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.
January 2026 Series Internal Assessment
During November and December, our Internal Assessment Mark Input System (IAMIS) will go live on Portal for qualifications in the January 2026 series, allowing centres to submit their marks for internally assessed units/components. Many of these qualifications have submission deadlines in December.
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.
January 2026 Series Despatches
Our Despatch team will begin providing centres with registers and labels for the January 2026 series in November, with this process continuing in December.
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
January 2026 Series Transferred Candidate Arrangements Deadline
2nd December 2025 is the deadline to make requests for transferred candidate arrangements for the January 2026 series.
These requests, as well as those for Access Arrangements and modified papers, can be made through the JCQ Centre Admin Portal (CAP), which can be accessed via Portal.
January 2026 Series VTQ Term-Time Checkpoint
5th December 2025 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.
June 2026 Series Basedata
Basedata files for the June 2026 series were made available by in November, on our Basedata page for centres in mainland England.
June 2026 Series Stationery Despatches
Our Despatch team will be providing centres with examination stationery, such as blank answer booklets, in readiness for the June 2026 series. This process begins in December 2025 and continues into March 2026.
Please remember that answer books must be stored securely at all times, in accordance with JCQ requirements, and must not be used for controlled assessments, internal school tests or mock examinations.
If you have any queries or requests relating to these deliveries, you can contact our Despatch team by emailing despatchqueries@wjec.co.uk