Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and selecting samples of work - Centre marks submission in 2025/26

Oct 20, 2026

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Instructions explain how schools and colleges submit NEA (non-exam assessment) centre marks online through Centre Services for the 2025/26 cycle. Guidance covers which subjects are excluded from online CMS, how students must be informed and given appeal opportunities before submission, and how accuracy checks should be performed using the CRF totals. It also provides CMS opening and submission deadlines for November 2025, January 2026, and June 2026 series, plus process requirements via the exams officer.

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Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and selecting samples of work

1 Online access

2 Special statuses

3 Zero, not classified, fail or absent?

4 Finalising your mark/grade submission

5 Online centre declaration pop-up

6 Late or withdrawn entries and mark amendments

7 Extensions to the submission deadline

8 Viewing samples

9 Subject specific information

Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and selecting samples of work These instructions cover all the components that can be submitted through Centre Services – Centre marks submission in 2025/26. Subjects that are excluded from Centre marks submission (CMS) GCSE and A-level Physical Education are not available online through CMS Informing students of their centre-assessed marks Students must be told the mark given by their school or college for a centre-assessed component. Schools and colleges are required to have a process in place for students to appeal their marks. This process must be completed before submitting marks to us, which must take place by the published deadline. More guidance is available on the non-exam assessment page of the JCQ website. Accuracy of marks • It is important to check that the mark totals are correct on the candidate record form (CRF) . • For each candidate, please ensure that the total mark from the CRF has been correctly entered online. Deadlines | Exam series | Code | CMS opens | Submission deadline | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | November 2025 | BG25 | 10 October 2025 | 5 November 2025 | | January 2026 | 1A26 | 15 November 2025 | 10 January 2026 | | June 2026 AS & A-level | 6A26 | 14 April 2026 | 15 May 2026 for most subjects
31 May 2026 for Art and Design | | June 2026 GCSE | 6G26 | 7 April 2026 | 7 May 2026 for most subjects
31 May 2026 for Art and Design | For a full list of deadlines please visit Submit marks and grades It is the responsibility of the school/college, through the exams officer, to make the necessary arrangements with teaching staff for collating and recording of marks for internally assessed units/components. Process overview Contents Instructions for submitting NEA marks online and selecting samples of work ............. 1 1 Online access ............................................................................................................................. 4 Centre Services: Centre marks submission (CMS) .......................................................................... 4 Entering and sending marks on CMS ............................................................................................. 4 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ................................................................................................. 5 Entering and sending marks using EDI file formats ........................................................................ 5 2 Special statuses ......................................................................................................................... 6 Absent (A) ................................................................................................................................... 6 Carry forward AQA (F) and Carry forward OCR, Carry forward Pearson, Carry forward WJEC ............ 6 Educated elsewhere (E) ............................................................................................................... 7 Lost Coursework ......................................................................................................................... 7 Parental interest (E) ..................................................................................................................... 7 Private (E) ................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Zero, not classified, fail or absent? ............................................................................................ 8 4 Finalising your mark/grade submission ..................................................................................... 9 5 Online centre declaration pop-up .............................................................................................. 9 6 Late or withdrawn entries and mark amendments .................................................................

FAQs

Which subjects are excluded from online Centre marks submission (CMS)?

GCSE and A-level Physical Education are not available online through CMS.

What information must schools and colleges give students before marks are submitted?

Students must be told the mark given by their school or college for a centre-assessed component, and the school/college must have a process for students to appeal their marks before submission by the published deadline.

How should centres check that submitted marks are accurate?

Centres should check that the mark totals are correct on the candidate record form (CRF), and ensure the total mark from the CRF is entered correctly online for each candidate.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Aurelia