Exam-board routes

The eleven routes below are the planning universe, recorded before any teaching exists so that every future coverage claim has a named specification version and exam-year window behind it. None of these is covered yet. A route only ever moves past this table statement by statement, against the version shown.

Route	Source	Assessment model	Standing
AQA Biology 7401/7402 · England	v1.6 specification	Linear; Paper 1 (topics 1-4, 2h, 91), Paper 2 (topics 5-8, 2h, 91), Paper 3 (all topics, 2h, 78, incl. practical/data and one 25-mark essay). Separate Practical Endorsement.	launch Overseas-centre withdrawal through 2028/29 flagged separately.
OCR Biology A H020/H420 · England	v4.1 (A), 4.0 (AS) specification	Linear; Biological Processes (M1,2,3,5, 2h15, 100), Biological Diversity (M1,2,4,6, 2h15, 100), Unified Biology (M1-6, 1h30, 70). Separate endorsement.	launch Do not ingest the superseded H420 PDF.
Cambridge International Biology 9700 · International	v2025-2027 v1; 2028-2030 v1 held alongside specification	Staged or linear; P1 MCQ (1h15, 40), P2 AS structured (1h15, 60), P3 Advanced Practical (2h, 40), P4 A-level structured (2h, 100), P5 Planning/Analysis/Evaluation (1h15, 30).	launch Cambridge states the 2028 update makes no significant teaching change; both windows stay recorded.
Pearson Edexcel Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 8BN0/9BN0 · England	vIssue 4 specification	Linear; contextual SNAB topics; Paper 3 carries a pre-release scientific article. Separate endorsement.	next Series article content stays series-specific, outside the canonical graph.
Pearson Edexcel Biology B 8BI0/9BI0 · England	vIssue 4 specification	Linear; conventional topic order; P1 (T1-7, 1h45, 90), P2 (T1-4+8-10, 1h45, 90), P3 (all, 2h30, 120). Separate endorsement.	next
Eduqas Biology B400QS/A400QS · England	vv2 specification	Linear; three components, each 2h/100/33.3%; Component 3 is 80 compulsory marks plus 20 on one option. Separate endorsement.	later Kept distinct from WJEC, whose structure differs.
WJEC Biology 2400QS/1400QS · Wales	vv3 specification	Unitised; AS contributes 40%; Unit 4 has 70 compulsory + 20 option marks; Unit 5 is an external practical examination (50 marks, 10%).	later Review watch: possible amended AS content from September 2028.
CCEA Biology 1010 · Northern Ireland	vv2 specification	Unitised; AS contributes 40%; AS3 and A2 3 combine external theory with internally assessed practical work.	later
Pearson Edexcel International A Level Biology XBI11/YBI11 · International	vIssue 2 specification	Six externally assessed units; written practical-skills papers (WBI13, WBI16); WBI15 carries a 20-mark scientific-article question. January, June and October sittings vary by unit.	later Availability months must be stored per unit.
OxfordAQA International A-level Biology 9610/9611/9612 · International	vv5.1 specification	Five modular written units BL01-BL05, each 1h30/75/20%; BL05 synoptic and practical-heavy; practicals assessed in writing.	later Approved-centre resources are access-controlled and stay out.
OCR Biology B (Advancing Biology) H022/H422 · England	v3.2 (A), 3.1 (AS) specification	Linear; Fundamentals (2h15, 110), Scientific Literacy (2h15, 100, with an advance-notice article), Practical Skills (1h30, 60). Separate endorsement.	legacy Final AS exam summer 2027, final A level summer 2028, no resit. Legacy overlay only; never a full route.

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