IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL GCSE & GCE EXAMINATION STUDENTS

Every student who is starting an examination course from September 2025 must read the following documents and watch the Instructions for candidates’ video 25-26:

JQC Information for candidates: for written exams

Information for candidates: coursework assessment 

Information for candidates: non-examination assessments

JCQ Social Media Infographic

Information for Candidates Privacy Notice

JCQ Disqualification Poster

JCQ Warning to Students Poster

FAQs Using Calculations in Examinations

Instructions For Candidates VIDEO 25-26

Information for candidates AI (Artificial Intelligence and assessments)

 

ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

Extra Time

Supervised Rest Breaks

Reader

Scribe

Prompter

Word Processor

Read Aloud

Handy Hints Combined Information Sheet

INFORMATION FOR YEAR GROUPS

• Mock Examination Timetable
• Checklist
• Year 10 Success Evening – September 2025
• Year 10 Assembly presentation

• Mock Examination Timetable
• Y11 Checklist for November Mocks
• Year 11 Success Evening – October 2025

SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 2026

Please find below the links to important information required by all students taking external examinations this Summer: (This section is in the process of being updated.)

Exam contingency days

Ofqual’s Student Guide 2024 can be found here and reminds students that all GCSE, A level and VTQ candidates sitting exams this summer must keep the following contingency days available, in case exams have to be moved nationally:

Contingency days for 2026

• 24th June (am and pm).

Students/Parents/Carers should not book holidays before the final contingency day, and these dates will be noted on candidates’ individual exam timetables to remind them to keep them free.

RESULTS DATES SUMMER 2026

GCE A-Level, AS-Level & Level 3 Qualifications Results will be published on Thursday 13th August 2026.

Collection Point: Rednock School Main Hall, entrance via the car park off Rednock Drive
Times:

• Year 13: 8.00am – 10.00am
• Year 12: 10.00am – 12.00pm

GCSE, Level 2 BTEC and Vocational Course Results will be published on Thursday 20th August 2026.

Collection Point: Rednock School Main Hall, entrance via the car park off Rednock Drive
Times:

• Year 11: 8.30am – 12.00pm
• Year 10: 10.00am – 12.00pm
• Year 12 & Year 13 GCSE Resits & Level 2 qualifications – Results will be posted out via the Royal Mail

ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESULTS DAYS

If you are unable to collect your results from the school: 

You can receive your examination results in one of the following ways:

– By email – for exceptional circumstances where collection is not possible.

– By asking a ‘Representative’ to come and collect them on your behalf e.g. parent, relative, close friend.

To receive your results in one of the ways described above then you, the student, will need to log in to your school Google account to complete the Candidate Permission Form. Submissions must be received by Monday 15th July in order to authorise the school to proceed with your chosen method. Please note that the form must be completed by the student and cannot be submitted by a parent on their behalf.

All unclaimed results will be posted home on Friday 15th and Friday 22nd August 2026 if they are not collected in person.

POST RESULTS SERVICES (PRS)

• AQA Guide to Post Results Services – Flowcharts
• JCQ Appendix A – PRS Candidate Consent Form
• JCQ Appendix B – PRS Access to Scripts Form
• Deciding what to do after you’ve got your A/AS level or GCSE results
• Y11-12-13 Exam Letter July 2026

CERTIFICATES FOR SUMMER 2026 STUDENTS

• Certificates, when received from the awarding body, will be issued to candidates late-November 2026.
• Students from Year 11 and Year 12, who have remained in the Rednock Sixth Form, will receive their certificates via their  Tutors.
• School Leavers will receive their certificates through the post by Royal Mail Special Delivery (requiring a signature).
• Please inform the Exam Office of any change of address or preferred address for your Certificates by Monday 3rd November 2026.

Examination Officer – Contact Details

Mrs S Sellar

Email: [email protected]

Direct Line: 01453 540720