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Useful information about Exam Days at MTC

Useful Information About Exam Days.

Where will my exam be held?

Examinations with Macclesfield Tutorial College are hosted either at The College itself (20 Cumberland Street, SK10 1DD) or the nearby Macclesfield Masonic Hall (1 Riseley Street, SK10 1BW.)  In advance of the day of your exam(s), you will be notified if your exam will take place at the Masonic Hall, otherwise all exams will be at The College.  Both venues are close to Macclesfield’s mainline rail station and Macclesfield’s town centre.

If your exam is at The College there is a pay and display carpark (Jordangate) a five-minute walk away.

If your exam is at Macclesfield Masonic Hall, it is just a short walk from The College.  There is a drop off point which is available for our customers when sitting exams at The Masonic Hall.  There is a pay and display carpark (Whalley Hayes) a five-minute walk away.

What time should I arrive?

You should have received a Statement of Entry confirming dates of your examinations.

For morning exams please arrive at your exam location by 08.30.

For afternoon exams please arrive at your exam location by 12.30.

Delays.

If you are delayed on your way to an examination, please call the College to advise on 01625 501440.  Exam Boards may not mark papers for late arrivals so please arrive promptly for all exams.

ID.

Photo ID must be shown for each examination.  This is an exam board requirement.  ID will be checked by MTC staff for each exam.

No waiting area.          

We do not provide a waiting area for students’ friends and family. Lessons continue at MTC throughout the term and due to data protection and the sensitivity of our work, we cannot accommodate students’ friends and family inside the College building nor the Masonic Hall.  Please arrange a meeting point for all exam drop offs and pick ups.

Signing in and out & emergency procedures.

For safety and fire regulations, please ensure that a member of MTC staff has both signed you in and out of the building.  If an alarm goes off during your exam – follow the invigilator’s instructions.  You must not remove your exam papers from the exam room.

What can I take into the exam room?

Students are not permitted to wear wristwatches in the exam room.  Clocks are provided in each room.

Phones must be switched off and handed to staff, along with all personal items for safekeeping – they must not go into the exam room.

A black pen and pencils can be taken into the exam room, along with a ruler and eraser and any necessary mathematics equipment – if you are using a pencil case it must be see-through.  For exams where calculators are allowed, all calculator cases must be removed.  If you need any additional stationery, please raise your hand and an Invigilator will assist you.

Water in a clear bottle with a lid (no labels) can be taken in to the exam room.  Food cannot be taken in to the exam room, except with prior permission.

Check your paper – student responsibility.

There are occasions where more than one exam subject will be taken in the same room.  Invigilators work carefully to ensure the correct paper is given to you.  It is the Student’s responsibility to then check the subject, tier and board of the paper they have been given. 

Make sure you write your name, Candidate Number and Centre Number on every exam paper you complete.  Ask an invigilator if you do not know this information.

Illness and bathroom requests.

If you feel unwell or need to use the bathroom during an exam, please raise your hand to ask an invigilator if you can leave the exam room.

Access Arrangements.

Make sure the appropriate information is given to you if you have an agreed Access Arrangement, such as needing extra time to complete your exam.

Finishing an exam.

Make sure you wait until the invigilator gives you permission to leave the exam room. Do not leave the exam with any exam materials. This is considered malpractice and could impact the security of exams and mean you may not receive a grade. Please remember not to share anything about the content of your exam on social media. Again, this is considered malpractice and you may be investigated.  When leaving your exam and the building, please do so quietly to respect ongoing examinations. 

Further reading.

JCQ (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas & OCR) have a full list of instructions for exam day via the following link:

https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/information-for-candidates-documents

CIE offer further information via the following link:

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/exam-administration/what-to-expect-on-exams-day

Best of luck from all the team at Macclesfield Tutorial College.

January 2023 Exam Results Date

When are January 2023 exam results available?

Thursday the 2nd of March 2023

How do I receive my results?

If you registered for Exams with us, there are a few ways that you can obtain your results on the appropriate day(s).

  1. Telephone our office on +44 1625 501440 and we will tell you your results. Statements of Results will be posted to candidates on the afternoon of results day and should be with you the following day.
  2. Telephone our office in advance of results day on +44 1625 501440 to arrange a time to visit the college and collect your Statement of Results on the appropriate day(s).
  3. Simply wait to receive your Statement of Results in the post.

When will I receive my exam certificate?

Certificates for exams are issued to us from the Exam Boards. This is typically 10 to 12 weeks after a results day. As soon as they are received in the College, we dispatch them using the Royal Mail’s Signed For postal service to the address you have provided to us with your initial application. Please ensure that you inform us of any changes in your address.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking to you on results day!

Autumn 2022 Results Dates

When are results available?

