337787 monthly calendars 2017 uk

Key dates and activities: Monthly calendars
January–December 2017 (UK)
The monthly calendars show the dates we send you information and the dates we need to receive
information from you. You can download the relevant administrative forms by clicking on the form name.
Cambridge sends materials to Cambridge Associates who then send them to their Associate Centres
according to local arrangements. Cambridge Associates need to agree dates for when they will send
information to, and receive information from their Associate Centres.
We send (the date we despatch materials or information to you)
You send (the date by which information or materials you send must reach Cambridge)
Information (other dates, for example late entry fee start dates)
Click on the links below to access your key dates and activities for each month.

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

October
November
December

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January 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.


1

You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01)
• Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design
(9837/03).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.

You send
June 2017 series deadline for Cambridge
Pre-U Visiting Examiner Arrangement
forms for Art & Design, Art History and

Music.

10

We send
10

Mid Jan

17

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November 2016 provisional results for
Cambridge International AS & A Level and
Cambridge Pre-U available to download
from CIE Direct or the A2C Migration
Application.
November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for Cambridge International AS

& A Level and Cambridge Pre-U.
November 2016 provisional results for
other qualiications available to download
from CIE Direct or the A2C Migration
Application.

January 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

You send
21

Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure

you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).

We send
Late Jan

November 2016 series provisional results
despatch for other qualiications.

Other activities to think about in January 2017
November 2016 series
• You can issue provisional results to candidates as soon as they are available.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by mid February 2017 contact our Customer
Services team.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.

June 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline for all qualiications is 21 February 2017. Please submit your entries to us at
least two weeks before this date so you have time to check your entries and make any amendments
before the deadline.
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the candidate
involved.
• The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers is 21 January
2017. We will not be able to accept applications after this date. So as not to disadvantage your candidates,
you must ensure you submit your entries before this date, preferably at least two weeks before so that
you have time to check your entries and make any amendments before the deadline. We would prefer
that you submit your applications for modiied question papers before the deadline, even if you are not
sure your candidate(s) will require them.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 21 January 2017. We will not accept any applications
after this date.


In December 2016, we sent you booking request forms for Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design (9837)
visits based on your estimated entries. You must return them to Cambridge by 10 January 2017. Please
contact us if you do not receive the forms by 10 January 2017.


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Other activities to think about in January 2017 (continued)


In early December 2016, we sent you June 2017 pre-release material for:
– Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478/02)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We sent this material based on your estimated entries. Please make sure you have shared it with the
relevant teachers in your Centre so candidates and teachers can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline of 10 October 2016, we will send these materials based on your
inal entries from mid January 2017.

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February 2017
Date

June series


November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

You send
14

Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on November 2016 results
documentation without charge.
June 2017 series deadline for Cambridge
to receive examined coursework for
Cambridge Pre-U Art History, Personal
Investigation (9799/04).


15

We send
Mid Feb

Early question papers and instructions
based on your estimated entries. If you
did not submit estimated entries by the
deadline of 10 October 2016 we will not
despatch your early question papers and
instructions until we have received your
inal entries.

You send
21

Final entries deadline. We will charge late
entry fees for entries and amendments
received after this date.


22

Start of late entry fees
(22 February–17 April).

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February 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

We send
Late Feb
onwards

The following instructions and/or early

question papers are despatched based on
your inal entries:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)


Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)

• instructions for science practical
exams.

You send
26

Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the November 2016 series.

We send
28

From late February and throughout March,
entries conirmation packs.

Other activities to think about in February 2017
November 2016 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in March. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 14 February 2017.
• Submit all your enquiries about results by 26 February 2017. We will not accept requests received after
this date. We will invoice you for any enquiries about results that do not lead to a syllabus grade change.
June 2017 series
• We will charge late entry fees for any entries and entry amendments we receive after 21 February 2017.
• Please make sure you submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for the following exams which take
place before the main timetabled exam series:
– Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design (0400/01, 02)
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417/21, 22, 31, 32)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713/02, 04)


Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626/02, 04)

– Cambridge International AS & A Level Art & Design (9704/01).
If you do not submit all your entries by 21 February 2017 for these components we may not be able to
send you the materials you need to conduct the exams in time.

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Other activities to think about in February 2017 (continued)
• We will send your entries conirmation pack within two weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not
received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your entries contact us. You no longer receive
hard-copy statements of entry in your entries conirmation pack. You can download your statements of
entry from CIE Direct within 48 hours of submitting your entries. Check them carefully and let us know
if any of the information is incorrect.
• Please store securely any early question papers and instructions you receive until the relevant exam.
Check that you have all of the materials you need for these exams. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
• Start preparing for June series exams that take place before the main timetable period. Make sure all
invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates know the dates,
times and venues of their exams.

