The Year 11 Subject Progress Evening will take place online on Wednesday 15 March 2023 from 5.00pm to 8.30pm. Details of how to book appointments will be emailed week commencing 6 March.
January Exam Season
Exam results for the IGCSE Maths candidates will be distributed to pupils on 2 March 2023 during morning break and will be published to the pupil and parent portals at 12.00 noon.
Exam results for the BTEC Level 3 candidates will be distributed to pupils on 23 March 2023 by the end of morning break and will be published to the pupil and parent portals at 12 noon.
Summer Exam Season
Pupils have confirmed their exam entries for the summer, and these have been forwarded to the exam boards. Pupils have been given their personal exam timetable and a copy of the Candidate Handbook – it is important that they are familiar will all the information it contains; a copy can be viewed here. Timetables and, nearer the time, allocated rooms can be viewed on the pupil and parent portals.
A few pupils have exam clashes, and these will be resolved after the half term break. A clash of exams occurs when two exams for different subjects are timetabled to start at the same time on the same day. Where two exams for the same subject are timetabled to start at the same time on the same day, they will be taken one after the other. This applies to IGCSE French, IGCSE Spanish and A-level Maths.
Shellagh Dodds
Examination and Assessment Manager
As we enter the run up to the second set of mocks and the GCSE exam period, I would like to remind parents that the College subscribes to GCSEPod, an online content and revision provider to support GCSE revision. GCSEPod can support the effort, systems and practice elements of the VESPA model, providing tailored content to help your child revise.
As a subscriber, your child has access to GCSEPod’s library of over 6,000 ‘Pods,’ 3-5 minute videos designed to deliver knowledge in short bursts. GCSEPod makes learning and revision much more manageable: every Pod is mapped to an exam board, and contains all the right facts, quotes, keywords, dates and annotated diagrams that your child needs for GCSE success – all neatly organised into topics and exam playlists.
This short video is a great introduction to the platform for parents. For more ways to support your child using GCSEPod, please visit www.gcsepod.com/parents where you’ll find lots more information and resources. There are also parent and student webinars you can book onto, on revision techniques and exam readiness using GCSEPod, on the link here: GCSEPOD Webinars
One of the best things about GCSEPod is that your child can download any Pod to their mobile device, and then they can watch them at any time, in any place, with or without internet. It’s like they’re carrying a whole set of textbooks in their pocket! Make sure they download the GCSEPod app from the App Store (Apple and Android are supported) to access this feature.
All Year 11 pupils recently had a reminder of how to use GCSEPod as part of their PSHE lessons, but the platform is available to pupils in all year groups. Your child can also access a helpful video on how to use GCSEPod to revise for exams on this link (pupils will need to be logged into their school account to access this video).
All pupils have already been registered with GCSEPod through their school account. If you child has already activated their account they can login using the ‘Sign in with Office365’ button, using their Princethorpe email address and password.
If they haven’t used GCSEPod before they just need to activate their account by going to www.gcsepod.com and clicking “Login” in the top right-hand corner, then following the instructions below:
1) Click “New here? Get started.”
2) Select “Student”
3) Enter their name, date of birth and the school name.
4) Create a username, password, and a password hint to help them remember the password.
Once the account is activated they can login using the ‘Sign in with Office365’ button, using their Princethorpe email address and password.
If you have any questions regarding GCSEPod please don’t hesitate to contact me at andycompton@princethorpe.co.uk
Andy Compton
Assistant Head - Director of Digital Strategy
