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Exam Boards	GCSE Specifications	A-Level Specifications
AQA aqa.org.uk 0800 197 7162	Art & Design and Graphics 8201 / 8203	Art & Design and Graphics 7201, 7202, 7203
Biology 8461	Biology 7402
Business 8132	Business 7132
Chemistry 8462	Chemistry 7405
English Language 8700	Economics 7136
English Language 8702	English Literature A 7712
Physical Education 8582	Physical Education 7582
Physics 8463	Psychology 7182
	Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) 7993
OCR ocr.org.uk 01223 553998	Computer Science J277	Computer Science H446
Food Preparation & Nutrition (FPAN) J309	Year 12 Core Maths A (MEI) H868
	History A H505 (Units Y212, Y318, Y112, Y100)
Pearson/Edexcel qualifications.pearson.com 0344 463 2535	Design & Technology 1DT0	Design & Technology - Product Design 9DT0
French 1FR0	French 9FR0
Geography (B) 1GB0	Further Mathematics 9FM0
German 1GN0	Geography 9GE0
History 1HI0	Mathematics 9MA0
Mathematics 1MA1	Music 9MU0
Music 1MU0	Physics 9PH0
Spanish 1SP1	Politics 9PL0
	Spanish 9SP0
Eduqas (WJEC) Eduqas 029 2026 5000	Religious Studies Route A	Religious Studies

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Timetables for Summer 2026

Individual timetables for candidates will be emailed once seating information is confirmed. Please note that the examination boards may still make changes to this timetable, and examinations may be scheduled for school INSET days.