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March 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

1

Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see June 2017 inal
timetable for full details of test windows
for each component).

2

Start of June series exam period for
Cambridge Pre-U Music, Performing
(9800/02) (2 March–15 May 2017).

You send
11

Deadline for copy of script requests for
the November 2016 series.

We send
14

Cambridge Pre-U Physics (9792/02) prerelease material available to download
from CIE Direct.
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Certiicates for the November 2016
series.

Mid
March
15

Start of Cambridge Pre-U speaking test
period for the June series (15 March–15
May).
27

Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/02).

28

Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/02).

29

Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Applied ICT
(9713/04).

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March 2017 (continued)
Date
30

June series

November series

Date of practical test for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Information
Technology (9626/04).

We send
31

Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
Final timetable available from CIE Direct.

You send
31

Deadline to notify us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).

Other activities to think about in March 2017
November 2016 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 14 February 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
on certiicates. We can only replace November 2016 certiicates until 30 September 2018.
June 2017 series
• Make sure all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged, and candidates know
the dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components by
the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for all
syllabuses by 30 April 2017. The deadlines for internally assessed marks are the latest possible dates for
us to receive the marks. We encourage you to submit the marks as early as possible to maximise the
amount of time available for the sample selection and moderation process.
Your samples need to
reach us by the dates in the samples database. Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your
scripts for timetabled exams.
• Check the contents of your pre-exam despatch and let us know without delay if anything is missing.
• We will send your bar-coded labels for timetabled exams at the end of April.
• When you download your statements of entry from CIE Direct check them carefully and let us know if
any of the information is incorrect.


You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.

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April 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

You send
1

Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms
for Cambridge International AS &
A Level languages. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).

1

Start of speaking test exam period for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
languages (1 April–1 June).
4

Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/21).

6

Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/31).

We send
Estimated Entry Forms for the November
2017 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 May 2017.

Early
April

13

Mid April

June series pre-exam despatch for
Cambridge Pre-U (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets and attendance registers).
Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets. These are based on your
inal entries. Question paper despatches
will be made on a regular basis for any
late entries or entry amendments you
have made.

You send
17

Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3
and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook for
our late entry regulations.

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April 2017 (continued)
Date
24

June series

November series

Start of timetabled exam period for
Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
International AS & A Level.
25

Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/22).

27

Date of practical test for Cambridge
IGCSE ICT (0417/32).

You send
27

Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:


First Language English (0500,
0522 and 0627)

• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through CIE
Direct or the A2C Migration Application.

We send
28

Bar-coded labels for timetabled
components only.

You send
30

Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct or the
A2C Migration Application.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
International AS & A Level components
except for:
• Cambridge IGCSE syllabuses listed on
27 April
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests (see 7 June).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct or the A2C Migration
Application.

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Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the November 2017
series.

April 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

You send
30

June 2017 deadline for Cambridge to
receive coursework marks and samples
for Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research, Research Reports (9777/04).
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for all
Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
International AS & A Level components
except for Cambridge International AS
& A Level language speaking tests (see
7 June). Send your samples with a copy
of your internally assessed marks and the
forms speciied in the samples database.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Music (8663/06 and 9703/03, 04, 05).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.

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November series

Other activities to think about in April 2017
June 2017 series



Our Cambridge ofice is closed from 14 to 17 April 2017.
Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).

• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test exam window shown in the timetable.


In mid April we will despatch your question papers. Check you have all the question paper packets
you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials 48 hours
before the exam or by 29 April 2017 at the latest, contact us immediately.

• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database


You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
The data iles for each practical test will be available to download three days before the test from the
digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive instructions for accessing the area in the
Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.

• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers
to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your
candidates’ work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. Check the contents of the script packet
against the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.

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May 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

8

Start of the June 2017 timetabled exam
period for Cambridge Pre-U.

You send
10

Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for November 2017. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.

Mid May

Entries open for the November 2017
series.

15

End of Cambridge Pre-U speaking
test period for the June series
(15 March–15 May).

You send
15

June 2017 deadline for Cambridge Pre-U
internally assessed marks.
June 2017 deadline for Cambridge
to receive internally assessed marks,
internally assessed work and the correct
forms for Cambridge Pre-U:
• Art & Design (9837/01, 02)
• Music (9800/41, 42, 43, 44)
• Physics, Personal Investigation
(9792/04)
• Psychology, Personal Investigation
(9773/04).

