Exams Department

The department exists to guide you through the exams process and to ensure that you understand the arrangements that have been made for you.

We understand that examinations can be stressful and we want each examination series to run as smoothly as possible enabling you to be able to concentrate on achieving your personal goals for academic success and the future.

Further Information

Syllabus Lists for 2011-2012
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January 2012 Interboard Provisional Exam Timetable
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Summer 2012 Provisional Exams Timetable
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Exam Regulations - Summary

Do not under any circumstances bring a mobile phone, walkman or any other unauthorised material into the exam room. These items are strictly forbidden and you may be disqualified if you do not adhere to these rules. Mobile phones may be left in your locker or with the General Office where a ticket system is in operation.

Remember to bring everything you need with you to each exam such as rulers, calculators (if allowed), protractors, etc. You are not allowed to borrow equipment and we are unable to provide any equipment at the start of an exam. From September 2007 there has been a change to JCQ regulations - you must write in black ink - unless instructed otherwise.

All morning examinations start at 9.15 am and afternoon examinations start at 1.45 pm except some Key Skills exams. If you are doing more than one exam in a ny session you must still arrive at 9.15 am or 1.45 pm.

If you are ill on the day of an examination please telephone the College on 01206 500700 or the Exams Office on 01206 500718/500789 to let us know.

There is a full version of these exam regulations available on the reverse of your personal exams timetable.

Exams Department Staff:

Pauline Eustace-Day - Examinations Officer
Michelle Cook - Deputy Examinations Officer
Lynne Thorne - Senior Exams Assistant (Administration)
David Fish - Examinations Assistant
Jane Ghent - Examinations Assistant
Shreree Hodge - Examinations Assistant

The Exams Department office - Room 007 - is always open for any queries or concerns you may have and we are always happy to help.

exams@colchsfc.ac.uk

Collection of Exams Certificates

Certificates issued from the Exam Boards for the summer examination series, together with November and January, will be distributed to all students currently enrolled in college via their Tutor Group during the Autumn Term.

Certificates for ‘former’ students will be distributed at the Annual Reunion and Awards Evening on Thursday 5 January 2012. Formal invitations to this event will be posted to students during November

Former students who do not attend this event should collect their certificates from the Examinations Department on Friday 6 or Monday 9 January 2012 between 9.00am – 4.00pm.

The certificates are very important and are not always possible to replace which is why the College is very reluctant to post them out to students. However, any certificates not collected by the end of January will be posted out by second class mail to the last known address held on college records.

Internal Appeals
Appeals against internal assessment (including controlled assessments) of work for external qualifications

The Sixth Form College is committed to ensuring that whenever its staff assess students’ work for external qualification, this is done fairly, consistently and in accordance with the specification for the qualification concerned. Assessments should be conducted by staff who have appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills, and who have been trained in this activity. Students’ work should be produced and authenticated according the requirements of the examinations board. Where a set of work is divided between staff, consistency should be assured by internal moderation and standardisation.

If a student feels that this may not have happened in relation to his/her work, s/he may make use of this appeals procedure. Note that appeals may only be made against the process that led to the assessment and not against the mark or grade.

The existence of this procedure is made known to students by reference in the Student Handbook.

This procedure is available from the Exams Office, and on the college website.

1	Appeals should be made as soon as possible, and must be made at least two weeks before the end of the last externally assessed paper in the examinations series. (So the appeal must be made before a date in mid-June for the summer series as presently timetabled.)

2	Appeals should be made in writing to the Examinations Officer. On receipt of a written appeal, an enquiry into the internal assessment will be conducted by the Examinations Officer and the Vice Principal. This enquiry will consider whether the procedures used in the internal assessment conformed to the published requirements of the Awarding Body and the examinations code of practice of the QCA. This will be done before the end of the series.

3	You will be informed in writing of the outcome of the appeal, including any correspondence with the board, any changes made to the assessment of your work, and any changes made to improve matters in future.

4	The outcome of the appeal will be made known to the Principal. A written record of the appeal will be kept and made available to the awarding body at their request. Should the appeal bring any significant irregularity to light, the awarding body will be informed. After work has been assessed internally it is moderated by the awarding body (examinations board) to ensure consistency between centres. Such moderation frequently changes the marks awarded for internally assessed work. That is outside the control of and is not covered by this procedure. If you have concerns about it, please ask for a copy of the appeals procedure of the relevant examinations board.