JCQ

  • Thursday 12th January 2023 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas all results

CIE

  • Tuesday 10th January 2023 – Cambridge International Exams AS and A Level results
  • Wednesday 18th January 2023 – Cambridge International Exams IGCSE results

How do I receive my results?

If you registered for Exams with us, there are a few ways that you can obtain your results on the appropriate day(s).

  1. Telephone our office on +44 1625 501440 and we will tell you your results. Statements of Results will be posted to candidates on the afternoon of results day and should be with you the following day.
  2. Telephone our office in advance of results day on +44 1625 501440 to arrange a time to visit the college and collect your Statement of Results on the appropriate day(s).
  3. Simply wait to receive your Statement of Results in the post.

When will I receive my exam certificate?

Certificates for autumn exams are issued to us from the Exam Boards. This is typically 10 to 12 weeks after a results day. As soon as they are received in the College, we dispatch them using the Royal Mail’s Signed For postal service to the address you have provided to us with your initial application. Please ensure that you inform us of any changes in your address.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking to you on results day!

Christmas closing dates at MTC

MTC will be closed for Christmas  from Monday the 19th of December to Monday the 2nd of January inclusive.

We wish all our students and their families a very happy Christmas.

We are open throughout the year (with the exception of bank holidays and the Christmas fortnight – Monday 19th December 2022 until Monday 2nd January 2023 inclusive) and it is assumed that lessons will continue as timetabled during other school holidays.  Should you wish to make any changes to lessons, please contact the office and we will be happy to arrange.  Please note that we require a notice period of 48 hours for lesson cancellations/amendments (or on the preceding Friday for a Monday lesson). Without this, lessons will be charged in full.

Summer 2022 Exam Results

When are results available?

Results for all Summer 2022 GCSE, IGCSE, O Level, AS and A-Level Exams will be available in August:

  • Thursday 11th August 2022 – Cambridge International Exams AS and A Level results

 

  • Thursday 18th August 2022 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas AS and A Level results
  • Thursday 18th August 2022 – Cambridge International Exams O Level and IGCSE results

 

  • Thursday 25th August 2022 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas GCSE and IGCSE results

How do I receive my results?

If you registered for Exams with us, there are a few ways that you can obtain your results on the appropriate day(s).

  1. Telephone our office on +44 1625 501440 and we will tell you your results. Statements of Results will be posted to candidates on the afternoon of results day and should be with you the following day.
  2.  Visit the college from 9am and collect your Statement of Results on the appropriate day(s).
  3. Simply wait to receive your Statement of Results in the post.

When will I receive my exam certificate?

Certificates for summer exams are issued to us from the Exam Boards towards the end of the year, typically in October or November. As soon as they are received in the College, we dispatch them using the Royal Mail’s Signed For postal service to the address you have provided to us with your initial application. Please ensure that you inform us of any changes in your address.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking to you on results day!

Autumn 2021 Results

When are results available?

JCQ

  • Thursday 16th December 2021 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas all AS and A Level results
  • Thursday 13th January 2022 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas GCSE English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics – Numeracy and Welsh Language results
  • Thursday 24th February 2022 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas GCSE subjects offered as part of the exceptional autumn 2021 examination series in England

CIE

  • Monday 10th January 2022 – Cambridge International Exams AS and A Level
  • Tuesday 18th January 2022 – Cambridge International Exams – all other qualifications

How do I receive my results?

If you registered for Exams with us, there are a few ways that you can obtain your results on the appropriate day(s).

  1. Telephone our office on +44 1625 501440 and we will tell you your results. Statements of Results will be posted to candidates on the afternoon of results day and should be with you the following day.
  2. Telephone our office in advance of results day on +44 1625 501440 to arrange a pre-booked time to visit the college and collect your Statement of Results on the appropriate day(s).
  3. Simply wait to receive your Statement of Results in the post.

When will I receive my exam certificate?

Certificates for autumn exams are issued to us from the Exam Boards. This is typically 10 to 12 weeks after a results day. As soon as they are received in the College, we dispatch them using the Royal Mail’s Signed For postal service to the address you have provided to us with your initial application. Please ensure that you inform us of any changes in your address.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking to you on results day!

Summer 2021 Results

When are results available?

Results for all Summer 2021 GCSE, IGCSE, O Level, AS and A-Level Exams / Teacher Assessed Grades will be available in August:

  • Tuesday 10th August 2021 – Cambridge International Exams AS and A Level results
  • Tuesday 10th August 2021 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas AS and A Level results

 

  • Thursday 12th August 2021 – Cambridge International Exams O Level and IGCSE results
  • Thursday 12th August 2021 – AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas GCSE and IGCSE results

How do I receive my results?

If you registered for Exams / Teacher Assessed Grades with us, there are a few ways that you can obtain your results on the appropriate day(s).

