Ercall Wood Academy

Examinations

Ercall Wood Academy

Exam Information

Exams are one of the main goals of students whilst they are at school. With this in mind, this area of the Academy website will be used to keep parents and students up to date with both exam timetables and regulations. Please keep referring to this page as it will be regularly updated.

Ercall Wood Academy follows the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and Ofqual rules and expects all students to abide by those rules.

Exam Team and Further Information

Lisa Fraser – Vice Principal
Tracey Bates – Exams Officer – tracey.bates@lct.education
Mohammed Shadab – Data and Exams Support – ewtc.dabbs@lct.education

If you have any queries regarding exams, please contact the exams officer on 01952 951410

Further information can be found by clicking the links below

Candidates Must:

Arrive at least ten minutes prior to the start of the exam;
Wear the correct school uniform;
Enter the exam room in silence;
Hand in all notes and potential technological/web enabled sources of information such as iPods, smart watches, smart glasses, mobile phones, mp3/4 players or wrist watches before entering the exam room;
Provide their own equipment for example pens, pencils, calculators, using a transparent pencil case or clear plastic bag. Calculators must be clear of anything stored in its memory;
Check that they have the correct question paper and tier and that they have all materials detailed on the question paper;
Write clearly and in black ink. Any rough work must be carried out on the exam paper and errors crossed through with a single line. Pencils maybe used in certain aspects such as drawings.
Write their name on the exam paper and any additional sheets, using their legal name and any middle names;
Write their candidate numbers on terminal exam papers
Remain in silence at the end of the exam until all exam papers have been collected. When advised doing so by Invigilators they must leave the exam room in silence.

Candidates Must Not:

Have anything written on their hands/arms;
Wear jumpers or hoodies except for the regulation jumpers listed in the ‘school uniform’ listing;
Bring food into the exam room. They may however bring water into the exam in a clear see-through plastic bottle with no label or level indicator on it;
Attempt to communicate with, or distract, other candidates;
Write inappropriate, obscene or offensive comments or draw graffiti on the examination papers;
Use correcting pens, fluid or tape, erasable pens, blotting paper, highlighters or gel pens in the answers;
Leave before the official finish time;
Remove any exam related material from the exam room.

Important Notes:

Candidates who disobey the exam board regulations may find themselves disqualified from one or more exams;
Candidates who know they are going to arrive late, or are ill, or who cannot attend for some reason must telephone the school. Absence on medical grounds MUST be followed by a doctor’s note and a form JCQ/ME (which can be obtained from the Exams Officer) within seven days of the exam;
Any candidate who arrives late (after the exam has started) must sign in at Reception and then go straight to the Exams Officer who will arrange a late start if possible. Exam boards may refuse to mark a paper where candidates arrive very late;
In the event of the fire alarm sounding, candidates must follow the instructions given by an invigilator to evacuate, Candidates must remain in silence.