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English Baccalaureate Certficates – Message from Mr Ireland…

Published on 08/02/2013 in Exams & Results.

Government scraps plans for English Baccalaureate Certificates (EBC)

Clarification for parents and carers of Y9 students

If your son or daughter is currently in Y9 you will have been involved in the recent options process where the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was discussed. This is a measure of achieving grade C or better in GCSE English, mathematics, at least two sciences, geography or history and a modern foreign language. Many students have selected a combination of options that will enable them to achieve the EBacc.

On Thursday 7 February 2013 the Government announced that it was abandoning plans to introduce new English Baccalaureate Certificates (EBCs) as a replacement for GCSEs. Despite the similar names these were entirely separate from the EBacc discussed in the options process. EBCs were originally planned to be examined in 2017 so it would have been the current Y7 students that would have been first affected.

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) that has been discussed during the recent Y9 options process has not been abolished and, in fact, will become a more prominent feature of the accountability measures used to judge the effectiveness of schools in the future.Therefore, the recent announcements have no impact on the options that Y9 students have just selected in the last few weeks.

OCR ICT deadlines…

Published on 20/09/2012 in Exams & Results and ICT.

Unit 1 – Monday 12th November 2012

Unit 21 – Monday 17th December 2012

Unit 4 – Monday 4th February 2013

When you hand your units in please make sure that have your name on each page and that you put a front cover on each unit.

GCSE English grades….further help/advice

Published on 19/09/2012 in Exams & Results and General Information.

Dear Parent / Carer

You will be aware from the national media of some issues surrounding GCSE English grades from the summer 2012 examinations. This issue is about whether GCSE grade boundaries in English have been raised from previous years. All Sheffield schools and the Local Authority acknowledge and understand the impact certain changes within the examination system have had on individual students’ progression plans.

In Sheffield, we have agreed that we will offer the following city-wide support:

o Work with other schools, academies, Longley Park Sixth Form College, Sheffield College, work based training providers, the Local Authority and Sheffield Futures on behalf of individual students in an attempt to ensure planned progression routes can be accessed for these students.

o Work with individual students regarding possible remarks, appeals and whether they will benefit from the offer by examination boards for a free early resit in November. Clearly, this will only be where we believe it will be in the best interests of the students.

o All schools, Academies and colleges will work closely with ‘Sheffield Futures’ to identify any students who may have missed out from securing a positive progression route and to offer appropriate support.

If any individual young person or their family wished to contact Sheffield Futures, then they can do so at Star House. Young people or their families can either contact Star House by telephone (Tel: 0114 201 2800) or visit in person. Star House is based 43 Division Street, SHEFFIELD, S1 4GE.

At the same time, we will continue to work closely with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), and also the National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) who are liaising with the ‘Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulator’ (Ofqual) and examination boards about grade boundary changes.

Exam Timetables

Published on 10/07/2012 in Exams & Results.

Please click on the link below to download the timetable:

Summer 2013 Final Weekly Exam Timetable

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GCSE PE Exams w/c 23rd April 2012

Published on 24/04/2012 in Exams & Results and Student Information.

All GCSE PE students should read the attached document, detailing information about the locations and times of practical assessments taking place this week.

Practical Assessment