Date	Time	Duration	Level	Subject	Component Code	Component Title	Board
07/05/2026	PM	1h 00m	GCSE	German	1GN1 2H	Paper 2: Listening and understanding in German Higher Tier	Pearson
11/05/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	English Literature	8702/1	English Literature Paper 1	AQA
11/05/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Economics	7136/1	Economics Paper 1	AQA
11/05/2026	PM	1h 45m	GCSE	Business	8132/1	Business Paper 1	AQA
12/05/2026	AM	2h 00m	GCSE	Religious Studies	C120U10-1	Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 1 (Eduqas)	WJEC
12/05/2026	AM	2h 15m	A Level	Geography	9GE0 01	Paper 1	Pearson
12/05/2026	PM	1h 45m	GCSE	Biology	8461/1F and 1H	Biology Paper 1 (both tiers)	AQA
13/05/2026	AM	1h 30m	GCSE	Geography B	1GB0 01	Paper 1: Global Geographical Issues	Pearson
13/05/2026	AM	3h	A-level	English Literature A	7712/1	English Literature A Paper 1	AQA
13/05/2026	PM	2h	A-level	Business	7132/1	Business Paper 1	AQA
13/05/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCSE (9-1)	Computer Science	J277/01	Computer Systems - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
14/05/2026	AM	1h 30m	GCSE	Mathematics	1MA1 1H	Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Higher Tier	Pearson
14/05/2026	PM	1h 30m	A Level	Further Mathematics	9FM0 01	Paper 1: Core Pure Mathematics 1	Pearson
14/05/2026	PM	1h 00m	GCSE	German	1GN1 3H	Paper 3: Reading and understanding in German Higher Tier	Pearson
14/05/2026	PM	2h 00m	L3 CERTIFICATE	Core Maths A (MEI)	H868/01	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
15/05/2026	AM	1h 20m	GCSE	History	1HI0 10-13	Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment	Pearson
15/05/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Psychology	7182/1	Psychology Paper 1	AQA
18/05/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	Chemistry	8462/1F and 1H	Chemistry Paper 1 (both tiers)	AQA
18/05/2026	PM	2h	A-level	Economics	7136/2	Economics Paper 2	AQA
19/05/2026	AM	2h 15m	GCSE	English Literature	8702/2	English Literature Paper 2	AQA
19/05/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Business	7132/2	Business Paper 2	AQA
19/05/2026	PM	2h 30m	GCE	History	Y318/01	Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964:Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
19/05/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCSE (9-1)	Computer Science	J277/02	Computational thinking, algorithms and programming - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
20/05/2026	AM	1h 00m	GCSE	French	1FR1 2H	Paper 2: Listening and understanding in French Higher Tier	Pearson
20/05/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Psychology	7182/2	Psychology Paper 2	AQA
20/05/2026	PM	1h 00m	GCSE	Religious Studies	C120U20-1	Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 2 (Eduqas)	WJEC
20/05/2026	PM	1h 45m	A Level	Physics	9PH0 01	Paper 1: Advanced Physics I	Pearson
21/05/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	English Language	8700/1	English Language Paper 1	AQA
21/05/2026	AM	2h 00m	A Level	Politics	9PL0 01	Paper 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas	Pearson
21/05/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Physical Education	7582/1	Physical Education Paper 1	AQA
21/05/2026	PM	1h 45m	GCSE	Business	8132/2	Business Paper 2	AQA
21/05/2026	PM	1h 30m	A Level	Further Mathematics	9FM0 02	Paper 2: Core Pure Mathematics 2	Pearson
21/05/2026	PM	2h 15m	A Level	Geography	9GE0 02	Paper 2	Pearson
22/05/2026	AM	1h 15m	GCSE	Physical Education	8582/1	Physical Education Paper 1	AQA
22/05/2026	AM	2h 30m	A Level	Design And Technology	9DT0 01	Component 1: Design and Technology (Product Design)	Pearson
22/05/2026	PM	2h 00m	L3 CERTIFICATE	Core Maths A (MEI)	H868/02	Critical Maths - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
01/06/2026	AM	2h 30m	A-level	English Literature A	7712/2A and 2B	English Literature A Paper 2 (options A and B)	AQA
01/06/2026	AM	1h 15m	GCSE	Physical Education	8582/2	Physical Education Paper 2	AQA
01/06/2026	PM	1h 20m	GCSE	German	1GN1 4H	Paper 4: Writing in German Higher Tier	Pearson
01/06/2026	PM	2h	A-level	Physical Education	7582/2	Physical Education Paper 2	AQA
01/06/2026	PM	1h 00m	GCSE	Religious Studies	C120U30-70-1	Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 3 (Options 1 to 5) (Eduqas)	WJEC
01/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	A Level	Physics	9PH0 02	Paper 2: Advanced Physics II	Pearson
02/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Chemistry	7405/1	Chemistry Paper 1	AQA
02/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	Physics	8463/1F and 1H	Physics Paper 1 (both tiers)	AQA
02/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCE	History	Y112/01	Britain 1900-1951:Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
