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The key dates calendar provides important exams dates from summer 2020 through to autumn 2021.

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January 2021

1–31 January

Exam Preparation for Other March 2021 series
Receive and check in question papers for March 2021 Functional Skills (late January/February)

1–31 January

Exam Preparation for Other March 2021 series
Check for possible timetable clashes for March 2021 Functional Skills

22 January

Entries for March 2021 series
Entries submitted on or after this date for March 2021 will be charged a late entry fee

25 January

Level 3 Certificate Business Subjects (ABS3) January 2021 series

25 January

Non-Exam Assessment for January 2021 series
Last date for the examiner to receive work for January 2021 Entrepreneurial Opportunities (ABS3)

28 January

Non-Exam Assessment for March 2021 series
Internally assessed marks and grades can be submitted via e-AQA Centre Marks Submission (e-Subs) for the March 2021 series from this date

28 January

Post-Results Services for November 2020 series
Last date for requesting copies of scripts to support reviews of marking - Access to Scripts Service - GCSE English Language, GCSE Mathematics, Functional Skills, AQA Certificate and Level 3 Extended Project

28 January

Entries for November 2020 series
Last date to amend or withdraw entries for November 2020 series - all other GCSE subjects

31 January

Non-Exam Assessment for June 2021 series
Last date to submit form JCQ/CCA (centre consortium arrangements) for May/June 2021 internally-assessed work

31 January

Access Arrangements for June 2021 series
Last date to request modified papers for May/June 2021

31 January

Exam Preparation for series
Last date to comment on provisional exam timetables for November 2021, January 2022 and March 2022

February 2021

1–28 February

Exam Preparation for Other March 2021 series
Receive attendance records and yellow labels fixed address labels for March 2021 Functional Skills

1–28 February

Exam Preparation for Other March 2021 series
Receive and check in stationery for March 2021 Functional Skills (late January/February)

1–28 February

Exam Preparation for All June 2021 series
Receive and check in preliminary materials with March issue dates for May/June 2021 (late January/February)

3 February

Entries for January 2021 series
Last date to request a partial refund of fees on medical grounds for January 2021