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The 2009 - 2010 UK information manual, divided into chapter sections, is available to download below in PDF form.

For Post-results Services arising from the June 2009 examinations, please refer to the relevant chapter from the 2008-9 information manual. This can be found at the very bottom of this page.

Please note that the certifications for the Functional Skills January 2010 series will be in centres by the correct date of 31 May 2010, as shown on page 28.


Notes and errata
  

 Key Skills date changes

 Adult Basic Skills date changes

NVQ Amendment

On page 400 of the Information Manual the dates in the second and third columns have become transposed. The dates currently showing in the third column should be showing in the middle column.
Apologies for any confusion.

Religious Studies unit 5561 - page 221
On page 221 of the Information Manual, Religious Studies unit 5561 is missing from the table.
  
The availability of this unit is identical to the availability of unit 5562 i.e. the unit is only available in the June 2010 examination series.


IGCSE and GCSE basedata key dates - page 13
The entry for September 15 in the Key Dates section (page 13) relating to the release of basedata for GCSE and IGCSE is incorrect. There are no IGCSE examinations in January.


Key dates - page 19
On page 19, please delete the following entries showing for 10 December:
     

  • GCSE Final date for Edexcel to receive estimated grades
  • GCE Final date for Edexcel to receive estimated grades
  • GCE Final date for receipt by Edexcel of coursework marks.
          

The correct dates for all of these activities is 10 January.


GCE: June 2010 results date - page 93
On page 93, the date for the publication of the June 2010 GCE results is incorrectly given as 20 August. The correct date is 19 August.


Dates on title pages
The dates of the title pages for sections 7 (AEA, page 183) and 10 (DiDA, page 267) are incorrect as they state 2008-2009. They should state 2009-2010.


GCSE 2009 - page 231
Page 231 states that there are no GCSE 2009 examinations in January 2010. This is incorrect, as there some History units examined in that examination series.


GCSE Mathematics units 5384F and 5384H
GCSE Mathematics units 5384F and 5384H are not available in the March 2010 examination series.


GCSE Engineering cash-in code
The cash-in code for GCSE Engineering is incorrectly written as 2318. The correct code is 2316.


Windows for GCE Applied ICT units 6957, 6959 and 6953
The designated window for GCE Applied ICT units 6957 and 6959 is now 10 May 2010 until 28 May 2010 rather than 17 May to 4 June 2010. The designated window for GCE Applied ICT unit 6953 is now 10 May until 14 May 2010 rather than Monday 17 May to Friday 21 May.


IGCSE Art and Design
IGCSE Art and Design has been omitted from the Information Manual. Click here to see full details of the availability of this specification.


GCSE Business - page 237
Please note that the table relating to GCSE Business contains an error. Please alter p237 of the manual as indicated below: 

Specification cash-in code

Subject title

Units required to be eligible

Weighting

GCSE (short course) 3BS01

 

Business Studies

5BS02

5BS06

 

50%

50%

GCSE 2BS01

Business Studies

5BS01 or 5BS06

5BS02

5BS03

 

25%

25%

50%

GCSE 2BC01

Business Communications

5BS01 or 5BS06

5BS02

5BS04

 

25%

25%

50%

GCSE 2BE01

Business Studies and Economics

5BS01 or 5BS06

5BS02

5BS05

 

25%

25%

50%

 

Diploma in Hair and Beauty
On 24 September 2009, this notice was placed on the Diploma page of the website.

In view of its contents, please delete pages 312 and 313 of the Information Manual.

 

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0 - Contents
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1 - Contact information
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3 - Edexcel Online
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4 - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
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5 - Making entries
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6 - GCE (Subject availability)
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7 - AEA (Subject availability)
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8 - GCSE / IGCSE (Subject availability)
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9 - Entry Level Certificate (Subject availability)
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10 - DiDA
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11 - The Diploma
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12 - Functional skills
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13 - Principal Learning
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14 - Level 1 and 2 Projects and the Extended Project
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15 - BTEC
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16 - NVQ
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17 - Key skills
pdf1402KB14-Aug-09

18 - Adult Basic Skills
pdf1257KB14-Aug-09

19 - Entry Level Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
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20 - ESOL
pdf1556KB14-Aug-09

21 - Internally assessed components
pdf1049KB14-Aug-09

22 - Special requirements
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23 - Post-results services
pdf1586KB14-Aug-09

24 - Training from Edexcel
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25 - Assessment Associate recruitment
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