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Published: 25 Mar 2024 Updated: 28 Jan 2025 Update History

Pathways will remain open until further notice. It will be subject to an annual review to establish if it should remain open for the following year and if there should be any changes to the criteria.

Please note these are set deadlines and no extension will be given.

There are currently three submission deadline dates each year as stated below.

Dates may be liable to change depending on volume of submissions received.

This year's submission windows

2025 key dates

Submission window opens Submission window closes Exam results date 
6 January 2025

15 January 2025

(16:00 UK-time)

24 April 2025

(12:00 noon UK-time)

12 May 2025

21 May 2025

(16:00 UK-time)

4 September 2025

(12:00 noon UK-time)

8 September 2025

17 September 2025

(16:00 UK-time)

16 December 2025

(12:00 noon UK-time)

2026 key dates

Booking opens Booking closes Results
Monday 5 January 2026

Wednesday 14 January 2026

(16:00 UK-time)

Thursday 23 April 2026

(12:00 noon UK-time)

Tuesday 5 May 2026

Thursday 14 May 2026

(16:00 UK-time)

Thursday 20 August 2026

(12:00 noon UK-time)

Monday 7 September 2026

Wednesday 16 September 2026

(16:00 UK-time)

Thursday 17 December 2026

(12:00 noon UK-time)

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