Transcript Transfer 2011 - Ballyclare High

Transfer 2013
Common Entrance Assessments
www.aqe.org.uk
Legislative Provisions
• Academic Selection BUT no 11+ transfer
procedure;
• Governors required to set admissions criteria;
• Governors must give ‘due regard’ to Minister’s
Guidance;
• No ban on academic ability or aptitude being a
criterion for admission
(St Andrews);
• No ban on the school setting its own test.
Common Entrance Tests
• Three one hour assessments;
• English and Maths components of the
primary school curriculum;
• Marks of the best 2 tests will count;
• Parents may if they wish enter the child for
only two of three papers;
• Unlike the 11+ there will not be a
supplementary paper.
Cost
• AQE Ltd. The company which administers the
tests;
• Ballyclare HS is a centre and will accommodate
those pupils allocated to take the tests here;
• A fee of £42.00 will cover costs of administration
of the test; cheque, bankers draft, or postal
order.
• This applies whether 2 or 3 tests are entered;
• The tests will be free if the registration form is
accompanied by proof that the child is entitled to
free school meals.
When ?
The CEA tests take place on:
• Saturday November 10th
• Saturday November 24th
• Saturday December 1st
Where?
• Participating Grammar Schools;
• AQE will seek order of preference from
parents;
• Special access arrangements should be
indicated at the time of registration;
• Parents will be advised of the
arrangements that can be made.
Dry Run
• Not compulsory but advisable;
• Opportunity to see location of the tests
close up;
• Chance to fill in the necessary information;
• Chance to attempt some questions without
pressure;
• Chance to meet the invigilators, teachers and
sixth form pupils;
• This year it will be held on Saturday 20th
October.
What happens if you haven’t sat
the Common Entrance
Assessment
Schools will be required to allocate places
using other criteria in the unlikely event
that they have insufficient applications from
pupils who have sat the Common
Entrance Assessment. Only at that point
shall pupils who have not sat the test be
offered a place.
Timetable
Applications 14th May 2012
Closing date 14th September 2012
Closing date for return of access forms
21st September 2012
Familiarisation
day (dry run) Saturday 20th October
Results
2nd February 2013
Remark application
Closing date 18th February 2013
Preparing for the test
• No obligation on primary schools to
undertake specific preparation;
• Assessments will reflect the teaching
given in normal classes.
The Common Entrance
Assessments
• Based on the KS 2 curriculum for English
and Mathematics;
• Questions will test the skills aptitude and
knowledge that all pupils will be
developing at this Key Stage;
• Specification and sample test may be
viewed on the AQE Website.
The CEA Tests
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8 mathematics items.
Poem 1 followed by 7 comprehension
items;
8 mathematics items;
Basic skills passage (lines numbered on
the right) followed 5 skills basic skills
items.
The CEA Tests
• 8 mathematics items;
• Poem 2 followed by 7 comprehension
items;
• 8 mathematics items;
• Prose passage followed by 7
comprehension items.
Further details and examples are on the
AQE website.
May/June
• Application process begins on 14th May
2012
• Free to choose which school to sit
assessment in but pressure on numbers
may mean you will have to use an
alternative school.
• Which school you sit the test in has
nothing to do with which schools you
apply to.
Access Arrangements
•
Responsibility of parents/guardians to apply for access arrangements;
•
Registration form will contain a section on access arrangements;
•
If you fill this in there will be a second form with guidance notes
(ACCD12 or ACCL12) to allow you to give further details about your
child’s disability or disadvantage. Form ACCL12 is for pupils without
English or Irish as a first Language;
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Access panel. Decision conveyed to parents and to the Centre
Applications for access arrangements must be returned by 21st
September 2012.
Emergencies e.g. broken wrist etc. inform AQE Ltd immediately in order to
obtain ACCE12.
Arrangements
• Confirmation to parents will be through
admissions cards which will give the
admissions number and the school where the
child will sit the assessment.
• Where there are too many applicants to sit the
assessment in a particular school preference
will be given to those who applied earlier.
• Applicants will then be assigned to their 2nd
preference school.
AQE office closure
9th July to 13th July
and
9th October to 31st October
Closing Date
Closing Date for Applications
14th
September 2012
APPLY NOW
Familiarisation Day (Dry Run)
Saturday 20th October 2012
With practice test
Assessments
1. Saturday 10th November 2012 at 10.00
a.m. - the first assessment
2. Saturday 24th November 2012 at 10.00
a.m. - the second assessment
3. Saturday 1st December 2012 at
10.00 a.m. – the third and final
assessment
January
• Admissions criteria for the schools
should be available;
• Age related adjustments to scores will be
made;
• Best two scores will be taken and a
standard score for each candidate will be
calculated.
Results
• Sent to parents on 2nd February 2013
• Sent to receiving schools and to primary
schools
• Remark facility available . Closing date for
application Monday 18th February 2013
• Application forms for registering for remarks
need to be requested from the AQE office by
on or before Friday 8th February 2013
• AQE office closed 13th -17th February
Remarks
• Marking of papers identified for remarking will
be on 21st , 22nd , and 25th February 2013
• Parents will be notified in writing of the
decision as soon as possible.
• Schools will be notified of the any changes in
scores.
Special Circumstances
• A candidate will be eligible if his/her
performance in the CEA has been affected by
circumstances beyond his/her control or if
he/she was unable to be present to sit the
assessment.
• Relevant form for special circumstances or
special provisions will be available from any
AQE school the AQE website or the AQE
office.
Special Circumstances
• Form SC12 and information sheet is
available from the AQE office;
• It is also available from the web site;
• Or it may be collected from any AQE
school after the assessment.
Application to Schools
February/ March: Primary School
interviews and transfer forms to NEELBs;
March/April 2013: Schools receive transfer
forms, apply criteria and inform ELB of
allocation of places;
May/June: Parents receive information of
the allocated school;
Appeals process starts;
Induction of new pupils begins.
What Next?
– Get registered for the AQE Common Entrance
Assessment;
– Get to know next year’s criteria of the Schools to
which you wish to apply when they are published in
the NEELB Transfer booklet;
– Make sure that you fill in the relevant forms for
Access arrangements if special arrangements are
required for your child. If you claim for Special
Circumstances or Special Provisions make sure that
you provide the relevant evidence;
– Make sure that you have the dates for the DRY RUN
and the 3 tests clearly displayed at home.
Last Year’s Assessments
– Most parents were happy with the way the
assessments were conducted evidenced by
our own exit questionnaires and by the AQE
questionnaire;
– Most children were confident and comfortable
with the tests;
– Most children who sat the test and applied will
get to the school of their first choice;
– Some will get to the school of their second
choice and some to their third choice.