03/06/2026	AM	1h 30m	GCSE	Mathematics	1MA1 2H	Paper 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier	Pearson
03/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCSE	Geography B	1GB0 02	Paper 2: UK Geographical Issues	Pearson
03/06/2026	PM	2h 00m	A Level	Mathematics	9MA0 01	Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1	Pearson
04/06/2026	AM	2h 00m	GCE	Religious Studies	A120UA0-F0-1	Religious Studies A Level Component 1 (Options A to F) (Eduqas)	WJEC
04/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Economics	7136/3	Economics Paper 3	AQA
04/06/2026	AM	2h 00m	A Level	Spanish	9SP0 01	Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation	Pearson
04/06/2026	AM	1h 50m	GCSE	History	1HI0 2A-2W	Paper 2: Period study & British depth study	Pearson
04/06/2026	PM	1h 00m	GCSE	French	1FR1 3H	Paper 3: Reading and understanding in French Higher Tier	Pearson
04/06/2026	PM	2h	A-level	Biology	7402/1	Biology Paper 1	AQA
05/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Psychology	7182/3	Psychology Paper 3	AQA
05/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	English Language	8700/2	English Language Paper 2	AQA
05/06/2026	PM	1h 45m	GCSE	Music	1MU0 03	Component 3: Appraising	Pearson
05/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	A Level	Further Mathematics	9FM0 3C	Paper 3C: Further Mechanics 1	Pearson
08/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	Biology	8461/2F and 2H	Biology Paper 2 (both tiers)	AQA
08/06/2026	AM	2h 00m	A Level	French	9FR0 01	Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation	Pearson
08/06/2026	AM	2h 00m	A Level	Politics	9PL0 02	Paper 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas	Pearson
08/06/2026	PM	1h 20m	GCSE	French	1FR1 4H	Paper 4: Writing in French Higher Tier	Pearson
08/06/2026	PM	2h 15m	A Level	Geography	9GE0 03	Paper 3	Pearson
08/06/2026	PM	2h 10m	A Level	Music	9MU0 03	Component 3: Appraising	Pearson
08/06/2026	AM	2h 30m	A Level	Physics	9PH0 03	Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics	Pearson
09/06/2026	AM	2h 00m	GCE	Religious Studies	A120U20-1	Religious Studies A Level Component 2 (Eduqas)	WJEC
09/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Chemistry	7405/2	Chemistry Paper 2	AQA
09/06/2026	AM	1h 00m	GCSE	Spanish	1SP1 2H	Paper 2: Listening and understanding in Spanish Higher Tier	Pearson
09/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCSE	History	1HI0 30-33	Paper 3: Modern depth study	Pearson
09/06/2026	PM	2h	A-level	Business	7132/3	Business Paper 3	AQA
10/06/2026	AM	1h 30m	GCSE	Mathematics	1MA1 3H	Paper 3 (Calculator) Higher Tier	Pearson
10/06/2026	PM	2h 30m	GCE	Computer Science	H446/01	Computer systems - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
10/06/2026	PM	1h 45m	GCSE	Design and Technology	1DT0 1F	Component 1: Timbers	Pearson
11/06/2026	AM	1h 30m	GCSE	Geography B	1GB0 03	Paper 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions	Pearson
11/06/2026	AM	1h 00m	GCE	History	Y212/01	The American Revolution 1740-1796:Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
11/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	GCSE (9-1)	Food Preparation and Nutrition	J309/01	Food preparation and nutrition - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
11/06/2026	PM	2h 00m	A Level	Mathematics	9MA0 02	Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2	Pearson
12/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Biology	7402/2	Biology Paper 2	AQA
12/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	Chemistry	8462/2F and 2H	Chemistry Paper 2 (both tiers)	AQA
12/06/2026	PM	2h 40m	A Level	Spanish	9SP0 02	Paper 2: Written response to works and translation	Pearson
12/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	A Level	Further Mathematics	9FM0 3B	Paper 3B: Further Statistics 1	Pearson
15/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Chemistry	7405/3	Chemistry Paper 3	AQA
15/06/2026	AM	1h 45m	GCSE	Physics	8463/2F and 2H	Physics Paper 2 (both tiers)	AQA
15/06/2026	PM	2h 00m	GCE	Religious Studies	A120U30-1	Religious Studies A Level Component 3 (Eduqas)	WJEC
16/06/2026	AM	2h	A-level	Biology	7402/3	Biology Paper 3	AQA
16/06/2026	AM	1h 00m	GCSE	Spanish	1SP1 3H	Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Spanish Higher Tier	Pearson
16/06/2026	PM	1h 30m	A Level	Further Mathematics	9FM0 3D	Paper 3D: Decision Mathematics 1	Pearson
16/06/2026	PM	2h 00m	A Level	Politics	9PL0 3B	Paper 3B: Comparative Politics - Global Politics	Pearson
17/06/2026	AM	2h 40m	A Level	French	9FR0 02	Paper 2: Written response to works and translation	Pearson
17/06/2026	AM	1h 20m	GCSE	Spanish	1SP1 4H	Paper 4: Writing in Spanish Higher Tier	Pearson
17/06/2026	AM	2h 30m	GCE	Computer Science	H446/02	Algorithms and programming - Written Paper	Cambridge OCR
18/06/2026	PM	2h 00m	A Level	Mathematics	9MA0 03	Paper 3: Statistics & Mechanics	Pearson

