Key Assessment Dates 2013-14 Key Stage 4

NB: Dates are subject to change. CA = Controlled Assessment

Subject / Year
Group / Key Dates
Week beginning / Focus
11 / Feb 10 / Trial Exam Week
9 & 10 / March 17 / Trial Exam Week
English / 10 / Sept 30 / Eng Lang: Extended Reading
Oct 7 / Eng Lit: Shakespeare
Nov 11 / Eng Lang: Creative Writing 1
Dec 16 / Eng Lang: Spoken Language Study
Eng Lit: Trial exam Unit 2
Jan 27 / Eng Lang: Creative Writing 2
Mar 17 / Eng Lang: Trial Unit 1 exam
Apr 7 / Eng Lit: Trial exam Unit 2
May 20 / Eng Lit: External exam Unit 1
May 22 / Eng Lit: External exam Unit 2
June 2 / Eng Lang: External exam Unit 1
11 / Sept 30 / English Single: Shakespeare
Eng Lang: Extended Reading
Eng Lit: Shakespeare
Nov 4 / Eng Lang Unit 1 re-sit exam
Nov 11 / Eng Lang: Creative Writing 1
Dec 9 / English Single: Poetry
Dec 16 / Eng Lang: Spoken Language Study
Eng Lit: Trial exam Unit 2
Jan 27 / English Single: Creative writing 1
Eng Lang: Creative Writing 2
Mar 3 / English Single: Novel
Mar 24 / English Single: Creative Writing 2
Eng Lang Trial Exam (provisional)
Apr 7 / Eng Lit Trial exam unit 1
May 20 / Eng Lit: External exam Unit 1
May 22 / Eng Lit: External exam Unit 2
June 2 / Eng Lang: External exam Unit 1
Business Studies / 11 / May 21 / Business Studies Unit 1 External Exam
May 24 / Business Studies Unit 2 External Exam
May 21 / Applied Business Unit 1 External Exam
May 24 / Applied Business Unit 7 External Exam
D&T / 10 / Mar / Trial exam
11 / Feb / Trial exam
10&11 / Sep-Feb / CAT
Film Studies / 9/10 / Oct 7 / Media Studies Key Concepts
Dec 2 / Media Studies Theory
Jan 27 / Micro Analysis & Industry Research
Mar 17 / Film Studies GCSE: Trial Exam (Paper 1)
Apr 7 / Film Pitch
May 19 / Practical Preproduction
June 30 / Practical Production
July 14 / Practical Production Evaluation
11 / Oct 7 / Micro Analysis & Industry Research
Nov 18 / Practical Preproduction
Dec 16 / Film Studies GCSE: Trial Exam (Paper 1)
Jan 20 / Practical Production
Feb 24 / Practical Production Evaluation
May 12 / Film Studies GCSE: Trial Exam (Paper 2)
Geography / 9 / Sept 2 / Beginning of 20hr in-class controlled assessment
March 17 / Trial Exam Week
May 12 / Physical Geog: External exam
May 19 / Human Geog: External exam
11 / Sept 2 / Beginning of 20hr in-class controlled assessment
Feb 10 / Trial Exam Week
May 12 / Physical Geog: External exam
May 19 / Human Geog: External exam
History / 9 / Jan 13 / Finish Controlled Assessment
May 12 / Medicine Through Time GCSE Exam
May 19 / Germany GCSE Exam
11 / Dec 2 / Finish Controlled Assessment
Dec 16 / Germany and Medicine Mock Exam
May 12 / Medicine Through Time GCSE Exam
May 19 / Germany GCSE Exam
GCSE ICT / 10 / Oct / Coursework:
Activity 1: Investigation
Activity 1: Databases
Dec / Activity 1: Teaser video
Activity 1: Logo
Feb / Sources table
April / Activity 2: Model
May / Activity 2: Flyer
Activity 2: Review
July / Activity 2: Sources
11 / Oct / Activity 3: Podcast
Activity 2: All aspects
Dec / Activity 4: Review
Feb / Past paper
April / Past paper
May / Past paper
GCSE Computing / 10 / Oct 21 / Unit 1 test
Jan 13 / Unit 2 Test
Feb 10 / Unit 3 Test
April 7 / Past paper/Mock exam
May 19 / Past paper/Mock Exam
Maths / 9/10/11 / Oct 14 / Test week
9/10/11 / Dec 9 / Test week
9 / Feb 3 / Test week
10/11 / Feb 10 / Test week
9/10 / Mar 17 / Test week
11 / Mar 31 / Test week
9/10 / May 12 / Test week
11 / Jun 2 / OCR Add Maths external exam
10/11 / Jun 9 / GCSE Paper 1 & 2
11 / Jun 9 / Edexcel Certificate Paper 1 & 2
11 / Jun16 / AQA Further maths Paper 1 & 2
Media / 9/10 / Oct 7 / Media Studies Key Concepts
Dec 2 / Media Studies Theory
Jan 6 / Children’s Comics Analysis
Jan 27 / Children’s Comic Creative Task
Mar 17 / Media Studies GCSE: Trial Exam
May 19 / Film Promotion Analysis
July 14 / Film Poster Creative Task
MFL / 10 / Oct 7 / Oral exams (my life) 15% of GCSE
9 & 11 / Oct 21 / Writing exam (business Y11, media Y9)
10 ab initio / Oct 25 / Writing exam (leisure)
11 / Dec 2 / Oral exams (Business)
10 / Dec 2 / Writing exam (Business)
9 / Dec 9 / Oral exams (media)
10 / Feb 3 / Oral exams (Business)
10 ab initio / Feb 10 / Writing exam (tourism)
9 / April 7 / Writing exam (leisure)
10 ab initio / May 19 / Oral exams (media)
9 / June 23 / Writing exam (tourism)
Music / 10 / January 13 - 15 / Creative Task Trial Exam
11 / January 13-15 / Creative Task Trial Exam
10 / April 30 – May 2 / Creative Task Final Exam
11 / April 30 – May 2 / Creative Task Final Exam
Physical Education / 9 / June 9 / BTEC Sport External Assessment-Fitness for Sport and Exericse
10 & 11 / Oct 21
Dec 16
Feb 3
April 7 / End of Unit Assessments
11 / Jan 27 / GCSE PE Practical Moderation
Psychology / 10 / Sept 30 / Non-verbal communication end of unit test
Nov 11 / Personality end of unit test
Dec 16 / Memory end of unit test
Feb 10 / Research methods end of unit test
March 17 / Trial Unit 1 Exam
June 16 / Social Influence end of unit test
Science / 9 / Dec 2 / Core science CA week
Dec 9 / Core science CA week
Mar 10 / Separate sciences CA week
Mar 17 / Separate sciences CA week
10 / Nov 4 / Separate sciences CA week
Nov 11 / Separate sciences CA week
Dec 2 / Core science CA week
Additional science CA week
Dec 9 / Core science CA week
Additional science CA week
11 / Jan 6 / Separate sciences CA week
Jan 13 / Separate sciences CA week