EXAMINATIONS & TESTS

Decide on examinations.

The first step in your examinations process is choosing what board you would like to sit your examinations with. If you are retaking examinations, or have already been studying a particular syllabus you will know already which one you have been preparing for.

Application Form.

Once you have decided on what exams you are taking, you will complete the application form here. This gives us more information about you, the candidate. You will need to know what subject, board, level and option code you would like to sit.

Registration Process: Gathering of Info (Coursework, EAA, Practical Endorsement).

Once we receive application forms, we are able to review them. We may be in touch for further information from you – if your specification includes any coursework, or speaking tests, if you would like to do a practical endorsement, or if you are applying for any access arrangements.

Generation of invoice.

Once we have gathered all the relevant information, we are able to generate an invoice for you. This includes the board fees, a candidate fee, and our per-paper fees, as well as any additional fees. Further information regarding the fees can be found here.

Payment and profile creation.

Upon payment, we create a candidate profile for you with the details you have provided us with in the application form, and proceed with the entry.

 Welcome to Greene’s and GReene’s Online.

You will receive an email welcoming you to our online portal (Greene’s Online). There will be a guide to Greene’s Online attached to this email. After your initial login you will also be able to review your entries. We strongly encourage you to check that all the exams and their corresponding codes are correct and let us know immediately if there is any discrepancies.

Timetable sent and what happens on exam day.

All examinations take place in central oxford.  Your timetable will be sent to you a month prior to the examination period. You will also be able to see your timetable on Greene’s Online. If you need the timetable any earlier than this, all of the boards release their timetables online, so you can look up the board timetable beforehand.

Supervision and Submission of Coursework.

If your exam requires you to complete coursework, we will be in touch to arrange supervision. You will need to meet with your supervisor several times and complete a coursework diary. This is so that we can say with certainty that any work you complete is your own. You will need to hand in your coursework before our deadline, so that we can ensure it gets marked and sent to the board by their deadline.

Speaking tests.

Speaking tests are conducted within a period given to centres by the boards, known as a ‘window’. This window varies from year to year and from board to board but usually takes place a few weeks before the written papers are due to begin. We allocate speaking test dates based on our examiners’ availability – they will take place within the window, during office hours (Monday-Friday, 9.00-5.30). We will send you the date of your exam in advance, so you have time to make plans to come to Greene’s for the exam. 

We will also reach out to you to collect the required materials from you or to arrange supervision for projects. Different boards and levels have different specifications for what is required from you (you may need to send us an image, prepare a presentation, or complete an Individual Research Project). Please familiarise yourself with what your specification requirements are.

Exam day.

All morning examinations will begin at 9.00am, and all afternoon examinations will begin at 1.30pm. Candidates must arrive by 8.40 and 1.20 respectively. This is to ensure that you can find the correct room, and you are seated comfortably by the time the examinations begin. You will be allocated a room and a desk – you can find your name on your desk and make yourself comfortable.

• When examinations start, our invigilators will read an announcement to you – it is important that you listen to what they say. You will need to complete the front of your exam paper with your details. You will be allocated a candidate number by us and you will find this number on your desk. The centre number will be written on the whiteboard at the front of the room.

You can find a list of things you need to bring with you here, and a list of prohibited items here.