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S Sevilla | ssevilla@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

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Contingency Day

Please see below for more information on the Exams Contingency Day on Wednesday 24 June 2026.

Summer Exams 2026 Contingency Day

JCQ Exam Documentation

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) oversees the administration of public examinations and school must comply with their rules and regulations. The following notices are information for candidates documents and students are expected to be familiarised with them:

This area will show all documents uploaded to the /docs/INFORMATION/EXAMS folder.

Documents in folders containing the word 'letter' or 'minute' are listed in the order they were uploaded, most recent upload at the top. Otherwise, documents are listed alphabetically.

Guides for students

Ofqual’s student guides

Ofqual is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation plays a key role in overseeing qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Their annual student guide provides you with important details on the processes involved in qualifications regulated by Ofqual. It explains what you need to know before, during and after exams and assessments.

Ofqual's student guides

Coping with exam pressure – a guide for students

Advice and guidance for students on how to cope with pressure associated with test and exam anxiety.

Coping with exam pressure – a guide for students

Guides for parents and carers

Tips for parents supporting children through Results Day

With results day approaching, the DfE have partnered with ParentKind to publish a blog filled with practical tips to help parents guide their children through results day.
Nine tips for supporting your child on results day – The Education Hub

GCSE 9 to 1 grade scale explained

GCSEs in England have been graded on a 9 to 1 scale since 2017. This replaced the previous A* to G scale.

The current and old scales are set out in the table below.
GCSE 9 to 1 grade scale explained - GOV.UK

Exam certificates

GCSE Summer 2025 exam certificates are available for collection from the main reception. A specific day for the collection of A Level/Vocational Level 3 certificates will be communicated soon.

Where a student cannot collect their certificates in person, they may ask someone to collect them on their behalf, however they MUST provide written permission from the student upon collection. This will be kept on file.

School only has a statutory duty to keep certificates for a maximum of 12 months.

If you have lost your certificates or you did not collect them (certificates issued prior to 2024), please contact the Exams Officer to find out if they are still in school, otherwise you will need to contact the individual exam boards for replacements. See links below:

Key dates

24 Nov 2025
to
5 Dec 2025

Y11 Nov-Dec Mock Exams 2025
9 Dec 2025
to
10 Dec 2025

Y13 Art Mock Exams
16 Dec 2025
to
17 Dec 2025

Y11 Art Mock Exams
6 Jan 2026
to
14 Jan 2026

January 2026 Public Examinations
10 Feb 2026
to
11 Feb 2026

Y12 Art Mock Exams
13 May 2026
to
24 Jun 2026

Public Exams Summer 2025
24 Jun 2026

Exams Contingency Day Summer 2025

Adding dates to your calendar

Individual dates
Click the relevant icon to add individual diary dates to your calendar.
In Outlook you will need to click the 'Save' button.

Subscribe to the whole calendar
Please find below instructions on how to configure some of the most popular calendar programmes to automatically display dates from the public address of the school calendar feed, which is:
Feed address: webcal://aclandburghley.greenhousecms.co.uk/ical.ics

Outlook: Scroll down to the 'Subscribe to a calendar' section, & use the feed address above
iPhone: click this link and follow the on-screen instructions
Gmail / Android: follow these instructions, using the feed address above