Year 11 - EXAMS

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

Key Dates

• 4^th November 2024: Compulsory Intervention begins until Friday 22^nd November (3 weeks) - English, Maths and Science.
• 7^th November 2024: Year 11 Parents Information Evening
• 12^th November 2024: 6^th Form Parents Evening
• 24^th November - 6^th December: Year 11 Mock Exams
• 18^th December - Y11 Mock Results and Predicted Grades
• 13^th January - Leavers' Passport Launch - Compulsory After School Intervention begins until Exams Begin (all subjects)
• 16^th February - 21^st February - Half-Term Intervention for Year 11
• 24^th February - 28^th February - Year 11 Mock Exams in EBAcc subjects (Eng/Mat/Sci/Hums/Lang)
• 7^th April - 18^th April - Easter Intervention for Year 11
• 12^th May - GCSE Exams Begin
• End of June - GCSE Exams Contingency Day (please ensure pupils are not out of the country until July)
• July - Prom TBC
• 21^st August - GCSE Results Day

Exam Information Evening

Powerpoint Presentation

Exam Timetable

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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