Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications update
Other news
Cambridge Handbook 2026 updates
Any updates that we make to the Cambridge Handbook are summarised in in our 'Updates to the Cambridge Handbook' document, which is available on our website. Read this document to see the last updates that we made in February 2026.
You must have a printed copy of the Key Times and Full Centre Supervision section, and sections 4 and 5, in all your exam rooms. We have created separate print-ready versions of these sections for 2026, which are available on our website.
Supplement to the Cambridge Handbook
Cambridge Handbook Supplement (March 2026 series)
The Cambridge Handbook Supplement (March series 2026) is available on our website. This supplement outlines where regulations and guidance for administering Cambridge exams are different for the March exam series. You must use it along with the Cambridge Handbook.
Cambridge Handbook Supplement (March 2027 series)
We are in the process of reviewing and updating the Cambridge Handbook Supplement for the March 2027 series. Please complete the short survey below if you have any suggestions about improving the information we provide in the supplement. Your feedback is invaluable to us.
Make sure we have the correct contact details for your centre on Direct. See our website (under the 'Preparation' section) for details about how to update your contact details and change of address or name, or to request a change to the syllabuses your centre is eligible to enter. If no one at your centre has access to Direct, please contact us.
Key tasks and activities
Key dates and calendars
The key dates and monthly calendar for the March 2026 exam series are available on our website. You can download the icalendar for the March 2026 exam series to save all the key dates to your calendar.
Training for exam officers
All our training is free. You can sign up for our webinars on the Professional Development Calendaror see details below. Please convert timings to your local time zone.
How to prepare for results release for the March 2026 exam series
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Join for detailed information about preparing for results release, giving your candidates their results and certificates, and applying for enquiries about results. You can also ask our Results and Despatches teams questions.
For any syllabus that has a coursework component or a speaking test, it is important that you or your teaching colleagues know:
when and how to submit your candidates’ work
which forms need to be submitted
how to submit marks for internally assessed components.
The samples database has detailed guidance about how to submit your candidates’ work (either via Submit for Assessment or in hardcopy) and the relevant deadline(s). You can also download the latest version of the forms for each component.
Your candidates’ results may be delayed if we do not receive your marks and samples by the deadline.
Submitting requests for return of coursework
You need to tell us if you would like us to return any moderated work. Complete and submit Coursework and moderation – Form 6 by 6 June 2026. Please note that this form is not for examined coursework.
You don’t need to do anything, if you do not want us to return the work you have submitted to us.
Keep copies of all the audio and/or visual recordings that you send us for moderation as we will not return these to you.
Phase 6: Results and certificates
Results release
Results will be available on Direct on Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 06:00 BST/UTC+1*.
*BST is British Summer Time. UTC is Coordinated Universal Time and is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. Please convert this to your local time zone.
We may contact you between now and results release with questions about your scripts or candidate attendance at any of your exams.
You or another member of staff must be available to answer these urgent queries. If we cannot resolve the problem, we may have to issue ‘NO RESULT’ or ‘PENDING’ outcomes. Email info@cambridgeinternational.org immediately if you need to update your contact details.
Priority results
We know many candidates have deadlines for submitting results to educational institutions around the world, which may be close to our results release date. Your candidates can ask us to send a priority statement of results directly to their chosen educational institutions or employers on the day results are released. These results will arrive on the same day or shortly after results release.
For applications to UK universities, we automatically send Cambridge International AS & A Level, Cambridge International Project Qualification and Cambridge AICE Diploma results to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in time to meet university deadlines. There is no need to request priority results information for these qualifications if a candidate is applying to a UK university. If candidates need to send other qualifications, such as Cambridge IGCSEs, they will still need to apply for priority results.
Candidates can view their results directly on results release day if you give them access to our Candidate Results website.
We recommend you set up your candidates with access this month, so you have time to provide candidates with their login details before results release.
Moderation reports
If you made entries for internally assessed components, your moderation report will be available from Direct within 14 days of results release.
Access to scripts
Access to Scripts allows you to download a copy of a candidate's script showing the most recent stage of marks and annotations only.
You can download most of the candidate scripts for the March 2026 exam series from results release until 25 June 2026.
Access to Scripts is available via My Cambridge. You can use the same email address and password if you already have a My Cambridge account.
See our website for more information and frequently asked questions, including guidance about setting up an account and how to download your scripts.
March 2027 exam series
Phase 1: Preparation
Provisional timetable
The March 2027 provisional timetable is available from the ‘Support Materials’ section on Direct. Send us your feedback by 6 May 2026. You can do this by sending an email with the subject line ‘March 2027 exam series timetable feedback’ to info@cambridgeinternational.org
Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications update
Key Dates for entry and portfolio submission windows in 2026
July 2026 series
You can make entries between 1-15 April 2026.
Submitting portfolio work
You must upload portfolio work between 15-30 July 2026 using Submit for Assessment. Visit our website for more information about using Submit for Assessment.
You can find more information about key entry dates and submission windows on our website.
Other news
Digital Mocks Service - July 2026
You can use our digital mocks service to prepare for digital exams.
The July 2026 series is from 6 July - 30 August 2026.
We offer auto-marked and Cambridge examiner marked exams, for seven Cambridge IGCSE subjects. The service is available to a limited number of centres on a first-come, first-served basis.
Schools need to complete an Expression of Interest form ahead of booking digital mock exams. The expression of interest form will be available on our website from 20 April to 31 May.
To find out more information about the programme visit our website.
Our new School Support Hub
The new School Support Hub is live and is now part of My Cambridge, our ‘single sign-on’ service which allows you to access several products and services using one set of login details.
Accessing My Cambridge and the School Support Hub
As the exams officer for your centre(s), you can access the new School Support Hub through My Cambridge.
If you are also the School Support Hub Administrator or Coordinator for your centre(s), we have already contacted you about how to prepare for this change. You will notice that the School Support Hub has been added to your My Cambridge dashboard.
What if I do not have an account on My Cambridge/School Support Hub?
If you do not currently use the School Support Hub but would like to, speak to your School Support Hub Coordinator who can set this up for you.
If you are unsure who your School Support Hub Coordinator is, please speak to your Head of Centre, or contact us.
Cover letters for your despatches
We no longer send you printed copies of cover letters and guidance documents that explain what is included in the pre-exam, provisional results and certificates despatches that we send you.
You can now download these cover letters and guidance documents from our Understanding your despatches webpage. Make sure you download the latest version of the documents from our website and delete any previous versions that you may have saved.
Fees lists
Our fees lists for 2025/26 are available on Direct. Visit the ‘My Messages’ section of Direct to find exam series-specific fees, such as entry fees and enquiries about results fees. You will also find a list of annual fees, such as annual programme fees.
The 2025-26 annual waiver threshold is now available on Direct.
What's new - updated and new syllabuses
For the latest information about ‘What’s new’ from Cambridge, including details of new, revised and withdrawn programmes and qualifications, visit www.cambridgeinternational.org/news
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