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May 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

You send
31

June 2017 deadline for electronic
submission of examined coursework for:
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Global Perspectives & Research
(9239/02, 03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Business &
Management Personal Investigation
(9771/03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research, Essay (9777/02)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
& Research, Presentation (9777/03)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
Short Course, Essay (1340/02)
• Cambridge Pre-U Global Perspectives
Short Course, Presentation (1340/03).
June 2017 deadline for completion
of Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design
(9837/03).

We send
31

Provisional timetable for the June 2018
series available from CIE Direct.

Other activities to think about in May 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers
to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your
candidates’ work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. Check the contents of the script packet
against the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.

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Other activities to think about in May 2017 (continued)
November 2017 series
• If you plan to make entries for candidates requiring modiied papers or access arrangements please start
preparing now to meet the July deadline.

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June 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

5

Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.

You send
7

Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
International AS & A Level language
speaking tests. You can submit them
through CIE Direct or the A2C Migration
Application.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
language speaking tests. Send your
samples with a copy of your internally
assessed marks and the correct forms.

9

End of timetabled exam period for
Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
International AS & A Level.

We send
November 2017 pre-release material for:
Mid
June

• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 May 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid July 2017.

23

End of June 2017 series timetabled exam
period for Cambridge Pre-U.

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June 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.

Other activities to think about in June 2017
June 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers
to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your
candidates’ work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. Check the contents of the script packet
against the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• Centre visits for the moderation of Cambridge Pre-U Art & Design 9837/01 and 02, and the exam for
9837/03 take place in June. Do not send us scripts for these components.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the syllabus
affected.
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• We only accept applications for modiied question papers if a inal entry has been made for the
candidate involved. The inal entries and application deadline for candidates requiring modiied question
papers is 1 July 2017. We will not be able to accept entries or applications after this date. So as not to
disadvantage your candidates, you must ensure you submit your entries before this date. We recommend
you submit your entries at least two weeks before so that you have time to check your entries and make
any amendments before the deadline.
• The application deadline for access arrangements is 1 July 2017. We cannot accept any applications after
this date.
• If you plan to make entries for the November 2017 series it is a good idea to start planning now to meet
the September deadline.

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July 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

You send
1

Application deadline for modiied question
papers (Preparation – Form 3) and inal
entries deadline for candidates requiring
modiied papers. Please make sure
you have made inal entries for these
candidates before you submit your
applications.
Application deadline for access
arrangements (Preparation – Form 1).

We send
1

You can download the following question
papers from Teacher Support:
• Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/01, 02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/01).
These question papers will also be
available in the ‘My Messages’ section
of CIE Direct if you have submitted
estimated entries for these components.

Mid July

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Early question papers and
instructions based on your estimated
entries. If you did not submit estimated
entries by the deadline of 10 May 2017
we will not despatch your early question
papers and instructions until we have
received your inal entries.

July 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

We send
Mid July
onwards

The following instructions and/or early
question papers based on the inal
entries we have received:
• Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
• Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise (0454)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Applied ICT (9713)


Cambridge International AS & A
Level Information Technology (9626)

• instructions for science practical
exams.
End of
July
onwards

Entries conirmation packs based on your
inal entries.

Other activities to think about in July 2017
June 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline is 21 September 2017. Plan to submit your entries at least two weeks before
this date to allow time to make any entry amendments before the deadline.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).

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August 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

10

June 2017 series provisional results
for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge
International AS & A Level available to
download from CIE Direct and the A2C
Migration Application.

16

June 2017 series provisional results for
Cambridge Pre-U available to download
from CIE Direct and the A2C Migration
Application.

You send
23

Deadline for submitting priority service
enquiries about results and copy of
scripts requests to support enquiries
about results.

31

Deadline for notifying us of any delegated
access arrangements you plan to use
(Preparation – Form 4).

We send
Late
Aug

June 2017 series provisional results
despatch.

Other activities to think about in August 2017
June 2017 series
• For all qualiications except Cambridge Pre-U you can issue provisional results as soon as they are available
on CIE Direct. You must wait until 17 August to issue Cambridge Pre-U provisional results to candidates.
• If you have not received your provisional results despatch by early September 2017 contact our Customer
Services team.
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• The inal entries deadline is 21 September 2017. We will charge late entry fees for any entries or entry
amendments we receive after this date.
• At the beginning of September, teachers must send us their Nomination of Oral Examiner Forms for
speaking tests in Cambridge International AS & A Level languages other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples).
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September 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

1

June 2019 series Cambridge Pre-U Art &
Design early release materials (9837/03)
available to download from CIE Direct.

You send
3

Deadline for Nomination of Oral Examiner
Forms for speaking tests in Cambridge
International AS & A Level languages
other than English. The forms are
available from the samples database
(www.cie.org.uk/samples).

