ACCA Timetable
2015
P a r t T i m e – S h e f fie ld
Tim etable inform ation last updated 23/10/14
Sheffield Centre Information
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Centre Manager:
Ben Wilson
Important ACCA dates for 2015
Please find below some key dates, to help you plan your ACCA studies over the next year.
June 2015 sitting
December 2015 sitting
Early exam entry deadline
8 March
Early exam entry deadline
8 September
Bank holiday (Good Friday)
3 April
Exam entry deadline
8 October
Bank holiday (Easter Monday)
6 April
Late exam entry deadline
8 November
Standard exam entry deadline
8 April
Exams take place
30 Nov - 9 December
Bank holiday
4 May
Exam results released
8 February 2016
Late exam entry deadline
8 May
Bank holiday
25 May
Exams take place
1 - 10 June
Exam results released
8 August
June 2015 course dates are correct at time of going to print. December 2015 course and exam dates are currently provisional due to ACCA not yet having released the examination dates.
Assessment and Mock Submission Deadlines
Following student feedback, we have added the submission deadlines for your Interim Assessment, Final Assessment and Mock Exam scripts on to the main timetables.
These are indicated by the pink squares on the tuition and revision planners and are there for you to easily refer to.
Please note that you are NOT required to attend college on those dates. They are the dates by which you should submit your script to the centre for marking. The majority of students email their scripts.
For those of you studying via the Ultimate Learning Experience (tuition + revision + QBD) you must submit your scripts on time and achieve a minimum of 40% in order to retain your Lifetime Pass Guarantee.
If you have printed this timetable, please check that you have the latest edition by comparing the date on the front page with that on the current version on our website www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
Ultimate Learning Experience (ULE)
Guarantee you'll pass with the Ultimate Learning Experience - our three-step, recommended approach to studying
Simply purchase Tuition, Revision and Question Based Day (QBD) for the same paper at the June/December 2015 sitting and you will:
- prepare, practise and perform during our Tuition and Revision courses, guided by your experienced Kaplan tutor;
you'll learn the key areas of the syllabus and revise topics using exam standard questions
- feel peace of mind with our Lifetime Pass Guarantee;
should you ever need to resit a paper, you'll know that your tuition, revision and QBD course costs are covered
- be confident that we are using the official study ACCA materials, written by Kaplan tutors
- receive a rewarding discount if you purchase the ULE within our promotional offer period
(see website for dates)
- use MyKaplan, your personal online study space
- benefit from our Question Based Day - where you'll put all your learning into practise, receiving feedback and
support throughout the session
- have a the option of a 4 Stage Payment Plan which allows self-funded students to spread their ULE course payments
over four months
ULE is available for Skills, Essentials and Options papers, at a Kaplan classroom or via Kaplan Live Online
Terms and Conditions apply - see website for details
ACCA Courses
Tuition Courses
Kaplan Tuition courses are between 3 and 5 days (6 and 10 evenings) in duration depending on syllabus content. Tuition covers the knowledge behind the key examinable areas with each module.
All courses end in time for students to join the revision course of their choice.
We offer the following different course types to suit your study needs:
Weekday Block Tuition
Courses are held during the week in short blocks of 1, 2 or 3 days, depending on the duration of
the full course. These courses are ideal if you can get study leave during the week but can’t
commit to a set day per week.
Materials and Resources: Included in your course will be the Kaplan Study Text, Study Notes and access to your MyKaplan online study resources (more information overleaf).
Revision Courses
Kaplan Revision courses are between 2 – 5 days in duration depending on course type and subject. The revision course reinforces student knowledge via question practice.
The following revision course types are offered:
Weekday Revision
These are 2-4 days in duration, in small blocks of days, allowing students to focus on one subject at
a time. They are ideal for students who are able to take time off work.
Materials and Resources: Included in your course will be the Kaplan Exam Kit and Pocket Notes and access to lots of resources on your online study portal, MyKaplan (more information overleaf).
MyKaplan - Your Personalised Online Study Space
MyKaplan, your personalised online study space, has many features to help you manage your courses and learning better, such as: course calendars, task reminders, 'email my tutor' button and access to your online forums.
