The Balfron HS Senior Phase Prelims normally takes place in January for National 5, Higher & Advanced Higher Exams.<\/p>\n
Nearly 3000 individual exam arrangements over 15 days were organised.<\/p>\n
A summary schedule is available here.<\/p>\n
All N5, H & AH candidates will be issued with a personalised timetable, along with a copy of the information below.\u00a0 Parents and carers are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the dates and times of the exams that their child will be sitting.\u00a0 All candidates must go to the correct venue and sit in the exam desk number allocated.\u00a0 Attendance registers will be taken on this basis.<\/p>\n
There are a handful of pupils who will find that they have two exams on at the same time.\u00a0 Individual arrangements are put in place for those affected, and their timetable will be manually amended with their specific arrangement.\u00a0 Equally there are some pupils who have additional assessment arrangements \u2013 their personalised timetable will reflect these arrangements.<\/p>\n
Study Leave for S4\/S5\/S6\u00a0 during Prelims\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>During the exam period, all S4-S6 pupils <\/em><\/strong>are entitled \u00a0to study leave.\u00a0 This is an opportunity to prepare for Prelims by working to a planned revision schedule at home.\u00a0 We expect pupils to regard their non-exam days as study days and do their best to prepare for their next exam. They must attend all their exams, arriving in plenty of time wearing full school uniform and behave in the positive manner that we would normally expect.\u00a0 Attendance registers will be taken before each exam and recorded.\u00a0 Any absence on a non-exam day will be recorded as \u201cStudy Leave\u201d.\u00a0 Any absence on an exam day must be fully explained as normal.<\/p>\n Additional work for S4\/S5\/S6 during the Prelim Diet period\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>For a number of pupils, there will additionally be some work that may need to be undertaken during the Prelim Exam period, including practical assessments in Hospitality, speaking assessments in Modern Languages, and completion of National 4 & National 5 units.\u00a0 Such individual arrangements will be made by subject teams and communicated through Google Classroom to pupils.<\/p>\n Exam Conduct and Expectations: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>It is critical that all candidates are aware of their responsibility to come prepared and equipped for exams, and to ensure that their conduct is appropriate for SQA exams.\u00a0 Please ensure that your child has read and understood the information leaflet \u201cYour Balfron HS Prelim Exams\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Please download the leaflet here.<\/a><\/p>\n Please get in touch via your Form Class Leader if you have any queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Balfron HS Senior Phase Prelims normally takes place in January for National 5, Higher & Advanced Higher Exams. Nearly 3000 individual exam arrangements over 15 days were organised. A summary schedule is available here. All N5, H & AH candidates will be issued with a personalised timetable, along with a copy of the information … Continue reading Preparing for School Prelims<\/span>