College reveals preparations for busy exam season

Derby College Group has been offering an insight into the work that takes place across its sites in readiness for the busy exam season.

In the run up to the exam period, the college has been working to ensure every student has the best possible conditions in which to succeed across all its sites.

It has allocated approximately 5,500 individual exam sittings across 210 rooms, with 380 members of staff assigned to support the operation.

Exams at schools and colleges nationally run from 7 May through to 23 June 2026, with A-level results day on 13 August and GCSE results day on 20 August.

Helen O’Neill, examinations manager at Derby College Group, said: “Coordinating an operation of this scale takes months of planning and the dedication of hundreds of people, but it is always worth it.

“At the heart of everything we do is making sure that each student walks into their exam room feeling calm, prepared and well supported.”

With exam season now in full swing, Derby College Group is also encouraging young people considering their post-16 options to start thinking ahead.

It will be hosting an open evening at its Roundhouse campus on Wednesday 4 June. For more information click here.