Dear Parents/ Carers
Re: Year 10 End of Year Examinations (Pre Public Examination 1)
I am writing to inform you that your daughter will be completing her End of Year 10 Examinations from Thursday 24th April to Friday 2nd May inclusive. Please note school returns after the Easter break on Tuesday 22nd April at the usual time, and students will attend lessons as normal on the 22nd and 23rd of April.
Below this letter is the schedule of the exams taking place. When not in an examination, students will be in lessons where they will be able to do structured quiet revision. Revision resources should be brought into school for these sessions by your daughter. There is no off site study leave during this examination series, as study leave will impact your daughter's attendance. The new Government coding, which came into effect in September, means it is recorded as an absence.
Your daughter must attend school, in the correct full school uniform by 8.10am. Registration will take place in the examination venue/s if your daughter has her exam in the morning. If she does not have an exam in the morning, then she must make her way to her form room for registration as normal. Please ensure your daughter has all her correct equipment required for each examination as no equipment will be issued by the teachers.
In accordance with guidance from exam boards, before entering the exam venue, your daughter must adhere to the following exam conditions:
- She must not be wearing any type of watch.
- She must have no writing of any form on any parts of her body.
- She must remove any labels from her water bottle so it is transparent.
- She must ensure her mobile phone is switched off and in her locker or handed into Reception, not on her person.
- She must not have her airpods on her person.
- She must leave her calculator case in her bag.
- Bags will be held in a locked room at the back of the Hall.
- She must attend in full uniform, including the correct school bag, shoes and socks
Staff have shared Personalised Learning Checklist (PLCSs) and specific guidance on exactly what will be assessed in each examination. Feedback from these examinations will be given to students once marking and moderation is complete, so students are aware and can work on any knowledge or skills gaps before starting Year 11.
I wish to thank you in advance for your support in our continued partnership in your daughter’s education.
Yours faithfully
Mrs R Donohue
Assistant Headteacher of Assessment, Recording and Reporting
Year 10 PPE 1 - April/May 2025 Timetable
Year 10 students are to attend school daily, there is no study leave and students return to lessons immediately after the end of their exam.
Students must arrive on site by 8.10am and line up outside MTH by 8.20am in form groups to be registered.
If students have an exam session 2, they must line up outside MTH promptly at 11.05am. If they don't have an exam, they attend lessons as normal. The lessons will be revision focussed. Similarly, if students have an exam session 3, they must line up outside MTH by 1.55pm. If not, students go to their lesson as normal.
Some exams during Session 3 will finish after 3pm.
