GCSE Drama 8261/X Component 3 - Texts in practice - 2025 candidate record form

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Riley

2025 GCSE Drama Component 3 (8261/X) candidate record form for the ‘Texts in practice’ assessment. Provides fields for centre number, candidate number, centre name, and candidate details, plus lists documents required for submission before, at the start, and after the centre visit, including play approval forms, programme notes, dramatic intentions, and audio-visual recordings. Includes candidate and teacher declarations covering authorship, permitted assistance, authenticated conditions, and compliance requirements, with references to AQA privacy and data protection.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Submission and recordings

Before the visit

At the start of the visit

After the visit

Candidate details and declarations

Candidate declaration questions

Candidate signature and date

Teacher declaration

Assessment conditions and requirements

Teacher signature and date

Privacy and data protection

2025 candidate record form GCSE Drama Component 3 – Texts in practice (8261/X) Please send this form to the examiner with the recordings within 10 working days after your centre’s visit. The declarations should be completed by the candidate and teacher as indicated. Centre number Candidate number Centre name Candidate’s full name In addition to this document, you will need to submit to your examiner: Before the visit 􀁸 A copy of the final, approved Play approval form (PAF) 􀁸 Schedule outline At the start of the visit 􀁸 Programme notes 􀁸 Statement of dramatic intentions After the visit 􀁸 Audio visual recordings of the all the performances seen during the visit AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723) . Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. 8261/X/CRF Candidate number Candidate’s full name 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). 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. We may use examples of candidate’s work for standardisation or training purposes. Please see our privacy notice for more information on how we use assessment data and on your rights under data privacy legislation. I have read and understood the above. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment. Candidate signature . Date Teacher declaration I confirm the candidate’s work was conducted under the conditions laid out by the specification. I confirm that the candidate’s course of study for component 3 conformed to the following requirements: 􀁸 the play studied was professionally commissioned or professionally produced 􀁸 the play studied conforms to the minimum length requirement (35 minutes in duration if performed in full) and all other requirements relating to choice of play as set out in the specification 􀁸 the play studied was not the set play the candidate studied for component 1 􀁸 the play studied did not contravene a prohibited play combination 􀁸 the plays studied were studied in their entirety (study was not restricted to the extracts) I have authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied (to the best of my knowledge) that the work produced is solely that of the candidate. Teacher signature. Date To see how we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and Data Protection Act 2018 please see our [Privacy Notice at aqa.org.uk/about-us/privacy-notice](Privacy Notice at aqa.org.uk/about-us/privacy-notice)

FAQs

What requirements must the teacher confirm for the play studied?

The teacher must confirm the play was professionally commissioned or produced, meets the minimum duration and selection requirements, is not the set play for Component 1, does not breach prohibited combinations, and was studied in its entirety (not restricted to extracts).

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Riley