Key Dates, Timetables, Regulations and Updates
This section gives you the information you need to plan your work around the key dates and deadlines for AQA exams.
Welcome to AQA
Navigating the exam season with confidence starts with having the right information at your fingertips. This section is designed to support your planning by outlining the essential dates and deadlines for AQA exams. As a new exams officer, you'll find everything you need to stay on track—from detailed exam timetables to important updates on regulations and centre inspections. Stay informed, stay prepared, and make every deadline count.
Key dates and timetable
Throughout the year, there are key dates and deadlines for Exams Officers to follow. Our key dates calendar and timetables will help you effectively plan your series and complete your tasks with AQA. The key dates calendar covers tasks ranging from submitting entries, amending and withdrawing entries, and submitting NEA marks and samples, to submitting special consideration requests, results release dates, and Post-results services deadlines.
The timetables will help you compile your centre specific exam timetable before basedata is released, so that you can get a sense of what your exam sessions will look like in the upcoming series.
Regulations and updates
The JCQ website has all the regulatory information you need to prepare for running an exam series. It covers general regulations, access arrangements, post-results services and more.
You’ll find lots of helpful documents and guidance on our website too.
We recommend signing up for the updates below, so you’re aware of any changes to the regulations.
DfE - Department for Education
JCQ – Joint Council for Qualifications
Ofqual – The Office for Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
The Exams Office - Home - The Exams Office
Your centre will receive visits from the Centre Inspection Service to check your compliance with the JCQ regulations. If you want to find out more, please visit the JCQ guidance.