The information below relates to the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars: Young Performers in English Award undertaken at registered exam centres.
It is designed for centre representatives, exam co-ordinators, administrators, supervisors, stewards and teachers who would like to find out more about:
The °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars Centre Best Practice Guidebook provides all the information needed to administer and run the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars:Young Performers in English Award.
There are four °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars awards:
Groups of 5 - 40 students:
Up to 300 students
The minimum allowable booking time for a °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars session in the UK and Ireland is 3 hours. This includes:
Please refer to Appendix 1 in the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars Centre Best Practice Guidebook for further information.
You must provide a suitable space for the performance to take place in which there is room for the expert to observe. This can be a school hall, auditorium, classroom, hallway, any other suitable place in the school or centre.
The performance room must be quiet, reasonably ventilated and maintained at a comfortable temperature.
You must provide a steward for the performance day who will show the performers to the waiting room and performance room, and ensure that all runs smoothly. If the expert is required to move around to school to see the groups, a steward must be provided to escort the expert.
In addition to the performances, for each award learners must produce a class or individual project based on their performance or performance theme. The °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars expert will view and stamp the project on the same days as the performance. See the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars Guide for Teachers for further information.
Bookings for the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars: Young Performers in English Award must be completed using °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Online. You can learn more about this process in the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars Centre Best Practice Guidebook, and the following documents:
Additionally, please contact your °®¶¹ÊÓƵ representative if you have any queries about your °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Online account or would like to discuss your booking.
All °®¶¹ÊÓƵ exams have closing dates by when all entries and payments must be made. Details of booking deadlines in the UK and Ireland can be found in the table below:
Country
Booking deadline
United Kingdom
28 days before the exam date
Republic of Ireland
28 days before the exam date
Fees are based on a 3-hour booking and are shown in our latest fee sheet:
For candidates who require any adjustments to their exam or would simply like to make the examiner aware of a disability or health condition, please complete the form available on our Special Needs Provision page for English language exams and send it to °®¶¹ÊÓƵ at the same time of exam entry, along with appropriate supporting evidence, if required, at least 28 days before the exam.
After your °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars session:
We will send you certificates for your performers and for the participating teachers four to six weeks after the completion of the performance session.
Please familarise yourself with our additional considerations for centre representatives in light of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections and contagious illnesses
For administration and general support for running and booking the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Stars: Young Performers in English Award in the UK or Ireland, please contact your named °®¶¹ÊÓƵ coordinator who is your primary point of contact for exam arrangements.
Please also see our frequently asked questions.
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