The Alice Burnett Twinning Scholarship which provides a month's work experience, including travel and accommodation, in Aubigny this summer has been awarded to Sarah Muir 6L. She will be going there early in July.

Bon voyage et bonne chance!

P Hutchison

The following information was distributed to S4-S6 pupils in registration this morning...

IMPORTANT NOTES TO PUPILS
EXAMINATIONS 2012

1. When you return to school after the Easter break you will be issued with your own personal timetable which will show your seat number and the room to report to for your examination.
2. Study Leave
   S4 commences 25 April 2012, pupils return to school 5 June 2012
   S5/6 commences 9 May 2012, S5 pupils return to school 5 June 2012
3. Highlight NOW or underline all of your exams on the school examination timetable. If you are not sure whether you will be sitting Foundation/General/Credit levels, check NOW with your subject teachers. Where there is more than one sitting of exams (eg Art & Design) check which group you will be in for the exam.
4. When attending for examinations during the period of study leave, pupils should wear normal school dress code for reasons of school security.
5. Make sure that you arrive at the exam room in good time and equipped with writingmaterials/calculators/French dictionaries (where appropriate). School bags and books (other than French dictionaries) may NOT be taken into the hall and should be left in lockers.
6. Mobile phones and other electronic devices should not be brought into school as they are not permitted in the examination rooms under any circumstances even if they are switched off.  If they are brought into school they must be left securely in lockers.
7. If you are ill during the examination period and cannot attend for any examination, your parent/carer must telephone the school on the morning of the examination.  A doctor’s certificate will be required for absentee consideration by the SQA.  In the event of you becoming ill during an examination, you should advise a member of the invigilation staff.
8. Invigilation will be undertaken by SQA Invigilators. You must carry out their instructions as directed as poor conduct may result in the forfeit of the examination and your parents will be contacted.

The Knox Academy SQA Exam timetable can be viewed above.    Schools are permitted to change certain exam times slightly so pupils should make reference to the document above [download].

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The latest edition of Knox News is now available for viewing and downloading on this website in the Publications section: School Info > Publications > Knox News.

If you require a paper copy and cannot access the website, please contact the school office on 01620 823387.

Pupils who are currently studying for SQA examinations will find information available on the SQA's Your Exams 2012 website useful. Specifically, important information about the SQA examination process (PDF) can be downloaded in this booklet.

SQA's timetable builder is available for iPhone, iPod Touch, Google Android, and a Java version for other phones.  This application lets you build your exam timetable and also provides key information relating to sitting your exams.

Key features:

• create your own personal timetable
• add SQA exams and non SQA custom exams
• add multiple exams in one search
• add notes to exam listings
• display exam times as either a list or calendar
• send timetable to e-mail address
• integrate into other calendars via iCal attachment (eg. Google calendar, Outlook)
• help and guidance for sitting exams including exam study guides
• links to MySQA and other useful websites

To download this free app please click here.

You can also build a personal exam timetable directly on the SQA website or download the 2012 SQA Exam Timetable (PDF)

Pupils may also be interested in signing up for the MySQA service which provides exam results by email/text on Tuesday 7 August 2012.

A reminder to parents/carers that the school closes for the Easter break on Friday 30 March 2012 at 12.05 pm.  Pupils and staff resume on Tuesday 17 April.

For S4-S6 pupils this break is the ideal time for some independent study in preparation for the Final Exams in May. Pupils may wish to use the Study Skills Booklet for ideas on how to study and a blank revision timetable.

As in previous years, staff are providing Easter Revison sessions which we encourage pupils to attend to assist in their studies.

The 2012 Easter Revision Timetable can be viewed here.