You will also have all your subject-specific study resources, via the Learning and Testing tab, which are released at strategic points throughout the course. These will be allocated into folders, to help you identify where
each resource is designed to fit into your overall programme of study. The folders are Prepare, Practise and Perform. Your resources may include:
Tuition Course Resources
Revision Course Resources
• Course Programmes
A daily schedule for your studies, including classroom and homework
questions, plus details of chapters for you to review at home.
• i-paper Pocket Notes
Easy to use revision aid.
• Essential Foundation section
Applicable to relevant papers only. Test your underpinning knowledge
and watch a tutor explain 'So you think you know…. Basic Maths,
Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Investment Appraisal &
Consolidation'.
• i-paper Exam Kit
Your exam kit in an i-paper format, so you can practice questions
anytime.
• Online Text
Same as your text book, with added links allowing you to easily jump
between chapters and topics.
• Key Examinable Areas
Our thoughts on the most likely topics to appear in the exams.
• Knowledge Check Tests
These are set by your tutors throughout your course and are designed
to help you assess which topics you need to concentrate your studies
on. You can compare your results, confidentially, to your peers' results.
• Signposts & Clocks
These link to marked questions in your Exam Kit. A tutor will give you
hints and tips on screen, on how to approach and answer the
question, in an online video.
• Assessments
Questions and later answers, for the interim and final assessments.
• Mock Exam Qs & As
Exam standard questions for you to practice and answers available
once completed.
• Online Tuition Recordings
Recap and refresh topics by watching a video of a live online class.
• Articles & Past Exam Papers
All the latest technical articles and past exam papers from ACCA, in one
convenient place.
... Your personalised online study space
Once enrolled, please access all your online study resources at:
www.MyKaplan.co.uk
FREE Study Support Resources
In addition to all the materials you receive on your course and via MyKaplan, we offer free study support on a range of platforms to suit your preferred learning and life style.
Kaplan Exam Tips
Kaplan ACCA Exam Tips App
Masterclasses
Kaplan Financial Knowledge Bank
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Find heaps of ACCA exam and topic based
tips, videos, puzzles and more to support
your revision. Plus, Kaplan Exam Tips will
help you stay focused with all our ACCA
materials organised by each exam paper!
Get your FREE access to:
Masterclass videos
Exam Review videos
Exam evaluations
Exam Tips
Key Examinable areas
Forums for your exam paper
Use our Facebook app and keep up to date
with the latest ACCA news and materials to
support your studies. Our Facebook app is
crammed with tips and information including
alerts and tasters of new materials from the
following resources:
Kaplan Exam Tips website
Kaplan Financial Knowledge Bank
Upcoming events e.g. Masterclasses
ACCA Global
Our Masterclasses are FREE hour-long
sessions which focus on tricky syllabus
areas or general exam techniques. These
may be delivered through our Classrooms
or Live Online and are designed to help
you get the most out of your studies.
Whether you're learning a topic from
scratch, or need a quick reminder, our
Knowledge Bank will provide you with
the answers for FREE, with articles on
topic essentials, sample calculations,
processes and more!
The Knowledge Bank holds over 300
accountancy topics, from “accounting
for overheads” to “zero based costing”,
giving you the option to browse whole
areas of accountancy or drill down into
specific concepts.
Which ACCA courses should I sit next?
ACCA's basic rules
Skills Module (6 papers)
Modules must be sat in order: Skills, then Essentials, then Options
Within a module, papers can be sat in any order.
You can overlap two modules, as long as you're attempting all the remaining papers in the lower module.
For example, you can do F9 and P1 in the same exam sitting, if F9 is the only paper you have outstanding in the Skills module.
Essentials Module (3 papers)
Options Module (2 papers, from 4)
Kaplan recommendations
If you're studying part-time and are working (or have other commitments) we recommend that you attempt no more than 2
papers per exam sitting, allowing you to fully focus on those two.
I work in an
Accountancy Practice
I work in Industry,
Public Finance,
Business, other
F7 & F8
F4 & F5
F4 & F5
F6* & F9
F6* & F9
F7 & F8
P1 & P2
P1 & P2
P3 & Option*
P3 & Option*
Option*
Option*
In order to keep your qualification on track, you should sit exams in both the June and December sitting.
Your selection of two papers should be based on various aspects, such as:
Employer requirements
If you work in Practice then you may wish to focus on Financial Reporting and Audit first; whilst if you work in Industry then Management Accounting would
be a priority.
Tax year*
It is best to initially sit your tax exams (F6 and optional P6) in June, as the same Finance Act will be examined in December, should you need to resit.
