Year 13 Exams & Revision

Exam Timetable & Revision Guidance

Mock Exam Timetable 2025-2026

Subject Overviews

Here you’ll find the key information for all the subjects studied by Year 13 students. Exam board specifications are linked here, along with details of how each course is assessed, links to revision resources and the best revision strategies for each subject.

Year 13 Subject Overviews and Specifications 2024-26

Non-Exam Assessments, NEAs (Coursework)

NEAs are a form of internal assessment, similar to old-style coursework, that are used in qualifications where it is the only valid means of assessing essential knowledge and skills that cannot be tested through traditional written exams. These include skills assessed through longer project-style tasks as well as practical assessments in subjects like Art, Drama, Music, PE and Science.

Over half of the courses for Year 13 students have a component of NEA that forms part of the final grade. The document below shows all the subjects for Year 13 students that include an NEA component, along with start dates and percentages of the final grade that the NEA is worth. NEAs in some subjects were completed in Year 12 and these have also been included.

It is important to recognise that whilst some NEA components may seem to be worth relatively small percentages of the final grade, students can often secure an improved final grade through consistent effort and performance on their NEA; it is also possible for final results to fall by a number of grades should students perform poorly in NEAs.

Year 13 NEA and Coursework Overview 2024-26

Exam Equipment

The equipment required by students in mock and final exams is similar to that needed each day in school.

2 black pens	Clear ruler	Protractor (angle measurer)
Sharp pencil	Rubber	Compasses
Scientific calculator	Highlighter	3 colouring pencils

This should all be stored securely in a clear, colourless, pencil case that is free from patterns or designs. Here are illustrations of the types of pencil cases allowed and not allowed in exams.

Students should recognise that exam boards require that they write in black ink and they should not use erasable pens, gel pens or highlighters as part of their answers. Students can complete diagrams and graphs in pencil. Exam board rules also state that calculator lids are not allowed to be brought to exam desks for exams.

It is advised that students have a water bottle so they can stay hydrated and focussed in their exams. Water bottles need to be clear, colourless and without labels. Students should place their water bottles on the floor next to their desk when they are not drinking from them. Here are illustrations of the types of water bottle allowed and not allowed in exams.