GCSE Examination Certificates Summer 2023
Certificates for Summer 2023 qualifications are now in school and available for collection.
We have already been open for one session to allow former pupils to collect them from school. We will offer another session soon, however, if you need your certificates urgently, please contact Mrs Tonkin at Tonkin.J@risedale.org.uk.
If you need someone else to collect your certificates for you, we need your written permission and they will need to bring identification. Please see the full details in the following LETTER, which has been emailed to all Summer 2023 leavers.
JCQ regulations state that certificates should be kept for 12 months, after which, if they remain uncollected, they may be disposed of securely.
We hope you will make every effort to collect your certificates as they are important documents which provide confirmation of your achievements. Most educational institutions and employers will ask to see your original certificates before offering you a place or job. If you lose or fail to collect your certificates you will need to obtain duplicates from the relevant Awarding Body. The Awarding Bodies no longer replace certificates unless you can prove they were destroyed by fire, theft or flood; they will only issue a Certified Statement of Results. This currently costs up to £57 per statement, depending on the Awarding Body, and you will need to make applications to multiple Awarding Bodies.
Year 11 Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs) session 1
All year 11 pupils will be sitting PPEs at the beginning of December 2023. The timetable can be found here.
The PPEs are held under formal examination conditions and it is important that they are taken seriously. They provide a valuable opportunity for pupils to practise working in formal conditions to help prepare them for the summer examinations. They are an important tool to check progress and the results are used to identify any areas of work that need more input, any ways in which further support can be offered and also to make decisions about entry levels for the final examinations.
This year, the DfE is requiring schools to have a set of assessments to act as contingency in the event of exams being cancelled. These must cover material pupils have been taught, all pupils should sit the same assessment at the same time where possible, they should be conducted under formal conditions, which includes the provision of access arrangements, and a copy of the assessments must be retained. Our December PPEs meet these requirements for almost all subjects and this is another reason why we would encourage pupils to take them seriously and why they should be present for all examinations.
A further PPE session, to ensure pupils have had an opportunity to practise all papers they will be sitting in the summer, will take place during the two weeks commencing Monday 11 March 2024.
If you or your child have any questions about the examination process, access arrangements or anything else, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Exams Office.
GCSE Examinations 2023-2024
Timetable of internal examinations, practical examinations and external examinations for 2023-2024. All of these are compulsory for the relevant pupils.
| Art Practical 1 |
Tue 28 Nov - Fri 1 Dec 2023 |
| Drama NEA 1 (Devising) |
Tue 28 Nov - Wed 29 Nov 2023 |
| PPEs session 1 |
Mon 4 Dec - Fri 15 Dec 2023 |
| English Language Speaking Endorsement |
Mon 29 Jan - Fri 2 Feb 2024 |
| Food Preparation Practicals |
Mon 5 Feb - Fri 9 Feb 2024 |
| Drama NEA 2 (Externally examined) |
Mar 2024 (date TBC) |
| PPEs session 2 |
11 Mar - 22 Mar 2024 |
| Art Practical 2 |
Tue 16 Apr - Fri 19 Apr 2024 |
| French/German Speaking Practical |
Mon 29 Apr - Fri 3 May 2024 |
| Physical Education (GCSE PE) Moderation Visit |
TBC |
| GCSEs |
Thu 9 May - Wed 26 Jun 2024 |
| GCSE Contingency Days |
Thu 6 June PM, Thu 13 Jun PM, Wed 26 Jun 2024 |
The official timetable for GCSE written examinations in summer 2024 has now been released. The final timetable can be viewed here.
Please note that dates for written GCSE examinations are agreed nationally and cannot be changed by the school - pupils must attend at the correct date and time.
National Contingency Days:
- Thursday 6th June - PM
- Thursday 13th June - PM
- Wednesday 26th June - All Day
The awarding bodies have designated these dates as 'national contingency’ sessions for examinations in the event of any national or local disruption to examinations. Pupils must be available up to and including the final date in case of any rescheduling.
For some subjects, non-examination assessments must also be completed. Some of these are carried out purely within lesson time, some are timetabled separately. Pupils must attend their allocated slots for these.
- Art Practical:
- NEA 1 - Tuesday 28th Nov - Friday 1st Dec 2023
- NEA 2 - Tuesday 16th Apr - Friday 19th Apr 2024
- Drama Practical:
- NEA 1 (Devising) - Tuesday 28th Nov - Wednesday 29th Nov 2023
- NEA 2 (External examiner) - Monday 4th March - Thursday 7th March 2024 (1 day, exact date TBC)
- English Language Speaking Endorsement: Monday 29th Jan - Friday 2nd Feb 2024
- Food Preparation and Nutrition Practical: Monday 5th Feb - Friday 9th Feb 2024 (TBC)
- French/German Speaking: Monday 29th April - Fri 3rd May 2024
- Physical Education: Moderation Visit TBC
JCQ, Ofqual and Awarding Body Information for Pupils and Parents
JCQ, Ofqual and the awarding bodies provide lots of useful information for pupils and parents about examinations, wellbeing and exam stress, results and post-results services.
GCSE Results Day will take place on Thursday 22 August 2024.
Examination Certificates - General
The school is still holding examination certificates for a number of years and would like to pass them on where possible.
Former pupils are welcome to collect certificates by making an appointment with the Exams Officer (contact tonkin.j@risedale.org.uk).
If you need someone else to collect your certificates for you, we need your written permission and they will need to bring identification. Please see the full details in the following LETTER, which has an example permission slip.
JCQ regulations state that certificates should be kept for 12 months, after which, if they remain uncollected, they may be disposed of securely.
We hope you will make every effort to collect your certificates as they are important documents which provide confirmation of your achievements. Most educational institutions and employers will ask to see your original certificates before offering you a place or job. If you lose or fail to collect your certificates you will need to obtain duplicates from the relevant Awarding Body. The Awarding Bodies no longer replace certificates unless you can prove they were destroyed by fire, theft or flood; they will only issue a Certified Statement of Results. This currently costs up to £57 per statement, depending on the Awarding Body.
Policies
Examination-specific policies can be found in the Policies area of the school website.
These include our Internal Appeals Policy which clarifies the procedure in the event of the school not supporting a request by a pupil/parents for post-results services and also appeals after receiving the results of a review of marking for external qualifications.