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Approved Examination Centre Sessions | RAD Approved Venue Sessions | Special Exams

Approved Examination Centre (AEC) Sessions

UK

London and Middlesex

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202512 November – 14 December 202515 October 202515 September 2025
Spring 20266 March – 30 March 20262 February 20265 January 2026
Summer 202612 June – 13 July 202614 May 20263 April 2026
Winter 202621 November – 14 December 202622 October 202617 September 2026

Midlands and East England

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202522 November – 14 December 202522 October 202524 September 2025
Spring 202614 March – 29 March 202611 February 202614 January 2026
Summer 202620 June – 12 July 202620 May 202622 April 2026
Winter 202621 November – 6 December 202621 October 202623 September 2026

Northern England

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202522 November – 7 December 202515 October 202524 September 2025
Spring 202614 March – 29 March 20264 February 202614 January 2026
Summer 202620 June – 12 July 202613 May 202615 April 2026
Winter 202621 November – 6 December 20267 October 202616 September 2026

Northern Ireland

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202515 November – 7 December 202516 October 202525 September 2025
Spring 202621 February – 13 March 202625 January 20265 January 2026 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 12 January)
Summer 20268 May – 4 June 202610 April 202620 March 2025 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 27 March)
Winter 202614 November – 6 December 202616 October 202625 September 2026 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 2 October)

Scotland

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 20251 November – 23 November 202530 September 20259 September 2025
Spring 202613 March – 2 April 20263 February 202615 January 2026
Summer 20261 June – 26 June 202623 April 202626 March 2026
Winter 20261 November – 23 November 202630 September 20269 September 2026

South East England

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202515 November – 7 December 202517 October 202519 September 2025
Spring 202614 March – 29 March 202613 February 202623 January 2026, Midday
(provisional dates by 30 January)
Summer 202620 June – 12 July 202622 May 202624 April 2025, Midday
(provisional dates by 1 May)
Winter 202614 November – 13 December 202616 October 202618 September 2026, Midday
(provisional dates by 25 September)

South West England, Wales, Channel Islands

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202522 November – 7 December 202522 October 202529 September 2025
Spring 202614 March – 29 March 202611 February 202619 January 2026, Midday
(provisional dates by 30 January)
Summer 202620 June – 12 July 202613 May 202620 April 2025, Midday
(provisional dates by 1 May)
Winter 202614 November – 29 November 2026
21 November – 6 December 2026		14 October 202621 September 2026, Midday
(provisional dates by 2 October)

Ireland

Republic of Ireland

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
Winter 202515 November – 7 December 202516 October 202525 September 2025
Spring 202621 February – 13 March 202625 January 20265 January 2026 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 12 January)
Summer 20265 May – 30 May 20267 April 202618 March 2025 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 25 March)
Winter 202614 November – 6 December 202616 October 202625 September 2026 at 5pm
(provisional dates by 2 October)

RAD APPROVED VENUE (RAV) SESSIONS

RAV UK

London Headquarters

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlineSession name in RAD online exam entries
Spring 2025 24 February – 4 April 202513 January 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 spring headquarters RAV
Solo Seal Spring 202528 March 202514 February 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 headquarters spring SOLO SEAL
Summer 1 20252 June – 17 July 202522 April 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 summer 1 headquarters RAV
Solo Seal Summer 202518 July 20256 June 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 headquarters summer SOLO SEAL
Summer 2 202523 August – 31 August 202530 June 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 summer 2 headquarters RAV
Winter 202527 October – 17 December 202515 September 2025UNITED KINGDOM London and Middlesex 2025 winter headquarters RAV

Stockport

SESSIONSession dateEntry submission deadlineSession name in RAD Online Exam entries
Winter 202530 November – 5 December 202517 October 2025UNITED KINGDOM Northern England 2025 Winter Stockport RAV
Spring 202622 – 26 March 20259 February 2026UNITED KINGDOM Northern England 2026 Spring Stockport RAV
Summer 202612-17 July 20261 June 2026UNITED KINGDOM Northern England 2026 Summer Stockport RAV
Winter 202629 November – 4 December 202619 October 2026UNITED KINGDOM Northern England 2026 Winter Stockport RAV

SPECIAL EXAMS (UK)

Special exams can be arranged for dates outside the sessions listed on our dates page. These are subject to a surcharge which reflects the additional costs (see table below). The minimum requirement for special exams is three hours.

Please note, the RAD cannot guarantee to fulfil requests for Specials, which depend on examiner availability.

SessionSession datesEntry submission deadlinePre-booking closing date
August 2025(no availability)n/an/a
September 20251 – 30 September 20252 August 202515 July 2025
October 20251 – 31 October 20252 September 202515 August 2025
November 20251 – 30 November 2025*2 October 202515 September 2025
December 20251 – 21 December 2025*2 November 202515 October 2025
January 20265 – 31 January 20261 December 202515 November 2025
February 20261 – 28 February 20262 January 202615 December 2025
March 20261 – 31 March 2026*1 February 202615 January 2026
April 20261 – 30 April 2026 (excluding 3 – 6 April)1 March 202615 February 2026
May 20261 – 31 May 2026 (excluding 4 and 25 May)1 April 202615 March 2026
June 20261 – 30 June 2026*2 May 202615 April 2026
July 20261 – 31 July 2026*2 June 202615 May 2026
*Please check your Regional AEC session dates before pre-booking a special session.
Special examFee
Surcharge for 1 day of exams (3-6 hours’ examining time)£167
Each additional consecutive day of exams (up to 6 hours’ examining time)£52

As with all exams, provisional results will be issued no later than four weeks, and certificates no later than six weeks, after the end of the session.

Special Booking procedure:

  • Create a new AEC entry in the relevant Special session on Exams online. You would need a dedicated ‘Special Exams’ site added to your school. Please, contact your Regional Manager or exams@rad.org.uk if you do not have one. You will also need an RAD travel form uploaded to the notes section.
  • Input the candidates you intend to enter. This list can be modified up to the point of submission. This is to give an idea of how many hours of examining time you may have and, therefore how many days you will require. If you do not know the names of your candidates, please indicate the approximate hours of examining time you expect to have in the note section. (please remember one day of exams is a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 6 hours).
  • Using the calendar feature at the bottom of the entry, deselect all dates using the ‘deselect all’ button and then click on the dates you are requesting. You can also add any relevant information to the notes session (including starting times or hosting teachers, Reasonable Adjustments etc.).
  • Please ‘save’ your entry, do not submit at this stage, a special surcharge will need to be added to your entry before you are ready to submit.
  • After the Pre-booking closing date, the office will acknowledge your booking and confirm a special surcharge has been added.
  • Please submit your entry by the advertised Entry submission deadline. Entries submitted after the deadline will be charged a late fee.

Special exams at headquarters

To request special exams at London headquarters, please email Cecilia Matteucci.

Entry forms must normally be submitted, along with the request, six weeks in advance of the requested date. Surcharges are applied as follows:

Contact details:

If you would like to know something about a specific AEC or RAV session, please get in touch with the tour organiser.

For further enquiries contact exams@rad.org.uk

If you have an urgent exams enquiry outside of normal business hours please contact the tour organiser of your session. Please note the following distinctions:

  • Approved Examination Centre (AEC) Sessions for exams in Your Own Studio.
  • RAD Approved Venue (RAV) Sessions Studio organised by the RAD.
  • Special Exams (UK and Ireland).


We aim to release results online four weeks after the end of the exam session, with certificates, medals and bars sent six weeks after the end of the session.