2025 candidate record form - A-level History NEA component 3 - Historical investigation (7042/C)

Oct 20, 2026

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AQA A-level History NEA candidate record form for NEA component 3: Historical investigation (7042/C). The form collects centre and candidate details, the candidate’s declaration about independent authorship, help received, and acknowledgement of any external materials including AI tools. It includes teacher declaration requirements, an NEA title approval section, a NEA question declaration verifying historical scope and non-overlap, the investigation word count limit (4,500), and teacher mark summary aligned to AO1-AO3 assessment objectives.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatDOCX

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Candidate details

Centre and candidate information

Candidate declaration

Teacher declaration

NEA sections

Section A: NEA title

Section B: NEA question declaration

Section C: word count

Section D: summary of marks

2025 candidate record form A-level HistoryNEA component 3 – Historical investigation (7042/C) You must send completed candidate record forms for all candidates to the moderator in addition to the sample of work. The declarations should be completed by the candidate and teacher as indicated. Centre number Click here. Centre name Click here to enter text. Candidate number Click here. Candidate’s full name Click here to enter text. Work submitted for assessment must be the candidate’s own. If candidates copy work, allow candidates to copy from them, or cheat in any other way, they may be disqualified. Candidate declaration Have you received help/information from anyone other than subject teacher(s) to produce this work? ☐ No ☐ Yes (give details below or on a separate sheet if necessary). Click here to enter text. Please list below any books, leaflets or other materials (eg DVDs, software packages, internet information, artificial intelligence (AI) tools) used to complete this work not acknowledged in the work itself. Presenting materials copied from other sources without acknowledgement is regarded as deliberate deception. Click here to enter text. From time to time we use anonymous examples of candidates’ work (in paper form and electronically) within our guidance materials to illustrate particular points. If your work appears in AQA materials in this context and you object to this, please contact us and we will remove it on reasonable notice. I have read and understood the above and the declaration in section B overleaf. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment. Candidate signature. Date Click here to enter a date. Teacher declaration I confirm the candidate’s work was produced in line with the conditions within the specification. I have authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied that to the best of my knowledge the work produced is solely that of the candidate. Artificial intelligence has not been used as the sole or primary means of marking candidates’ work. Any use of AI is supplementary to the marking process and its use is continually monitored and assessed. Teacher signature. Date Click here to enter a date. Candidate number Candidate’s full name Click here to enter. Click here to enter text. Section A – NEA title To be completed by the candidate and returned to the teacher for approval before the project is started NEA title Click here to enter text. Section B – NEA question declaration We the candidate and the teacher confirm that the NEA question meets the following requirements: the question is set in the context of approximately 100 years there is no overlap of content with the examined components all three components together cover a chronological range of at least 200 years Failure to meet the above subject criteria will invalidate any entry and no award will be issued. Section C – word count (max 4,500) The investigation has a word limit of 4,500 words (excluding appendices, bibliography and footnotes). Investigations that exceed the word limit will incur a 5 mark penalty. This deduction will be applied by AQA, and should not be applied by the teacher. Number of words in the investigation (excluding appendices, bibliography and footnotes). Click here to enter. Section D – summary of marks To be completed by the teacher. Marks must be awarded in accordance with the instructions and criteria in the specification. Assessment objectives Maximummark Markawarded AO1 Demonstrate, organise and communicate knowledge and understanding to analyse and evaluate the key features related to the periods studied, making substantiated judgements and exploring concepts, as relevant, of cause, consequence, change, continuity, similarity, difference and significance 20 Click. AO2 Analyse and evaluate appropriate source material, primary and/or contemporary to the period, within the historical context 1

FAQs

What must the candidate submit and what declarations are required?

Completed candidate record forms for all candidates must be sent to the moderator in addition to the sample of work. Declarations must be completed by the candidate and teacher as indicated.

What information must be included about help or external materials?

The form asks whether help/information was received from anyone other than subject teacher(s), and it requires listing books, leaflets, or other materials used to complete the work that are not acknowledged in the work itself, including references to AI tools if applicable.

What requirements must the NEA question meet to avoid invalidation?

The NEA question must be set in a context of approximately 100 years, have no overlap with examined components, and the three components together must cover at least 200 years chronologically. Failure to meet these criteria invalidates the entry and results in no award.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Ezra