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A Level · CPAC · Pass or Not classified

A Level science practical endorsement

Askel tracks every student against every CPAC criterion over two years, and builds the pack for the monitor’s visit. CPAC means the common practical assessment criteria.

Register interest in Science practical endorsement How it works
Where it is in the build order
Planned A separate module, after the main subjects

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

See the build order
What the boards ask

The same rules at every board.

One summary, because the rules are shared.

Science practical endorsement rules
RuleAt every board
BoardsAQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC/Eduqas
SubjectsA Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics
What students are judged on5 criteria, across at least 12 practicals
ResultPass or Not classified
MonitoringOne monitoring visit per two-year cycle

Boards

At every board
AQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC/Eduqas

Subjects

At every board
A Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics

What students are judged on

At every board
5 criteria, across at least 12 practicals

Result

At every board
Pass or Not classified

Monitoring

At every board
One monitoring visit per two-year cycle
Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA, OCR, Pearson and Eduqas A Level sciences
Where the admin piles up

Two years, every student, every criterion.

01

Tracking over two years

Every student against every criterion, across Year 12 and Year 13.

02

Catch-ups

Students who miss a practical need another chance.

03

The monitor’s visit

Records have to be ready when the monitor asks.

What Askel records

Built around each board’s rules.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

Show

Practicals by criteria

A grid of every student against every criterion.

Show

Attendance and catch-up

Who missed a practical, and when they caught up.

Show

Lab book page references

Where the evidence is in each lab book.

Prove

The monitor pack, built when you need it

The records a monitor asks for, in one place.

Staff view
CPAC criteria grid
Every student against every criterion.
Staff view
Absence and catch-up for practicals
Absence and catch-up.
Staff view
Monitor pack builder
Building the pack for the monitor.
What stays where it is

Lab books stay in the lab. Askel keeps page references and dates.

Key dates 2026-27

A two-year course.

CPAC runs across Year 12 and Year 13.

  1. Year 12Practicals startYour school · Next date
  2. Once in two yearsMonitoring visitExam board
  3. Year 13A final judgement for each studentYour school
AI rules for Science practical endorsement

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.

All boardsJCQ’s rules apply to any write-ups. Askel has no AI in it.JCQ guidance

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

Register interest

Register interest in Science practical endorsement.

We’ll tell you when Science practical endorsement 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 Science practical endorsement is picked. Add any others you need.
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Related guides

Guides for Science practical endorsement.

GuideCPAC monitoring visit checklistChecked 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, OCR, Pearson and Eduqas A Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics specifications
  • 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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