The examinations for the AFA in Creative Writing in May 2024 have been scheduled for the following times: Tuesday 7 May 2024 (PM): WRITE-2 (2 hours) Thursday 9 May 2024 (AM): WRITE-3 (3 hours)

Apprentice of Fine Arts (AFA) in Creative Writing: results for Summer 2023 Cumulative percentage of candidates:     A* 26% A*-A 56% A*-B 78% A*-C 94% Table shows results for 46 candidates from 8 centres: Abingdon School, Badminton School, Bristol Grammar School, Clevedon School, Kingswood School; Marling School, Marlborough College, and Redmaids’ High School. These results were … Continue reading 2023 Examination Results

This is a reminder that the new list of stimulus texts will be examined first in May 2024. The new texts are: Prose Non-Fiction: I Belong Here by Anita Sethi Published by Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2021 ISBN: 978-1-4729-8395-4 Prose-Fiction: Broadwater by Jac Shreeves-Lee Published by Fairlight Books, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-912054-57-2 Poetry: Night Sky with Exit Wounds … Continue reading Stimulus texts 2024 onwards

The examinations for the AFA in Creative Writing in May 2023 have been scheduled for the following times: Wednesday 10 May 2023 (AM): WRITE-2 (2 hours) Friday 12 May 2023 (AM): WRITE-3 (3 hours)

Apprentice of Fine Arts (AFA) in Creative Writing: results for Summer 2022 Cumulative percentage of candidates:     A* 21% A*-A 53% A*-B 84% A*-C 98% Table shows results for 43 candidates from 8 centres: Abingdon School, Badminton School, Bristol Grammar School, Enfield County High School, Kingswood School; Marling School, Marlborough College, and Redmaids’ High School. These … Continue reading 2022 Examination Results

Summary of results (2021) Apprentice of Fine Arts (AFA) in Creative Writing: results for Summer 2021 Cumulative percentage of candidates:     A* 29% A*-A 61% A*-B 90% A*-C 95% Table shows results for 41 candidates from 8 centres: Abingdon School, Badminton School, Bristol Grammar School, Kingswood School; Marling School, Marlborough College, Redmaids’ High, and SGS (Stroud). … Continue reading Summary of results (2021)

Centres submit marks for WRITE-1 Portfolio by 15 May 2021.   WEB will ask for Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs). These will also be required by 15 May. All centres will submit their WRITE-1 Portfolios for moderation by WEB either on or as soon after the 15 May as is possible. WEB will moderate all the … Continue reading MEMORANDUM SENT TO AFA CENTRES IN FEBRUARY 2021

WRITE-2 will take place on Monday 10 May 2021 (am session) WRITE-3 will take place on Friday 14 May 2021 (am session) These examinations have been scheduled slightly earlier than other GCE examinations to minimise complications for your candidates, but it is worth bearing in mind that there will be some IB and IGCSE examinations … Continue reading 2021 EXAMINATION DATES (EDIT: Cancelled)

October 2020 examination series The dates for the October 2020 examinations series are as follows: WRITE-2: Commissioned Writing: Thursday 1 October (afternoon) WRITE-3: Responsive Writing: Friday 9 October (morning) As the grade awarded in August has already taken the work submitted for WRITE-1: Portfolio fully into account, the marks for WRITE-1: Portfolio will not be … Continue reading October 2020 examination series

Post-results appeals 2020 Given the way we awarded grades in August 2020, post-results appeals can only really be possible on the following grounds: a clerical check of the mark and grade awarded a review of marking for WRITE-1 Portfolio. The deadline for any such appeals remains the 14 September 2020.