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Advance Notice

Summer 2026 Contingency Date - Wednesday 24th June

Instructions for Candidates Video 2024 / 2025

(Many thanks to 'The Exams Office' who give permission for member centres to use this video in assemblies/special briefings for candidates, and to add this to their centre website.

Important information for all candidates taking exams

If your exam is in the morning it will start at 9am.

If your exam is in the afternoon it will start at 1:30pm.

Please check your app for your exam room and seat location.

You must line up outside the exam room 15-20 minutes before the start of the exam, please do not be late, if you are late you may not be allowed to sit the exam.

Please remember to enter the exam room in silence.

Do not try to communicate with any other student once you are in the exam room, as this could lead to disqualification.

Water is allowed in the exam room provided it is in a clear plastic bottle.

No food allowed unless it is required due to a medical condition.

Equipment

Please bring multiple black biro pens. Please do not use gel pen.

NO correcting fluids/tippex.

A calculator is permitted in some exams.

If you need to bring a pencil case, it should be transparent.

Ensure your pencil case is clear of all bits of paper. It should only have the equipment you require.

Coping with exam pressure

Ofqual has published a student guide, Coping with exam pressure, developed with Professor Dave Putwain, a former college teacher and now at Liverpool John Moores University. Please find it linked here.

What happens to exam papers after you have sat the exam?

In case you have ever wondered what happens to exam papers once you have sat them, the two video links below show you the scale of the processes involved.

AQA Exam Papers

Pearson Exam Papers