Cambridge Advanced Nationals: Administration and assessment overview

Cambridge Advanced Nationals are unitised, series-based qualifications. Each qualification consists of a combination of examined and non-examined assessment (NEA) units.

Each year, there will be two exam series (January and June series).

There will also be two moderation windows – in the first year, these will be in Spring (February series) and Summer (June series). After the first year, these will be in Winter (February series) and Summer.

• Exams are paper-based and must be administered according to the JCQ Instructions for conducting examinations.
• Non-examined assessment (NEA) units are assessed using an OCR-set assignment, marked by the teacher and moderated via a face-to-face or virtual visit.

For more details about the assessment process, please see our specifications, which can be downloaded from the qualification pages or Teach Cambridge.

Administration

An overview of the administration process is available on the OCR website. FAQs on the administration process are available on our support pages:

• Centre approval
• Registrations and entries
• Key dates