GCSE/BTEC Exam Dates May
Please see table attached for the GCSE/BTEC Exam Dates
2017-2018
BTEC Exam Dates (Set Tasks)
| Date | Session | Subject | Unit | Set Task | Length of Exam | Prep Time | Submission Deadline |
| Mon 30 April | am | Business | Unit 2 |
Developing a Marketing Campaign 31489H |
3h | 6h | 15 May |
| Fri 4 May | am | Applied Science | Unit 3 | Science Investigation Skills 31619H | 1h 30m | 15 May | |
| Tue 8 May | am | Performing Arts | Unit 5 |
Individual Performance Commission 31559H (Written Proposal) |
1h | 25 May | |
| Wed 9 May | am | Business | Unit 6 |
Principles of Management 31588H |
3h | 6h | 15 May |
| Wed 9 May | am | Creative Digital Media | Unit 8 |
Responding to a commission 31674H |
5h | 5h | 15 May |
| Mon 14 May | am | Performing Arts | Unit 5 |
Individual Performance Commission 31449H (Written Evaluation) |
1h | 25 May | |
| Tue 15 May | am | Creative Digital Media | Unit 5 |
Specialist Subject Investigation 31672H |
2h | 18h | 25 May |
| Thu 17 May | pm | Business | Unit 7 |
Business Decision Making 31589H |
3h | 25 May | |
| Mon 21 May | am | Performing Arts | Unit 7 |
Employment opportunities in the Performing Arts 31561H |
3h | 7h | 25 May |
| Tue 22 May | am | Applied Science | Unit 7 |
Contemporary Issues in Science 31629H |
2h 30m | 6h | 25 May |
GCSE/BTEC Exam Dates (May Exams)
| Date | Session | Subject | Exam Board | Spec Code | Papers | Length of exam |
| Thu 26 April | day | Art | AQA | Controlled Assessment | 6h | |
| Fri 27 April | day | Art | AQA | Controlled Assessment | 6h | |
| Mon 30 April | am | Business - BTEC (internal assessment) | EDEX | Unit 2 | 3h | |
| Wed 9 May | am | Business - BTEC (internal assess) | EDEX | Unit 6 | 3h | |
| Mon 14 May | am | Computer Science | AQA | 8520 | Paper 1 | 1h 30m |
| pm | Religious Studies | EDEX | 3RB0 1A | Paper 1: Religion & Ethics | 1h 45m | |
| Tue 15 May | am | French | AQA | 8658 |
Paper 1: Listening Paper 3: Reading |
45m 1h |
| pm | Biology | AQA | 8461 | Paper 1 | 1h 45m | |
| pm | Combined Science | AQA | 8464/B | Biology (Trilogy) - Paper 1 | 1h 15m | |
| Wed 16 May | am | Health & Social Care (BTEC) | EDEX | 31490H | Human Lifespan Development - Unit 1 | 1h 30m |
| am | Physical Education | EDEX | 1PE01 | Fitness & Body systems - Paper 1 | 1h 45m | |
| am | Urdu | EDEX | 5UR01/3 | Listening/reading | 75m | |
| am | Persian | OCR | A824 | Writing | 1h | |
| am | Portuguese | OCR | A834 | Writing | 1h | |
| am | Gujarati | OCR | A814 | Writing | 1h | |
| pm | Religious Studies | EDEX | 3RB0 2A | Paper 2: Religion, Peace & Conflict | 1h 45m | |
| Thu 17 May | am | Chemistry | AQA | 8462/1 | Chemistry - Paper 1 | 1h 45m |
| am | Combined Science | AQA | 8464/C/1 | Chemistry (Trilogy) - Paper 1 | 1h 15m | |
| pm | Computer Science | AQA | 8520 | Paper 2 | 1h 30m | |
| pm | Business (BTEC) (internal assess) | EDEX | Unit 7 | 3h | ||
| Fri 18 May | am | French | AQA | 8658 | Paper 4: Writing | 1h 15m |
| pm | Drama | AQA | 8261 | Paper 1 | 1h 45m | |
| pm | Physical Education | EDEX | 1PE02 | Health & Performance | 1h 15m | |
| Mon 21 May | am | Japanese | EDEX | 5JA01/03 | Listening/Reading | 1h 40m |
| am | Portuguese | OCR | A831 | Listening | 50m | |
| am | Chinese | EDEX | 5CN01/03 | Listening/reading | 90m | |
| am | Persian | OCR | A821 | Listening | 50m | |
| am | Gujarati | OCR | A811 | Listening | 50m | |
| Tue 22 May | am | English Literature | EDEX | 1ET0 01 | Paper 1: Shakespeare & Post 1914 Literature | 1h 45m |
| pm | Geography | AQA | 8035/1 | Paper 1 | 1h 30m | |
| Wed 23 May | am | Business Studies | AQA | 413001 | Unit 1 | 1h |
| am | Health & Social Care | EDEX | 31491H | Working in Health 7 Social Care | 1h 30m | |
| pm | Physics | AQA | 8463 | Paper 1 | 1h 45m | |
