Please see the latest Exam Information updates including contingency dates below.

The awarding bodies have designated the morning and afternoon sessions of Wednesday 24 June 2026 as ‘contingency sessions’ for examinations. This is consistent with the qualification regulators’ document Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exam-system-contingency-plan-england-wales-and-northern-ireland

The designation of ‘contingency sessions’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations. Centres must therefore remind candidates that they must remain available until Wednesday 24 June 2026, should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.