Meeting	Exceeding
You will be able to describe and explain the increased tension over Berlin between Khrushchev and Kennedy. You will be able to have a good understanding of why there were summit meetings called, 1960 and 1961. You will be able to describe and explain why the Berlin Wall was built in 1961. You will be able to explain the impact the building of the wall had on East-West relations and the importance of Kennedy’s visit to Berlin in 1963. You will be able to show a good understanding of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the importance of the Bay of Pigs failed invasion of 1961 and the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.	You will be able to evaluate the impact on international relations of increased tension over Berlin between Khrushchev and Kennedy. You understanding of the summit meetings is precise and you can evaluate their importance. You will be able to precisely recall details of how why the Berlin Wall was built in 1961. You will be able to evaluate the importance of the building of the wall on East-West relations and the importance of Kennedy’s visit to Berlin in 1963. You will be able to show a precise knowledge and understanding of the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the importance of the Bay of Pigs failed invasion of 1961 the events and significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 in the short term and long term.
Assessment Methods
Do-now tasks Retrieval Quiz in class End of Unit Assessment

Meeting	Exceeding
You will demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the origins of the Weimar Republic from its creation in 1918. You will be able to describe and explain why the Republic faced political and economic challenges in the years 1919 – 1923. You will be able to understand some controversy over Germany’s recovery from 1924 – 28. You will be able to describe and explain how society and culture changed during the ‘Golden Years’ of Weimar. You will mostly be able to demonstrate accurate recall of key people, key dates, terminologies and acronyms to describe aspects Weimar Germany, 1918 – 1928.	You will be able to recall, with more precision and accuracy, the origins of the Weimar Republic from 1918. You will accurately explain the early challenges including the Spartacist Uprising, Kapp Putsch and the causes and impact of the German Hyperinflation of 1923. You will be able to recall, with precision and accuracy, how Weimar recovered including Stresemann’s economic and foreign policy successes whilst able to evaluate the limitations of recovery. You will have a secure knowledge of how Weimar society and culture changed. You will be able to convincingly demonstrate accurate and precise recall of key people, key dates, terminologies and acronyms describing aspects of Weimar Germany 1924 – 1929.
Assessment Methods
Do-now tasks Retrieval Quiz in class End of Unit Assessment

Meeting	Exceeding
You show a good knowledge and understanding of key terms associated with the changes happening from 1750 – 1900. You are able to describe and explain some aspects of continuity of society and economy during this period. You demonstrate a good understanding of how agriculture changed, why the factory system developed, how transport improvements impacted the economy with particular reference to the steam train. You are able to explain why living conditions in the new towns and cities changed, the impact on public health and calls for reform. You show secure evaluation of sources for utility, taking into account some aspects of provenance and / or own knowledge.	You are able to show an excellent knowledge and understanding of key terms associated with the changes happening from 1750 – 1900. You are able to precisely describe and explain aspects of continuity of society and economy during this period. You are able to show an excellent and precise understanding of how agriculture changed, why the factory system developed, how transport improvements impacted the economy with particular reference to the steam train. You are able to evaluate how and why living conditions in the new towns and cities changed and the impact these changes had on public health and calls for reform. You show a convincing evaluation of sources for utility, taking into account provenance and precise own knowledge.
Assessment Methods
Do Now Questioning in class Peer assessments (Skills based written response)

Meeting	Exceeding
You will be able to describe and explain the early tension between the members of the Grand Alliance at the three wartime conferences and events in Europe up to 1945. You will be able to have a good understanding of the ideological differences between Capitalism and Communism. You will be able to describe and explain the development of the Cold 1947 – 1949 including the flashpoint of Berlin, 1948 – 49 and the setting up of East and West Germany. You will understand why the Cold War intensified, 1949 – 58 including the arms race and the USSR’s response to the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and international reaction to this.	You will be able to evaluate the consequences of the wartime alliances for East-West relations. You will understand the attitudes of the wartime leaders and how this further impacted East-West relations. You will select accurate evidence to show the creation of the satellite states to further explain how soviet influence spread, 1945-48. You will be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of short term and long term reasons why Stalin blockaded Berlin and how this further escalated the Cold War. You will be able to evaluate the significance of the arms race, Khrushchev’s response to the Hungarian Uprising and international reaction.
Assessment Methods
Do Now Retrieval quizzes in class Topic 1 End of Unit Assessment (factual recall)

