SFJ Awards will close for the Christmas/New Year break on Tuesday 24 December 2024. Our phone lines will be available until 12pm on this date. We will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 9am.
Centres and End-Point Assessment (EPA) customers that offer exams please note:
The last exam date for paper exams before the Christmas break will be Monday 16 December 2024. We must receive the papers into the Sheffield office no later than Friday 20 December 2024. If you are not able to ensure that we will receive the papers before this date then please consider an alternative date for your last exams. This is to ensure that all papers are stored safely and securely over the Christmas break. Please note the last posting dates for Royal Mail are as follows:
- 2nd Class (Royal Mail 48): 18 December
- 1st Class (Royal Mail 24): 19 December
- 24-hour tracked delivery: 21 December
- Special delivery service: 23 December
Please note that exam results are not guaranteed to be processed and released for exam papers received in the Sheffield office after the Monday 16 December 2024, so please manage your learners’ expectations and exam dates accordingly.
Centres who access our online exams platform:
For centres who access our online exams platform we can offer exams up to Sunday 21 December 2024, however as above we will not be able to guarantee release after the 16 December 2024.
Any exams can take place after Thursday 2 January 2024. If you wish exams to take place on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 January 2026 please make sure we receive booking assessment forms by Friday 20 December 2024. They can then be allocated for you to download the correct dates.
If you would like to discuss anything related to our Christmas hours, please email info@sfjawards.com.
We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at SFJ Awards.
