Pre-exam despatch guide (International) - November series - what you need to do

Oct 23, 2026

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Pre-exam despatch guide for the Cambridge International November exam series explains the items included in a despatch, how to identify the correct materials by syllabus and components, and what actions to take immediately after receipt. It covers checking the contents, submitting forecast grades by 31 October via Direct, using the samples database to confirm submission methods, and returning scripts securely after each exam week. It also outlines packaging, labelling, tracking requirements, and steps for assessment submissions, plus guidance for displaying candidate posters and organising exam-room materials.

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What is in the despatch

Check contents and request missing items

Submit forecast grades by 31 October

Important information

Return scripts immediately after each exam

Secure storage and packaging precautions

Submitting marks and work

Submit for Assessment (online)

Submit marks using Direct

Preparing sample work

Label pieces of work with identification labels

Use separate script return packets and correct forms

Attach bar-coded labels and use tracked delivery

Exam-period materials

Display Notice to Candidates and Candidate Warning posters

Store remaining materials for exam rooms

Pre-exam despatch guide (International) November series Your pre-exam despatch contains most of the materials you will need for the November exam series: exam stationery, key administrative documents, despatch labels and script packets. By late September, you will also receive a despatch containing your confidential question papers. What materials are in this despatch and what should I do with them? Your despatch contains a number of different items depending on the syllabuses and components you have made entries for. The ‘At-a-glance table’ on the next page lists all the items, along with a brief description of how to use them and the approximate number of copies you should have. What do I do now? • Carefully check the contents of the despatch. If you are missing any items or need more copies please contact us (or your Cambridge Associate) as soon as possible. Remember, the materials in your despatch are based on your final entries. You will receive materials you need for any late entry amendments or retake entries separately. • Submit your forecast grades by 31 October using Direct. • To find out how to submit marks and work for internally assessed and/or externally assessed components (such as examined coursework and non-coursework tests), go[to:](to: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples)[ ](to: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples)[www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples](to: www.cambridgeinternational.org/samples) • Once you have used the samples database to check the submission method you will need to use one or both of the following methods to submit marks and work to us, depending on the submission requirements for each component. Important information Return all scripts immediately after each exam. If this isnot possible send them at the end of each exam week. Keep scripts in a secure place before you despatch them. As a precaution do not send scripts for all the components of the same syllabus in the same outer package. Go to: [www.cambridgeinternational.org/scriptreturn](www.cambridgeinternational.org/scriptreturn) [for detailed guidance.](for detailed guidance.) Use Submit for Assessment to submit marks and work. Submit for Assessment allows you to submit marks and work online for some internally assessed and/or externally assessed components (such as examined coursework and non-coursework tests), instead of sending them to us on CD or USB, or using Secure Exchange. There is more information about Submit for Assessment on our website: [www.cambridgeinternational.org/submit-for-assessment](www.cambridgeinternational.org/submit-for-assessment) and/or Submit marks using Direct and then package and send us work following the steps below: 1. Submit your marks using Direct by 31 October. If you are an Associate Centre, submit marks to your Cambridge Associate. 2. Label each piece of work in your sample using the enclosed identification labels. 3. Place the samples for different components in separate script return packets. Each packet must include a copy of your Direct internal marks report and the relevant forms. The forms are available from the samples database Attach the correct bar-coded label to each packet. 4. Place your packets in an outer package. You can place packets for different internally assessed components in the same outer package. Stick the enclosed address labels to each outer package. 5. Send your samples using a method that provides a tracking facility (e.g. a courier) by 31 October. If you are an Associate Centre, return samples to your Cambridge Associate by the agreed date. Keep a record of your courier details. • Before the start of the exam period, display the ‘ Notice to Candidates’ and ‘Candidate Warning’ posters outside and inside your exam rooms. • All the other materials are for use in the exam room. Store them safely until the day of the exam and make sure your invigilators know what each item is for. Pre-exam despatch guide (Internati

FAQs

What should centres do first after receiving the pre-exam despatch?

Carefully check the despatch contents. If any items are missing or more copies are needed, contact Cambridge (or your Cambridge Associate) as soon as possible.

When must forecast grades be submitted?

Submit forecast grades by 31 October using Direct.

How should scripts be returned after exams?

Return all scripts immediately after each exam. If this is not possible, send them at the end of each exam week, and keep scripts in a secure place before despatching them.

Oct 23, 2026

Uploaded by Aurelia