Each year, trial exams are conducted for students in year 11, and these are vital as markers to show students the progress that they are making towards their final exams in the summer.  They are also important 'practice' opportunities for students to fine-tune what revision techniques best suit their way of thinking. 

Therefore, for the Nov/Dec trials, we tell students exactly what topics are in the papers, so that they can focus their revision efforts and have a realistic result based on the time they have invested preparing in their own time.  As colleges and sixth forms can ask us for the results of these trials, it's important that students put in effort to get the best grade possible which will in turn, open doors for Further Education.

Below are the topic lists for the Higher paper and Foundation paper exams that start in November 2025.