Year 11 - EXAMS

If you wish to contact the Exams Department, please email exams@drapersacademy.com.

Key Dates

• Intervention Window 1 begins - Monday 12^th October 2026 Intervention Timetable
• Year 11 Information Evening - Tuesday 20^th October 2026, 5-6pm 
• Sixth Form Open Evening - Tuesday 10^th November, 6-8pm 
• November Mock Exams - Monday 16^th November to Thursday 26^th November 2026
• Mock Exam Results Day - 15^th December
• Intervention Window 2 begins - Monday 11^th January 2027 (up until summer GCSE exams)
• Year 11 Parent's Evening - Thursday 7th January 2027
• February Mock Exams - Monday 22^nd February to Friday 26^th February 2027
• Summer GCSE Exams begin - Monday 10^th May 2027
• GCSE Contingency Day - Wednesday 23^rd June 2027
• Year 11 Leaver's Assembly - 30^th June
• Year 11 Prom - 1^st July
• GCSE Results Day - Thursday 19^th August 2027 

Exam Information Evening

Powerpoint Presentation

Exam Timetable

TBC

Equation sheets

GCSE Maths – Foundation GCSE Maths – Higher GCSE Physics (Higher and Foundation) GCSE Physics – Combined Science

Useful Revision Resources

• SAM Learning – www.samlearning.com – revision website with lots of activities for all subject areas. Tailored activity to 2022 Advance Information documents.
• Physics and Maths Tutor - https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ - amazing revision resource website with lots of flash cards, summary notes and past paper questions for a range of subjects – not just English and Maths!
• BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3 - useful for short revision recaps. Particularly useful for content heavy subjects such as Science.
• Seneca Learning – www.senecalearning.com – similar to SAM Learning, lots of short activities for acquiring and testing knowledge.
• Hegarty Maths – www.hegartymaths.com – a website for testing Maths knowledge with over 50000 questions.
• Cognito - https://cognitoedu.org/home.html - a website for testing Science and Maths knowledge, with videos and exercises to go alongside. Pupils have found this really useful.

Exam Board Websites

Please use these exam boards to access past papers for your subject areas. Exam board websites have lots of useful links such as specifications and past papers, as well as mark schemes. Please find the links to exam boards below, as well as the exam boards pupils at Drapers’ Academy study for each subject.

• AQA - https://www.aqa.org.uk/
• Pearson (Edexcel) - https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
• OCR - https://ocr.org.uk/
• WJEC - https://www.wjec.co.uk/
• OCR Cambridge National - https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/
• English – AQA
• English Entry Level - Pearson
• Maths – Pearson
• All Sciences – AQA
• Art – AQA
• Business – OCR
• Retail – WJEC
• Catering – WJEC
• Child Development – OCR
• Design Built Environment – WJEC
• Drama – Pearson
• DT – AQA
• French – Pearson
• Geography – AQA
• German – Pearson
• Health & Fitness – NCFE
• History – Pearson
• IT – OCR Cambridge National
• Music – RSL
• RE – AQA

Mental Health

Look after yourself this exam period. There are some useful links below. If you are really struggling, you must let a relevant member of staff know. Alternatively, if you would like to contact the Year 11 team for support, please email either proberts@drapersacademy.com, dharper@drapersacademy.com or aluck@drapersacademy.com.

• https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/exam-stress/

• https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/help-your-child-beat-exam-stress/

Ofqual links

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