Otherwise, you'll need to learn a new Finance Act.
Study balance
It often helps to combine a 'wordy' paper with a 'numerical' paper - balancing your personal preference and skills for one that you like, with one that you
don't.
Exemptions
If you have an exemption from a Skills paper, you may struggle to pass that subject at a higher level, in the Options module.
We've done some pass rate analysis on the best paper combinations, based on two papers at a time.
View our recommendations in the table to the right.
For a personalised recommendation, based on your individual circumstances, please speak to your local Kaplan
centre.
F4 Law Courses - 2015
Weekday Block
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4
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valid until 01/04/2015
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Revision
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F4 Corporate and Business Law (Eng)
Your experienced Kaplan tutor:
Jo Hazel
Course times:
Start: 9.30am
For more information please visit:
End: 4.30pm approx
www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
Weekday Revision
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Weekday Tuition
Weekday Question
Based Day (QBD)
Recommended Computer Based
Exam date:
ONLY AVAILABLE AT
KAPLAN LEEDS
Weekday Block Tuition - June 2015
Kaplan Sheffield
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Options Module
P4 Advanced Financial Management
Available at our Leeds centre or via Live Online course
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Your experienced
Kaplan tutors:
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Exam entry deadlines
(early & standard)
FA
Final Assessment submission deadline*
* These are the dates by which you are required to submit your script to your local
Kaplan centre.
You do not need to attend college on these submission dates.
We recommend that you email your script to:
F5
Jo Yeadon
F8
Oliver Seed
P2
Andy Bristow
Course times:
F6
Dot Taylor
F9
Zoe Robinson
P3
Kevin Bainbridge
Start: 9.30am
F7
Paul Hughes
P1
Brian Galloway
P6
Dominic Henry
End: 4.30pm approx
P7
Sue Thistlethwaite
For more information please visit:
www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
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Weekday Revision & Question Based Day - June 2015
Kaplan Sheffield
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Options Module
P4 Advanced Financial Management
Available at our Leeds centre or via Live Online course
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Key:
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deadline*
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* This is the date by which you are required to submit your script to your local
Kaplan centre.
You do not need to attend college on these submission date.
Your experienced
Kaplan tutors:
Exam date
We recommend that you email your script to:
F5
Jo Yeadon
F8
Oliver Seed
P2
Andy Bristow
Course times:
F6
Dot Taylor
F9
Zoe Robinson
P3
Kevin Bainbridge
Start: 9.30am
F7
Paul Hughes
P1
Brian Galloway
P6
Dominic Henry
End: 4.30pm approx
P7
Jim Hinchliffe
For more information please visit:
www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
Weekday Block Tuition - December 2015
August
Kaplan Sheffield
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P4 Advanced Financial Management
Available at our Leeds centre or via Live Online course
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Key:
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P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance (Int/UK)
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Interim Assessment submission deadline*
8
Exam entry deadlines
(early & standard)
FA
Final Assessment submission deadline*
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IA
FA
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* These are the dates by which you are required to submit your script to your
local Kaplan centre.
709
FA
Course times:
Start: 9.30am
You do not need to attend college on these submission dates.
Your experienced
Kaplan tutors:
We recommend that you email your script to:
F5
Jo Yeadon
F8
Oliver Seed
P1
Brian Galloway
P6
Dominic Henry
F6
Dot Taylor
F9
Zoe Robinson
P2
Andy Bristow
P7
Sue Thistlethwaite
F7
Paul Hughes
P3
Kevin Bainbridge
For more information please visit:
www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
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Options Module
P4 Advanced Financial Management
Available at our Leeds centre or via Live Online course
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P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance (Int/UK)
Key:
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* This is the date by which you are required to submit your script to your
local Kaplan centre.
You do not need to attend college on these submission date.
Your experienced
Kaplan tutors:
EX
Exam date
We recommend that you email your script to:
F5
Jo Yeadon
F8
Oliver Seed
P2
Andy Bristow
P6
Dominic Henry
Course times:
F6
Dot Taylor
F9
Zoe Robinson
P3
Kevin Bainbridge
P7
Sue Thistlethwaite
Start: 9.30am
F7
Paul Hughes
P1
Brian Galloway
For more information please visit:
www.kaplanfinancial.co.uk/acca
End: 4.30pm approx