| pm | Combined Science | AQA | 8464/P | Physics (Trilogy) - Paper 1 | 1h 15m | |
| Thu 24 May | am | Mathematics | AQA | 8300/1 | Paper 1 (non calculator) | 1h 30m |
| pm | Applied Science - Biology (BTEC) | EDEX | 31617 HB1 | Biology | 40m | |
| Fri 25 May | am | English Literature | EDEX | 1ET0 02 | Paper 2: 19th Century Novel & Poetry since 1789 | 2h 15m |
| am | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31617 HC1 | Chemistry | 40m | |
| pm | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31617H | Unit 1: Principles & Applications of Science | 1h 30m | |
| pm | Business (BTEC) | EDEX | 31563H | Unit 3: Personal & Business Finance | 2h | |
| pm | Japanese | EDEX | 5JA04 | Writing | 1h | |
| pm | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31617 HP1 | Physics | 40m |
GCSE/BTEC Exam Dates (June Exams)
| Date | Session | Subject | Exam Board | Spec Code | Papers | Length of exam |
| Mon 4 June | am | History | EDEX | 1H10 10 | Paper 1: Thematic Study & Historic Environment | 1 h 15m |
| pm | Media Studies | OCR | B322 | Textual Analysis (Moving Images) | 1h 45m | |
| Tue 5 June | am | English Language | AQA | 8700/1 | Paper 1 | 1 h 45m |
| pm | Geography | AQA | 8035/2 | Paper 2 | 1h 30m | |
| pm | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31627 HC1 | Chemistry | 50m | |
| Wed 6 June | am | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31627H | Unit 5: Principles & Applications of Science 11 | 2h |
| am | Spanish | AQA | 8698 | Listening/Reading | 1h 45m | |
| am | Polish | AQA | PLSH2 | Unit 2 (GCE) | 3h | |
| pm | Business Studies | AQA | 413002 | Unit 2 | 1h | |
| pm | Applied Science (BTEC) | EDEX | 31627 HB1 | Biology | 50m | |
| pm | Music | EDEX | 1MU0 03 | Paper 3 - Appraising | 1h 45m | |
| pm | Persian | OCR | A823 | Reading | 1h | |
| pm | Portuguese | OCR | A833 | Reading | 1h | |
| pm | Gujarati | OCR | A813 | Reading | 1h | |
| Thu 7 June | am | Mathematics | AQA | 8300/2 | Paper 2 (calculator) | 1h 30m |
| Fri 8 June | am | English Language | AQA | 8700/2 | Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| pm | History | EDEX | 1H10 27 | Paper 2: Period Study & British Depth Study | 1h 45m | |
| Mon 11 June | am | Biology | AQA | 8461/2 | Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| am | Combined Science | AQA | 8464/B/2 | Biology (Trilogy) paper 2 | 1h 15m | |
| pm | Geography | AQA | 8035/3 | Paper 2 | 1h 15m | |
| Tue 12 June | am | Mathematics | AQA | 8300/3 | Paper 3 (calculator) | 1h 45m |
| pm | History | EDEX | 1H10 31 | Paper 3: Modern Depth Study | 1h 20m | |
| Wed 13 June | am | Chemistry | AQA | 8462/2 | Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| am | Combined Science | AQA | 88464/c/2 | Chemistry (Triology) paper 2 | 1h 15m | |
| Thu 14 June | am | Spanish | AQA | 8698 | Writing | 1h 15m |
| pm | Design & Technology | AQA | 45601 | Unit 1: Resistant materials | 2h | |
| pm | Food Technology | AQA | 8585/W | Food Preparation & Nutrition | 1h 45m | |
| Fri 15 June | am | Physics | AQA | 8463/2 | Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| am | Combined Science | AQA | 8464/P/2 | Physics (Trilogy) Paper 2 | 1h 15m | |
| Mon 18 June | am | German | AQA | 8668 |
Paper 1: Listening Papter 2: Reading |
45m 1h |
| pm | Arabic | EDEX |
5AR01 01 5AR03 01 |
Unit 1: Listening & Understanding Unit 3: Reading & Understanding |
45m 55m |
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| Tue 19 June | am | Futher Maths | AQA | 8360 | Paper 1 (non calculator) | 1h 30m |
| pm | Additional Maths | OCR | 6993 | Additional Maths | 2h | |
| Wed 20 June | pm | Arabic | EDEX | 5AR04 | Writing | 1h |
| Thu 21 June | am | German | AQA | 8668/W | Writing | 1h 15m |
| pm | Further Maths | AQA | 8360/2 | Paper 2 (calculator) | 2h |