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GCSE and A Level · NEA · Up to 60%

GCSE and A Level Drama and Dance coursework

Askel keeps groups and roles, text approvals, examiner visits and recordings for Drama and Dance. NEA (non-exam assessment) is coursework marked in school, then checked by the exam board.

Register interest in Drama and Dance How it works
Where it is in the build order
Planned Stop 5 of the build order

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

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What the boards ask

Two subjects, three boards.

Which boards offer each, and the rules to watch.

Drama and Dance coursework rules by exam board
SubjectBoardsApprovalAssessment
DramaAQA, Pearson and Eduqas. OCR is withdrawing its DramaAQA: play approved by 31 January 2027Visiting examiners
DanceAQAVisiting examiners

Drama

Boards
AQA, Pearson and Eduqas. OCR is withdrawing its Drama
Approval
AQA: play approved by 31 January 2027
Assessment
Visiting examiners

Dance

Boards
AQA
Assessment
Visiting examiners
Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA Drama and DancePearson DramaEduqas Drama
Where the admin piles up

Group work, marked one by one.

01

Group work with individual marks

Each student’s part in the group has to be clear.

02

Text approval

AQA needs plays approved by 31 January.

03

Minimum lengths and examiner visits

Short pieces lose marks heavily, and visits need planning.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Show

Groups, with each student’s role

Who is in each group, and what they do.

Prepare

Text approvals, tracked

Which plays are approved, and by when.

Prove

A visit planner

The running order, the examiner and the room.

Show

A recording checklist

Every piece recorded, with consent.

Prove

Portfolio format limits

Each board’s limits on length and format.

Staff view
Drama groups and specialisms
Groups and each student’s specialism.
Staff view
Visit plan for a visiting examiner
The plan for the examiner’s visit.
Staff view
Running order and identification line-up
The running order for the day.
What stays where it is

Recordings, scripts and portfolios stay where your school keeps them. Askel keeps links, dates and a fingerprint of each file.

Key dates 2026-27

Approval comes first.

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

  1. 31 Jan 2027AQA play approval deadlineExam board · Next date
  2. Spring 2027Visiting examiner, to confirmExam board
  3. 15 May 2027Marks sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
AI rules for Drama and Dance

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.

AQAJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.AQA guidance
PearsonJCQ’s rules apply. Each milestone in Askel shows a one-line note from the board’s own guidance.Pearson 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.

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Related guides

Guides for Drama and Dance.

GuideGeneral advice or detailed help: what teachers must recordChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideStoring coursework until reviews endChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • AQA GCSE and A Level Drama specifications
  • AQA GCSE and A Level Dance specifications
  • Pearson Edexcel GCSE and A Level Drama specifications
  • Eduqas GCSE and A Level Drama specifications
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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