Meeting	Exceeding
You will be able to have a good knowledge of Nazi policies towards women and why this was so. You will be able to describe and explain Nazi policies towards young people including education and youth groups with some evaluation. You will be able to understand the ways the Nazis reduced unemployment and how they made changes to peoples’ standard of living. You will be able to describe and explain why persecution of minority groups, especially the Jews, increased after 1933.	You will be able to evaluate Nazi policies towards women and young people. You will be able to confidently evaluate policies designed to reduce unemployment whilst also having an in-depth knowledge of policies impacting the standard of living of German workers. You will be able to evaluate the impact Nazi racial policies had upon groups such as Slavs, Roma, Sinti, homosexuals and those with disabilities. You will be able to evaluate the escalation of persecution towards Jewish people with precise reference to events such as the Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht.
Assessment Methods
Do Now Retrieval quizzes in class Key Topic 4: End of Unit assessment (factual recall)

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Meeting	Exceeding
You will be able to produce a written response that includes three distinct causes of the Break with Rome (this is the keystone point: no answer can be graded as ‘meeting’ if it does not contain three factors) Each of your causes contain sufficient factual detail/proof to justify judgments rather than assertions. Each cause is analysed/explained and linked to why it was a cause of the break with Rome	Your selected evidence is precise and detailed giving more weight to the judgments drawn. The quality of your evaluation is in greater depth (e.g. linking in more depth to the question, considering limitations of each factor as a cause, making a clear judgement for each cause, maybe comparing their importance). Your answers may contain evidence of independent research outside of the work covered in class.
Assessment Methods
Do Now Questioning in class End of Unit Assessment: Causation writing (PEEL Paragraphs)

Meeting	Exceeding
You need to know and explain a main reason why William won at Hastings and give your view as to why it was important. You should write a paragraph that demonstrates a clear causation approach, including the reason, evidence for it, and an explanation of why it helped William win. You must give a brief judgement explaining why this cause was the most important.	You need to explain the reason why William won at Hastings and evaluate why it is the important reason. You should demonstrate clear evidence of writing in a causation structure by making a point and supporting it with precisely selected relevant evidence. You must show evaluation by explaining the relative importance of the cause you are discussing.
Assessment Methods
Do Now scores Comprehension quiz Skills based end of unit assessment

Meeting	Exceeding
Your written response includes three distinct causes. Each cause contains enough ‘accurate’ (factually correct) and ‘relevant’ (fitted to this question and taken from the correct time period) information to justify judgments rather than assertions. You have analysed or explained each cause and linked it to why it was a cause.	The deployment of your evidence (e.g. precise details, dates, statistics) is in greater depth, giving more weight to the judgements drawn. Your supporting evidence is precisely selected to address the question directly, showing skill in selecting the most convincing evidence. The quality of your evaluation links in more depth to the question ‘directed consistently at conceptual focus’, maybe considering limitations of each factor as a cause. You make a clear judgement for each cause, maybe comparing their importance. All of your three points demonstrate a line of reasoning that is coherent, sustained and logically structured. You demonstrate an excellent, precise and accurate knowledge and understanding of the origins of the Weimar Republic and the challenges it faced, 1919 – 1923.
Assessment Methods
Do Now scores Retrieval quizzes in class Skills based end of Unit assessment: writing a causation examination answer

Meeting	Exceeding
You need to demonstrate secure revision strategies through independent home learning. You need to be able to recall plot and characters. You need to understand contextual factors that influenced 19^th century texts.	You need to demonstrate effective and consistent revision strategies through independent home learning. You need to confidently recall key events, plot developments, and character arcs. You need to show a developed understanding of the contextual factors that influenced 19th-century texts.
Assessment Methods
Do Now. Full KO Quiz. End of unit assessment .