As you prepare for exams, keep in mind the tips and guidance you have been given on revision strategies and on keeping well. Eat a healthy diet and drink lots of water to keep your brain engaged, and get to bed early (without scrolling your phone!) to get good, restorative sleep for better concentration, recall and improved decision-making. Keep your attendance high at school, and keep revising at home in consistent chunks of time, taking a short break at regular intervals. Combined, these things will also help you to manage your stress levels as you will feel more in control.
To remind you of strategies and how you can work together with your parents or carers, here's the information presentation we gave to students and parents at the Year 11 Parents' Evening.
You have been provided with an individual timetable, which includes extra time provisions and rooms, and parents have also been sent a simpler version of this. The full GCSE timetable is here:
GCSE timetable
It is essential you follow the rules for conduct set out by JCQ (the Joint Council for Qualifications). Make sure you are clear on the 'rules' and know what you can and cannot take into exams. DON'T get caught out or deliberately breach them - you will risk disqualification.
Warning to candidates (pdf)
Information to candidates (pdf)
Unauthorised items (pdf)
To run the GCSEs, the exam boards collect, use and store information about you. This is their privacy notice that explains how they do this: Information for candidates: privacy notice (pdf)