Year 8 - Assessment Fortnight (Summer 2020)
Exam Briefing
Assessment Fortnight
There will be two assessments weeks, from 8th - 19th June.
You will be assessed in the learning that has taken place from September and will be given clear instructions about HOW these assessments will work for individual subjects.
The recommended* timetable will be shared before half term and give you the opportunity to see when the assessments should take place.
| Year 8 | Date | Type | Marked by | Time | Additional Requirements |
| MFL | 8-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 100 minutes | |
| History | 9-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 40 minutes | |
| Maths | 10-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 60 minutes | non calculator |
| Science | 11-Jun | Mixed | Firefly + teachers | 75 minutes | 30 minutes on firefly (self marking) PLUS 45 minutes paper based |
| Music | 12-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 50 mins | Audio tracks will need to be listened to |
| English | 15-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 60 minutes | |
| ICT | 16-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 45 mins | |
| Geography | 17-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 50 minutes | |
| RS | 18-Jun | Digital | Firefly + teachers | 50 minutes |
*We understand some students may not be able to complete their assessments within the time frame given due to extenuating circumstances. If you cannot complete the assessment on the day given, please email your teacher.
Revision Fortnight
For the fortnight from 18th-22nd May and then after half term from 1st-5th June you will be prompted to revision materials for the subjects you will be tested in.
Below are the subjects in which you will be tested in, and a link to the firefly page with revision resources;
Note: You will only be able to gain access to these firefly links through a student login.
You will NOT have assessments in the below subjects but will have projects/challenges during the assessment fortnight.
Drama - Optional ideas/activities will be posted by the dept during exam week
Visual Arts - Two week project will be posted on Firefly for Exam weeks
PE - Optional ideas/activities will be posted by the dept during exam week