S4 Unit 5: Supervised Test & Submission
A Level Art & Design · Semester 4 Plan · Unit 5 of 5 · ← Unit 4
What this unit does
This is the test, assembly and board stage, under AO4 Present. You realise your planned outcome inside a 15-hour supervised test under exam conditions: work is stored securely between sittings, with no access and no additions. You then photograph the final piece and assemble the submission package in the exact order the Cambridge specification requires, check it line by line under supervision, and hand it over for marking. C1, C2 and C3 all reach the board in the same window. The unit closes with A4 — the submission package, which is your internal grade layer; the final piece itself is marked externally by Cambridge.
Dates & span
Weeks S7/S8–S10: the 15-hour test plus 10 sessions. The test is scheduled for S8, Mon 2028-04-10 → Fri 04-14 (5 × 3h). An alternative timing around Qingming in S7 (4 × 3h45) would pull the whole tail forward one week; this will be confirmed in class. All S4 dates are projected and may shift when the school publishes its calendar for this period — see the semester plan.
Sequence of work
| Code | Session | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Test | The supervised test, 15 hours | The plan realised; nothing invented under supervision |
| U5·L1 | Test debrief and package plan | What the test produced |
| U5·L2 | Photograph the final piece | The version the examiner sees |
| U5·L3 | Assemble the submission package | Ordered exactly as specified |
| U5·L4 | Quality control, supervised | The specification, line by line |
| U5·L5 | A4: Submission package due | The internal grade layer; Cambridge marks the piece |
| U5·L6 | Gap repair for the board, supervised | Only what the QC named |
| U5·L7 | Final checks against the specification | Every page, label and limit |
| U5·L8 | Handover for marking | The checklist covers C1, C2 and C3 |
| U5·L9 | Portfolio photography for records | The record survives the submission |
| U5·L10 | Course close and release | The board has it |
Assessment
A4, Fri 2028-04-21 (floats with the test): the complete C2 submission package, your internal grade layer, marked against AO1–AO4. No edits after this point. The final C2 piece itself is marked externally by Cambridge. CS tasks: CS7 Thu 2028-04-20 (submission checklist and reflection, floats with the test); CS8 Thu 2028-04-27 (portfolio photography for your own records). See the full register.
Key content
- ◆ Nothing is invented under supervision — the plan marked at A3 is both your safety and your mark.
- Storage between sittings is secure and documented: no access, no additions, no exceptions.
- The package matches the specification exactly, and marks and samples reach the board by the end-April deadline.
- On the earlier timing, the whole unit pulls forward one week.