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A Level Computer Science coursework

Askel keeps a dated record of each student’s programming project, in the development style your school uses, with links to the code. NEA (non-exam assessment) is coursework marked in school, then checked by the exam board.

Register interest in Computer Science How it works
Where it is in the build order
Next OCR: Stop 2. AQA and Eduqas: Stop 3

Planned order, not dates. Pilot schools can move a subject up.

See the build order

What the boards ask.

One row per board, for students sitting in June 2027.

Computer Science coursework rules by exam board
Board and codeMarksBefore work startsBoard rule to watchStatus in Askel
OCR H44670 marksProposal agreed with the teacherThe sample goes to OCR within 3 working days of the requestNext
AQA 7517/C75 marksSection A approved before the work startsProjects in one class must be sufficiently differentPlanned
Eduqas Component 3100 marksTo confirmTwo required discussions with the teacherPlanned

OCR H446

Marks
70 marks
Before work starts
Proposal agreed with the teacher
Board rule to watch
The sample goes to OCR within 3 working days of the request
Status in Askel
Next

AQA 7517/C

Marks
75 marks
Before work starts
Section A approved before the work starts
Board rule to watch
Projects in one class must be sufficiently different
Status in Askel
Planned

Eduqas Component 3

Marks
100 marks
Before work starts
To confirm
Board rule to watch
Two required discussions with the teacher
Status in Askel
Planned
Checked on 1 Nov 2026OCR H446AQA 7517Eduqas Computer Science
Where the admin piles up

Every school runs the project differently.

01

The development phase

Some schools use iterations, some use sprints, some use fixed checkpoints.

02

Showing the code is the student’s own

Code grows in many small changes, often in other tools.

03

Keeping track of help

Debugging help is easy to give and hard to remember.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Prepare

Approval before the work starts

OCR proposals and AQA’s Section A, approved and dated.

Show

Milestones in your development style

Iterations, sprints or checkpoints. Students add an iteration when they need one.

Show

Links to the code, never the code

A link to GitHub or OneDrive, with a fingerprint at each milestone.

Show

Check-ins and help, written down

Each check-in and any help given goes into the Record of help.

Prove

Board cover sheets and forms

Filled in from the record, ready for each board.

Staff view
Teacher approving project proposals
Approvals for OCR proposals and AQA Section A.
Student view
Student journey card with development iterations
A student’s journey, with iterations added as they go.
Staff view
Teacher cohort grid for Computer Science
Every student’s project on one screen.
What stays where it is

Code stays in GitHub, OneDrive or wherever your school keeps it. Askel keeps a link and a fingerprint at each milestone.

Key dates 2026-27

A typical year.

Board dates are fixed. Your school’s dates are Askel’s defaults, and you can change them.

  1. Autumn 2026Proposal or Section A approvedYour school · Next date
  2. Spring 2027Development iterationsYour school
  3. 15 May 2027Marks sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
AI rules for Computer Science

What each board adds.

AI tools, like ChatGPT, can write or change text for you. JCQ’s rules apply to every board: students say which AI tools they used, and keep their prompts and what the tool gave them. Each board adds its own notes.

OCRJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.OCR guidance
AQAJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.AQA guidance
WJEC/EduqasJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.WJEC/Eduqas guidance

Askel has no AI in it, and never sends students’ work to AI companies.

Register interest

Register interest in Computer Science.

We’ll tell you when Computer Science reaches pilot, and ask what you need first. Pilot schools can move a subject up the order.

So we know who to write to.
We only use it to tell you about this subject.
Subject Computer Science is picked. Add any others you need.
Exam board So we set up the right forms.
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Related guides

Guides for Computer Science.

GuideGeneral advice or detailed help: what teachers must recordChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideStoring coursework until reviews endChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • OCR A Level Computer Science H446 specification
  • AQA A Level Computer Science 7517 specification
  • Eduqas A Level Computer Science specification
  • JCQ Instructions for conducting non-examination assessments 2026-27
Checked on 1 Nov 2026

We check these again each September, when the JCQ documents change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

From first idea to hand-in, on the record.

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