Cambridge O Level - Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design 6090 - Version 4 - September 2024

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Guidance for teachers and exams officers administering Cambridge O Level Art & Design 6090 exams in 2026. Covers upload timelines for June and November series, including deadlines for Component 1 and Component 2, and recommended planning for completing Component 1 before Component 2. Explains preparation methods for candidate work using photographed/scanned A2 sheets or organizing digital files in PowerPoint, exporting submissions as PDF. Describes accepted file types, limits for documents and video, and responsibilities for correct upload via Submit for Assessment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Submission timelines

June series deadlines

November series deadlines

Preparation approaches for candidate work

Submission Approach 1: A2 sheets photographed/scanned

Submission Approach 2: digital PowerPoint organization

File requirements and accepted formats

PDF document limits

Video file limits and guidance

Responsibilities and upload considerations

Correct upload and re-submission limits

Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design Cambridge O Level Art & Design 6090 Use this guidance for exams in 2026. Exams are available in the June and November series. Version 4 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2024 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Cambridge O Level Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design 6090 for 2026. This syllabus is not available to private candidates. These instructions are for teachers and exams officers responsible for Art & Design. This document provides guidance on the preparation and submission of work via Submit for Assessment. This document should be read in conjunction with the syllabus and information published on the [samples database:](samples database: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples)[ www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples](samples database: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples) You must not send hard copies of candidates’ work to Cambridge. Instead, you will photograph, scan or organise candidates’ work in a digital format for exams officers to upload to Submit for Assessment. You are not required to mark your candidates’ work. Both components are externally assessed. When should files be uploaded via Submit for Assessment? Your exams officer must upload your candidates’ work via Submit for Assessment according to the submission deadlines below. You should set internal deadlines in order to prepare your candidates’ work for photographing, scanning or digital presentation to meet these deadlines. | Component | June submission deadline | November submission deadline | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 30 April | 31 October | | 2 | Test to be taken between 1 January 2026– 30 April 2026.
Work should be submitted as soon as possible after the test and no later than 5 May. | Test to be taken between 1 July 2026– 31 October 2026.
Work should be submitted as soon as possible after the test and no later than 5 November. | We recommend that work for Component 1: Coursework is completed before candidates start working on Component 2: Externally Set Assignment. Candidates must produce different work for each component. They should avoid producing work for Component 2 that overlaps with the same theme they have used for Component 1. [www.cambridgeinternational.org/olevel](www.cambridgeinternational.org/olevel) 3 Cambridge O Level Guidance on the Administration and Online Submission of Art & Design 6090 for 2026. Preparation of candidates’ work for submission via Submit for Assessment Work can be prepared for submission in one of the following ways: 1 Candidates can continue to work on A2 sheets as outlined in the syllabus document. Please refer to the syllabus document for information on the maximum number of A2 sheets to be submitted. After work is prepared on A2 sheets, it should be photographed or scanned at the end of the course (Component 1: Coursework) or after the timed test (Component 2: Externally Set Assignment) . See Submission Approach 1 for further details. 2 Candidates organise work into a digital format by inserting files, images, photographs or scans of work and text into PowerPoint slides or similar. This can be done throughout the course of study. See Submission Approach 2 for further details. You may use any software to prepare the digital files (e.g. PowerPoint) but all files must be saved or exported in .pdf format for upload to Submit for Assessment. Each candidate should su

FAQs

Who is this guidance for and what does it cover for Art & Design 6090 (2026)?

It is for teachers and exams officers responsible for Art & Design. It covers preparation and submission of candidate work via Submit for Assessment, including deadlines and technical requirements.

When must files for Component 1 and Component 2 be uploaded for the June and November series?

For June, Component 1 is due 30 April and Component 2 work must be submitted no later than 5 May after the timed test. For November, Component 1 is due 31 October and Component 2 work must be submitted no later than 5 November after the timed test.

How can candidate work be prepared for submission and what file format is required?

Work can be prepared by photographing/scanning A2 sheets or by organizing digital files using PowerPoint slides (possibly combining traditional and digital techniques). Submissions must be saved/exported in .pdf format for upload.

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