We send
Mid Sep

Estimated Entry Forms for the June
2018 series available from the ‘Support
Materials’ section of CIE Direct. To be
returned by 10 October 2017.

15

Question papers and multiple-choice
answer sheets based on your inal
entries. Question paper despatches will
be made on a regular basis for any late
entries or amendments you have made.
Start of Cambridge IGCSE oral and
practical exam period (see November
2017 inal timetable for full details of test
windows for each component).

You send
15

Deadline for letting us know if any details
are incorrect on June 2017 results
documentation without charge.
20

Deadline for submitting enquiries about
results for the June 2017 series.

21

Final entries deadline. We will charge late
entry fees for entries and amendments
received after this date.

21

Late entries deadline. See sections 2.3
and 2.4 of the >Cambridge Handbook for
our late entry regulations.

22

Start of late entry fees (22–30
September).

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Other activities to think about in September 2017
June 2017 series
• Make sure all your candidates’ names and other details are correct on results documentation ready for
the certiicates we send you in October. There is an administrative fee for any requests to amend details
received after 15 September 2017.
November 2017 series
• We will send your entries conirmation pack within two weeks of receiving your entries. If you have not
received your pack two weeks after you have submitted your entries contact us. You no longer receive
hard-copy statements of entry in your entries conirmation pack. You can download them from CIE
Direct within 48 hours of submitting your entries. Check them carefully and let us know if any of the
information is incorrect.
• Make sure that all invigilators are appointed and trained, all exam venues are arranged and candidates
know the dates, times and venues of their exams.
• Remind teachers that you need to submit marks and samples for internally assessed components by
the dates published in the samples database (www.cie.org.uk/samples) and forecast grades for all
syllabuses by 31 October 2017. The deadlines for internally assessed marks are the latest possible dates
for us to receive the marks. We encourage you to submit the marks as early as possible to maximise the
amount of time available for the sample selection and moderation process.
Your samples need to
reach us by the dates in the samples database. Do not wait to despatch them at the same time as your
scripts for timetabled exams.
• By the beginning of October, you will receive your question papers. Check you have all the question
papers you need. Contact us immediately using:
– Before the exams – Form 2 if you are missing any of the packets on the despatch note
– Before the exams – Form 3 if any question paper packets have been damaged or opened in transit.
Store the packets securely and do not open them. If you have not received these materials by 5 October
2017 contact us immediately.
Exam series in 2018
• Please complete and submit Preparation – Form 5 if you are planning to enter candidates for any
additional qualiications in the June or November 2018 series. This way we can make sure that all your
despatches contain the right information. You should submit the form no later than four weeks before the
inal entries deadline for the relevant series.

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October 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month. The October newsletter also includes a link to the >Cambridge Handbook
for 2018.

1

Start of speaking test window for
Cambridge International AS & A
Level languages other than English
(1 October–24 October), with samples to
arrive by 31 October 2017.

Early
Oct

Start of timetabled exam period (early
October–mid November).

We send
Pre-exam despatch (exam stationery,
administrative documents, address labels,
script packets, bar-coded labels and
attendance registers).

Early
Oct

You send
10

Deadline for completed Estimated Entry
Forms for the June 2018 series. We use
estimated entries to despatch pre-release
materials and question papers for exams
that take place before the main exam
period.

14

Deadline for submitting copy of script
requests for the June 2017 series.

15

June 2018 series deadline for Cambridge
Pre-U Visiting Examiner Arrangement
Forms for modern language speaking
tests.

We send
Mid Oct

June 2017 certiicates sent to Centres.

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October 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

You send
28

Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for Cambridge
IGCSE:


First Language English (0500 and
0627)

• English Literature (0486)
• Geography (0460)
• History (0470).
You can submit your marks through
CIE Direct or the A2C Migration
Application.
31

Deadline for Cambridge to receive Outline
Proposal Forms for the June 2018 series.

Deadline for forecast grades. You can
submit them through CIE Direct or the
A2C Migration Application.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed marks for all
components except the Cambridge
IGCSE syllabuses listed on 28 October.
You can submit your marks through CIE
Direct or the A2C Migration Application.
Deadline for Cambridge to receive
internally assessed samples, sent with a
copy of your internally assessed marks
and the correct forms.
Deadline for:
• completion of Cambridge IGCSE Art &
Design (0400/01, 02)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/04)
• receipt of examined coursework
for Cambridge IGCSE Art & Design
(0400/03)
• receipt of coursework samples for
Cambridge International AS & A Level
Art & Design (9704/02, 03)
• receipt of Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/04).

