour for their child in each subject, as well as their attendance and the number of merits / demerits they have accrued.

We use the platform MCAS which allows parents to access live data on their child whenever they wish. For details of how to access this information or to gain support, please contact main reception ([email protected]).

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EXAM SUBJECTS & RESOURCES

English Language – AQA
Year 11 Study Guide
Year 10 Study Guide

English Literature – AQA
English Literature Study Guide
Poetry Study Guide

Maths – Pearson
Maths Revision Guide
Revision and Practice Guide

Higher Maths - Pearson
Higher Maths Revision Guide
Higher Maths Practice & Revision Guide

Science – Pearson
Combined Science Revision Guide (Higher Tier)
Combined Science Workbook
Separate Science Higher Tier Biology Revision Guide
Separate Science Higher Tier Workbook
Separate Science Chemistry Higher Tier Revision Guide
Separate Science Chemistry Higher Tier Workbook
Separate Science Chemistry Foundation Tier Revision Guide
Separate Science Physics Higher Tier Revision Guide
Separate Science Physics Higher Tier Workbook
Separate Science Foundation Tier Physics Revision Guide
Separate Science Foundation Tier Physics Workbooks

Design Technology – AQA
DT Study Guide Bundle
DT Workbook

MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) – AQA
Spanish Study Guide
French Study Guide

Religious Education – AQA
Link to RE Study Guide

Further Maths – AQA
Further Maths Revision Guide
Further Maths Workbook

Statistics – Pearsons
Statistics Revision Guide
Statistics Workbook

Geography – WJEC
Flashcards and bespoke revision guide available through MCAS (£3.15)

History – Pearson
Study Guide History of Medicine
Study Guide Germany
Study Guide Cold War
Study Guide Elizabeth

Computer Science – OCR

Health and Social Care – AQA
Health & Social Care Study Guide

Art - AQA

Photography - AQA

Drama - Pearson Edexcel 

Music - Pearson Edexcel

Sports Studies – OCR

PE
PE Study Guides
Option 1 (preferred)
Option 2

If there is an examination clash, exams will be sat one after the other. The Exams Officer will be aware of this situation and will speak to any candidate concerned.

We require written consent from students to share data with the JCQ to process applications for Exams Access Arrangements. All Year 10 students are being asked to complete a consent form. This is to ensure everyone is treated in the same way and in case urgent applications are required for the summer GCSE exam period. Completed consent forms will be held by Inclusion and destroyed if they are not required. Applications for access arrangements will only be made following assessment by and consultation with Inclusion staff. The data consent form and privacy notice are available from the JCQ here.

If your subject involves coursework (also known as ‘NEA components’), you will have completed this in lesson time or scheduled controlled assessments already. This work is marked internally according to strict marking criteria and you will be provided with your mark by your teacher.

If you feel your mark is unfair, you may appeal it. In this case, the school will re-examine your work and the strict marking criteria. Following an appeal, your mark may increase but it may also decrease or remain the same.

If you wish to appeal, you will need to do so before a particular deadline. These deadlines vary for each subject. The exams team or any teacher can advise which deadline applies to a particular subject. To submit an appeal, please notify the Exams team as quickly as possible by email at [email protected] or provide a letter to Mrs Marks (Exams Officer) in F44.

You will be notified of the outcome of the appeal in writing before your mark is submitted to the exam board. Policies outlining the appeals process are below in the ‘Important Information’ section.

2023 Internal appeals procedure (internal assessment decisions)
2023 Internal appeals procedure (frequently asked questions)

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