  1. Telephone our office on +44 1625 501440 and we will tell you your results. Statements of Results will be posted to candidates on the afternoon of results day and should be with you the following day.
  2. Telephone our office in advance of results day on +44 1625 501440 to arrange a pre-booked time to visit the college and collect your Statement of Results on the appropriate day(s).
  3. Simply wait to receive your Statement of Results in the post.

When will I receive my exam certificate?

Certificates for summer exams are issued to us from the Exam Boards towards the end of the year, typically in October or November. As soon as they are received in the College, we dispatch them using the Royal Mail’s Signed For postal service to the address you have provided to us with your initial application. Please ensure that you inform us of any changes in your address.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to speaking to you on results day!

Covid-19 Update – 13th January 2021

In order to keep everyone informed, please find enclosed a summary of the current situation.

 

Macclesfield Tutorial College is currently closed, in line with government directives and all our staff are doing their best to work remotely to ensure the on-going support of our students, exam candidates and other customers. We continue to offer high quality and effective tuition in most levels and subjects, and are also still accepting examination applications.

We are unable to accept telephone calls so please email us at [email protected] if you have any urgent questions or concerns.

MTC Students following full or part time study courses

We are continuing to offer support to all of our students. Most students have now moved onto a timetable of online lessons but there are alternative solutions should that not be an option. Please contact us to discuss what is best for you so that you do not miss out on valuable tuition time. We will keep you informed of progress with lessons and are striving to maintain existing timetables wherever possible.

Students receiving supporting tuition

If you wish to continue your lessons, please let us know. Depending upon tutor availability, we may be able to offer online lessons. Many students have already moved to online lessons and continue to benefit from high quality tuition from our experienced tutors. Contact us for more information.

Examination candidates

All summer 2021 GCSE and A Level exams have been cancelled. This is true for each of the UK exam boards and for all centres nationally. At this stage, IGCSE exams are still going ahead as intended and MTC will offer these exams (subject to Covid related government guidance).

As with the previously cancelled Summer 2020 exam series, Macclesfield Tutorial College will do everything possible to support candidates entered with us. We advise that candidates should gather evidence of their work which might be used as evidence to support a Centre Assessed Grade. Should the same process for calculating grades as was used in 2020 be utilised this year, evidence of study and ability will be critical. In order to receive a grade, candidates will need to be able to satisfy the following criteria:

  • Candidates should have a qualified, independent third party who can provide a predicted grade for them and authenticate all submitted evidence. This should be a tutor/teacher who will need to supply their credentials for MTC to validate. A family member is not permitted to submit a grade nor authenticate.
  • There is a sufficient body of evidence of the candidate’s work which can be submitted to us to support the candidate’s ability to achieve the predicted grade. This should be candidate’s work which has been assessed/marked by the tutor and can be in the form of mock exams, past papers, coursework, and classwork/work completed during lessons. MTC reserves the right to amend a submitted grade if the evidence does not support it.

We are closely monitoring the situation and, as more information becomes available, we will communicate with our candidates. We are also lobbying to ensure that private candidates are taken into account during this process.

If a candidate is not able to satisfy the above criteria, they should contact us directly at [email protected] and we will advise of the available options.

Stay safe and healthy.

Corona Virus Update – 27 March

In order to keep everyone informed, please find enclosed a summary of the current situation.

 

Macclesfield Tutorial College is now fully closed, in line with government directives and all our staff are now doing their best to work remotely to ensure the on-going support of our students, exam candidates and other customers.

We are unable to accept telephone calls so please email us at [email protected] if you have any urgent questions or concerns.

MTC Students following full or part time study courses

We are continuing to offer support to all of our students, whether that is the setting and marking of work, or an on-going timetable of online lessons. We will keep you informed of progress with lessons and are striving to maintain existing timetables wherever possible.

Students receiving supporting tuition

If you wish to continue your lessons, please let us know. Depending upon tutor availability, we may be able to offer online lessons. Contact us for more information.

Examination candidates

All summer 2020 GCSE and A Level exams have been cancelled. This is true for each of the UK exam boards and for all centres nationally. All candidates will be able to receive a grade in the subjects for which they have been entered and the government will soon announce full details of the process for calculating a fair and accurate grade for each candidate. We are closely monitoring the situation and expect further updates on this soon. We are also lobbying to ensure that private candidates are taken into account during this process.

Our advice to all candidates at this time is to ensure you have collected as much evidence of prior attainment as you can – past papers and other independently assessed work (Eg. marked by a tutor) which demonstrate candidate ability. It is highly likely that any suggested grade will need to be back up by evidence of ability.

There will also be opportunities for candidates to sit exams early in the next academic year, should they need to.

More to follow on this..

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