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GCSE and A Level Music coursework

Askel keeps each student’s pieces, recording windows and the software, samples and AI tools they used, for Music and Music Technology. NEA (non-exam assessment) is coursework marked in school, then checked by the exam board.

Register interest in Music 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.

See the build order

What the boards ask.

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

Music coursework rules by exam board
BoardGCSE courseworkA Level courseworkAlso
AQAMarked in schoolMarked by the exam board
OCRMarked in schoolMarked by the exam boardThe A Level is being withdrawn
PearsonMarked in schoolMarked by the exam boardMusic Technology, 9MT0
WJEC/EduqasMarked in schoolMarked by the exam board

AQA

GCSE coursework
Marked in school
A Level coursework
Marked by the exam board

OCR

GCSE coursework
Marked in school
A Level coursework
Marked by the exam board
Also
The A Level is being withdrawn

Pearson

GCSE coursework
Marked in school
A Level coursework
Marked by the exam board
Also
Music Technology, 9MT0

WJEC/Eduqas

GCSE coursework
Marked in school
A Level coursework
Marked by the exam board

At A Level, every board marks the coursework itself. The school sends it in.

Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA MusicOCR MusicPearson Music and Music TechnologyEduqas Music
Where the admin piles up

Recordings, windows and minimum lengths.

01

Recording windows

Each board sets when pieces can be recorded.

02

Brief release dates and minimum lengths

Pieces that are too short lose marks.

03

Saying what was used

Software, samples and AI tools all need declaring.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Show

A list of pieces, with durations

Each piece and its length, against the board’s minimum.

Prepare

Recording windows for each board

When each piece can be recorded.

Show

What was used, for each piece

Software, samples and any AI tools, declared by the student.

Prove

Send-only for A Level

At A Level the board marks the work, so Askel gets it ready to send.

Staff view
Music cohort grid
Every student’s pieces on one screen.
Staff view
Plan for the Eduqas visiting examiner
Planning the examiner’s visit, for Eduqas.
Staff view
Help log with the board’s form categories
Help given, sorted the board’s way.
What stays where it is

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

Key dates 2026-27

Recording comes before the deadline.

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

  1. Spring 2027Recording windowYour school · Next date
  2. 15 May 2027Marks or recordings sent to the exam board, to confirmExam board
AI rules for Music

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.

AQAStudents declare software, samples and any AI tools for each piece.AQA guidance
OCRStudents declare software, samples and any AI tools for each piece.OCR guidance
PearsonStudents declare software, samples and any AI tools for each piece.Pearson guidance
WJEC/EduqasStudents declare software, samples and any AI tools for each piece.Eduqas guidance

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

Register interest

Register interest in Music.

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

So we know who to write to.
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Subject Music is picked. Add any others you need.
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Related guides

Guides for Music.

GuideHow students should acknowledge AIChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide 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
All guidesSee the build order
Sources
  • AQA GCSE and A Level Music specifications
  • OCR GCSE and A Level Music specifications
  • Pearson Edexcel GCSE and A Level Music, and A Level Music Technology 9MT0 specifications
  • Eduqas GCSE and A Level Music 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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