If you are taking exams or completing non-exam assessments in the academic year 2024-2025, please find links below to important exam information that you must be aware of alongside the Examination Governing Body (JCQ) rules and regulations.
Please read these documents carefully so you are fully prepared for your exams and non-exam assessments.
- Important Exam Information for Students 24-25
- JCQ: Unauthorised Items Poster
- JCQ: Warning to Candidates Poster
- JCQ: Preparing to sit your Exams
- Information for Candidates: Written Examinations 24-25
- Information for Candidates: On-Screen Tests 24-25
- Information for Candidates: Coursework 24-25
- Information for Candidates: Non-Examination Assessment 24-25
- Information for Candidates: Social Media
- Information for Candidates: Privacy Notice
- AI and Assessments: A Quick Guide for Students
Ofqual have also published a Student Checklist to help students prepare for their exams and assessments - Student Checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please check your individual exam timetable on Student Portal for exam room details and to ensure all your exams are listed. In case of any queries, please contact exams@franklin.ac.uk as soon as possible.
We advise you to check your timetable the day before your exam in case there have been any unavoidable last minute room changes.
Please note the exam times on your timetables do not take into account any extra time allowances.
You must be outside your exam room no later than 15 minutes before the start time.
You are required to leave your coat, bag and any belongings not required for your exam in the bag drop. Please make sure you have done this before 08:45am for morning exams and 1:15pm for afternoon exams.
In addition please ensure that you bring the following to every exam:
- BLACK pen x2 (you must write in black ball-point pen only)
- Student ID card
- Any other equipment required for the exam, e.g. ruler, pencil, rubber, calculator
You must not be in possession of:
- a mobile phone
- smart glasses or any other smart technology
- any type of watch - including analogue, digital or smartwatches
- iPads, iPods, Fitbits, AirPods, earphones or ear buds, MP3 or MP4 players or similar devices
- Revision notes / blank paper or post it notes
If you do not need it for your exam, please do not bring it to the exam room.
If there is an emergency and you are going to be late for your exam must telephone Reception on 01472 875000 to inform them of the circumstances. As soon as you arrive at college please report to reception and request to speak to a member of the Exam Team.
Please be aware that if you arrive late for the exam the Exam Board have the discretion not to accept your exam script.
In the case of absence from an exam please telephone Reception on 01472 875000 as soon as possible.
BTEC & CTEC Resits January 2025
If you would like to resit one or more BTEC First/National or Cambridge Technical examinations in January 2025, please complete the resit application form - BTEC & CTEC January 2025 Resit form
The deadline to enter and pay for a January resit is Friday 11th October.
Fees
| Qualification | Fee (per unit) |
| BTEC First (Level 2) | £20.40 |
| BTEC National (Level 3) | £42.90 |
| Cambridge Technical (Level 3) | £45.25 |
Summer 2025 Contingency Days
The awarding bodies collectively agree a contingency day each year which is always scheduled at the end of the GCSE and GCE A level exam timetables.
The contingency day is in the event of national or significant local disruption to exams in the United Kingdom, being part of the awarding bodies' standard contingency planning for exams.
Reviews following the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for additional resilience and a single contingency day was not felt to be sufficient if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable.
For the June 2024 exams, the awarding bodies have included an additional half-day contingency session. This is on Wednesday 11 June 2025. The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable and is scheduled for Wednesday 25 June 2025.
Please therefore consider these contingency days when making plans for Summer. All candidates are advised to remain available until Wednesday 25 June 2025 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