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October 2017 (continued)
Date

June series

November series

You send
November 2017 deadline for submission
of Cambridge Pre-U:

31

• Global Perspectives & Research, Essay
(9777/02)
• Global Perspectives & Research,
Presentation (9777/03)
• Global Perspectives & Research,
Research Report (9777/04)
• Global Perspectives Short Course,
Essay (1340/02)
• Global Perspectives Short Course,
Presentation (1340/03).
Deadline for electronic submission of
examined coursework for Cambridge
International AS & A Level Global
Perspectives & Research (9239/02, 03).
Deadline for returning Teacher
Assessment – Form 5.

We send
31

>Cambridge Handbook for 2018. You can access this document online at
www.cie.org.uk/examsofficersguide from the beginning of October 2017.
Cambridge Guide to Making Entries for
the June 2018 series.
Final timetable for the June 2018 series
available from CIE Direct.

Other activities to think about in October 2017
June 2017 series
• Check carefully to make sure you have received all of the certiicates you expect and that all names are
spelt correctly. After 15 September 2017, we charge an administrative fee for any requests to amend
details on certiicates. We can only replace June 2017 certiicates until 30 April 2019.
November 2017 series


Make sure each piece of work in your internally assessed sample is clearly identiied with your
Centre number, the candidate number, the syllabus and component. You can use the ‘Coursework
identiication labels’ we send in the Cambridge pre-exam despatch. You can also download them from
www.cie.org.uk/forms (Teacher Assessment – Label 3).

• Check that you have enough exam stationery. Details of the items you need for each exam are in the
additional exam materials database, available at www.cie.org.uk/database
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Other activities to think about in October 2017 (continued)


You have a one-day window to conduct practical tests for:
– Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT (9713)
– Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology (9626).
Please see the November 2017 timetable for details. The data iles for each practical test will be available
to download three days before the test from the digital ile despatch area of our website. You will receive
instructions for accessing the area in the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.
Data iles for Cambridge Associates will be available ive days before the test to allow time to
distribute the iles to Associate Centres. We will provide detailed instructions about running these tests in
the Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter.

• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers
to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your
candidates’ work. For further information please see section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Keep Test Cards and Teachers’ Notes for speaking tests in a secure place until the end of the speaking
test window shown in the timetable.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. Check the contents of the script packet
against the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a script
for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts should be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.

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November 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

5

Last date for Cambridge International AS
& A Level Art & Design (9704/01) exam.

We send
Mid Nov

MIS basedata for the June 2018 series
available from the ‘Support Materials’
section of CIE Direct.

Mid Nov

Entries open for the June 2018 series.

End of timetabled exam period.

You send
Special consideration applications within
seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.

Other activities to think about in November 2017
November 2017 series
• Collect and keep all question papers in a secure place for 24 hours after the exam has inished or
24 hours after the Key Time, whichever is later. After 24 hours you may return the question papers to
candidates and teachers if the Head of Centre agrees. You can return Cambridge Pre-U question papers
to candidates straight after the exam if the Head of Centre agrees. You must return question papers for
Cambridge IGCSE ICT and Cambridge International AS & A Level Applied ICT practical tests with your
candidates’ work. See section 5.3.2 of the >Cambridge Handbook.
• Send your scripts to us as soon as each exam has inished. Check the contents of the script packet
against the bar-coded script packet label to make sure they match. The script packet must contain a
script for each candidate who is ticked as present on the attendance register, and the scripts must be in
candidate number order with the attendance register on top. Do not include any other documents in your
script packets.
• We must receive special consideration applications within seven days of the last exam of the
syllabus affected.

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December 2017
Date

June series

November series

We send
Start
of the
month

Cambridge Exams Oficer eNewsletter explaining all the tasks you need to complete
this month.

June 2018 pre-release material for:
Early
Dec

• Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
(0478/02)
• Cambridge International AS & A Level
Computer Science (9608/02, 04)
• Cambridge IGCSE Drama (0411/01).
We send this material based on your
estimated entries. When it arrives,
share it with the relevant teachers in
your Centre so candidates and teachers
can prepare for the exams. If you did not
submit estimated entries by the deadline
of 10 October 2017, we will send these
materials based on your inal entries from
mid January 2018.

Other activities to think about in December 2017
November 2017 series
• From now until the release of results, we may contact you with questions about the exams of particular
candidates. Check your emails regularly and make sure you, or another member of staff, are available to
answer any urgent queries. If we cannot contact you or resolve the problem before results are released
we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. If your contact details have changed please
let us know immediately.
• If you plan to make entries for the June 2018 series please start planning now to meet the January
deadline for candidates requiring modiied question papers, and the February deadline for all other
entries.

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