Exam Information – 2023

Public exams are a crucial time for students, parents, and carers and it is important that all involved are as well informed as possible.  The school will make every effort to ensure our students receive the best possible preparation and that exams are conducted in a way that enables students to achieve their potential.

We will include here useful information together with the official Exam Board notices.  Please don’t hesitate to contact us during school hours is you have any queries.

Contact:- Exams Officer:  Mrs Siobhan Kilmartin s.kilmartin@jws.bham.sch.uk

GCSE Examinations – start 15 May 2023

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A Level Examinations – start 17 May 2023

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Written Exams – for more information click here

Coursework – for more information click here

Information for candidates – Joint Council for Qualifications 4 Plagiarism Plagiarism involves taking someone else’s words, thoughts or ideas and trying to pass them off as your own. It is a form of cheating www.jcq.org.uk

Information for candidates – Joint Council for Qualifications 4 C. Calculators, dictionaries and computer spell-checkers 1 You may use a calculator unless you are told otherwise. 2 If you use a calculator: www.jcq.org.uk

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Year 11

Exam Information 2023

Art and Design https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design Although there is no revision in this subject, to be successful in Art GCSE, students need to be doing a minimum of two hours of independent work per week.	Business https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/business Drama https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama/gcse/drama-8261
English https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english	Design and Technology https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/design-and-technology-gcse/#tab_keydocuments
History https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history	Geography https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography
BTec Enterprise https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/enterprise-2022.html	Hospitality and Catering https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/level-1-2-vocational-award-in-hospitality-and-catering/#tab_keydocuments
imedia https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/creative-imedia-level-1-2-award-certificate-j807-j817/	Maths https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics
Media Studies https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/media-studies   Modern Foreign Languages Spanish Edexcel GCSE Spanish (2016) | Pearson qualifications French Pearson Edexcel GCSE French (2016) | Pearson qualifications	PE https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education   Photography https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design   Sport https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-technicals/sport-and-physical-activity/
Science AQA combined trilogy specification https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464 (previously combined science).   Separate Sciences AQA GCSE Biology All-in-One Revision and Practice https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461 AQA GCSE Chemistry All-in-One Revision and Practice https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science AQA GCSE Physics All-in-One Revision and Practice https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463

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Year 13

AQA

Business Studies ( Applied general)

Geography

History

Psychology

Sociology

Art and Design

OCR

Sport

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Edexcel

Mathematics

English Language and Literature

Health and Social Care

Science