Access Arrangements must be processed and approved before an examination or assessment, no later than the published deadlines below.
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October 2026 Exam Series
| Description | Date | | All other access arrangements (International A Level (IAL), iPLS) | 27 September 2026 |
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November 2026 Exam Series
| Description | Date | | Deadline to request modified papers (International GCSE, GCSE English Language and Mathematics) | 20 September 2026 | | All other access arrangements (International GCSE, GCSE English Language and Mathematics) | 1 November 2026 |
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January 2027 Exam Series
| Description | Date | | Deadline to request modified papers (Edexcel Award) | 4 October 2026 | | All other access arrangements (Edexcel Award, Project qualifications) | 21 October 2026 |
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June 2027 Exam Series
| Description | Date | | Deadline to request modified papers (International GCSE, GCSE, AS/A level, PLSC, Mathematics in Context, Level 2 Extended Mathematics Certificate, BTEC Firsts, Edexcel Award) | 31 January 2027 | | All other access arrangements (International GCSE, GCSE, IAL, AS/A level, AEA, Edexcel Award, PLSC, iPrimary and iLowerSecondary, Mathematics in Context, Level 2 Extended Mathematics Certificate) | 21 March 2027 |
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Related Articles:
Access Arrangements: Making Applications
Access Arrangements: Late Applications
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