The information below notes some of the important dates, deadlines, and reminders for Exams Officers this month. Full Key Dates documents for various levels of qualification can be found within our Key Dates & Timetables page. JCQ also provide a monthly newsletter, which centres can access and subscribe to from their website.
June 2026 Series Examinations
Timetabled written examinations for many qualifications begin in May and continue into June. Full timetables for all qualifications can be found on our Key Dates & Timetables page.
Our Exam Requirements June 2026 documents, which provide information on the materials and resources required for each timetabled examination in the series, are located within our Examinations page.
Our Examinations page also contains guidance on exam processes, including the following:
- How to download question papers and attendance registers from Portal
- Very Late Arrivals
- Timetable Clashes
- Malpractice
Guidance on Access Arrangements and Special Consideration can be found within our Special Requirements page.
June 2026 Series Internal Assessment Deadlines
For many qualifications, including most GCSE and GCE qualifications, the deadlines for submission of internal assessment marks on our Internal Assessment Mark Input System (IAMIS) are during May. A full list of internal assessment deadlines can be found within our Key Dates & Timetables page.
IAMIS can be accessed on Portal from ‘Menu’ by clicking ‘Examinations & Assessments’, then ‘Internal Assessment Marks/Outcomes’.
Our full guide to the Internal Assessment process, step-by-step guides to using IAMIS, and documentation of deadlines, can be found on our Internal Assessment page.
Guides to the electronic submission of sample work (where required) can be found on our e-submission upload page.
June 2026 Series Examination Despatches
Our Despatch team began providing centres with question papers and answer books for the June 2026 series in April, and this continues in May and June.
Please remember that confidential materials (including answer books) must be stored securely at all times, in accordance with JCQ requirements.
If you have any queries or requests relating to these deliveries, you can contact our Despatch team by emailing despatchqueries@wjec.co.uk.
June 2026 Series VTQ Term-Time Checkpoint
1st May 2026 is one of our Vocational and Technical Qualification (VTQ) term-time checkpoints, in which centres will be provided with entry data on Portal for centres to check, with a declaration to be returned once this has been done.
January 2026 Series Certificates
Certificates for the January 2026 Series will be issued to centres during May. Further details on this process, including guidance on processing any certificate amendments required, can be found within our Post-Results Services and Appeals page.