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Being late for exams - a question out of interest

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Calendargirl Mon 12-Jun-23 10:58:39

But if their school bus is late/doesn’t turn up/ caught up in traffic chaos, the children can’t do much about it biglouis.

And even if they managed to contact a parent, chances are they would still be late getting there.

Not their fault. All right saying it’s their responsibility to get there on time….

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biglouis Mon 12-Jun-23 10:49:53

I dont know about school exams but at university I was often on invigilation duties. If a student arrived more than 30 minutes late they were not allowed into the exam. Their name was taken and they were instructed to report back to their department. Those who were allowed to begin late did not get any extra time.

Arriving on time for exams is the responsibility of the student and they are warned to allow extra to get to the venue.

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Nannarose Mon 12-Jun-23 10:42:26

I popped out to do an early errand this morning that should have taken 15 minutes, and got caught in an awful snarl-up. Traffic grid-locked, even round our small country lanes. I was out for an hour, and didn't actually get my errand done!

However - there were little knots of kids hanging around waiting for their buses, messing around. But on the edges, a couple of times, I saw serious-faced teenagers on their mobiles, one obviously upset. I realised that they must be worried about getting to their exams.
I didn't offer lifts - I didn't know any of them - but also I felt better to be in an 'official' place with others in the same boat.

Anyway, it did make me wonder what would happen to them? I remember the 'late procedures' of my youth, before mobile phones. Does anyone know what happens now?

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