NEA Exemplars
Real student submissions for the A2 Unit 5 programmed solution, with section-by-section work.
Two mark schemes are represented here. The current WJEC spec (1500U50-1) marks the NEA out of 100 across 9 sections. Older submissions were marked out of 80 across 6 sections (with Prototype + Post-Prototype Refinement + Software Development combined into one "Implementation" section, and Developmental Testing folded into Testing).
Each card below is labelled with its scheme. When reading exemplars 4 and 5 alongside the section guidance pages, remember their "Implementation" PDF covers three of the current sections.
Exemplar 1 — Dynamic Rock System Current /100
Mark: TBCNine-section submission including a maintenance documentation write-up.
Exemplar 2 — Baglan Youth Forum Current /100
Mark: TBCComplete nine-section submission, numbered 1–9, with questionnaire and paper-based system analysis. The cleanest example of the current section structure.
Exemplar 3 Current /100
Mark: TBCPartial submission — discussion through developmental testing.
Exemplar 4 — Handy Man Hiring Legacy /80
70 / 80 (≈ top band)Strongest submission overall — useful as a top-band benchmark. Note: legacy 6-section structure; its "Implementation" PDF covers Prototype + Refinement + Software Development from the current spec.
Exemplar 5 Legacy /80
52 / 80 (≈ band 2)Mid-band submission — compare with exemplar 4 to see where marks are lost. Same legacy 6-section structure.