Higher Administration and IT Revision Checklist & Tracker

Know exactly what is in Higher Administration and IT, see your gaps at a glance, and close them one by one before the prelim, the assignment and the final exam.

This printable checklist turns the whole course into 73 clear “I can…” statements, covering both the administrative theory and the advanced IT skills, based on the current Higher Administration and IT course specification. Colour a traffic light for each one, tick it off every time you revise, and watch the reds turn green.

READY FOR 2026-27
The Higher Administration and IT course assessment is the same for session 2026-27: a 50-mark written question paper in 1 hour 30 minutes (Section 1 case study 10 marks, Section 2 40 marks) and a 70-mark assignment done in one 2-hour sitting (spreadsheet, database and word processing about 20 marks each, communication about 10). This checklist follows that structure.

WHAT’S INSIDE (19 A4 pages)

• Cover with name, school, target grade (A / B / C / D) and exam date
• How to use, plus the course at a glance: the question paper (50 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes), the assignment (70 marks, 2 hours), where the 120 marks come from, and the command words to know
• 7 course checklist pages covering all 73 statements across administrative theory and practice and IT applications. Every statement has Red / Amber / Green circles, Revised x1 / x2 / x3 boxes and a Practised? tick box
• My check-ins and Fix these first: count your greens, ambers and reds three times over the year, and list your reddest statements
• Spreadsheet and database skills: every feature to tick off, from VLOOKUP, nested IF, COUNTIF and pivot tables to totals queries, wildcards and calculated fields
• Document and communication skills: references, sections, electronic forms, mail merge, presentation, e-mail and e-diary features, plus keyboard shortcuts and where marks are lost
• Theory answer toolkit: outline, describe, explain, compare, discuss, justify, distinguish and suggest, with an example of each, plus a Section 1 case study planner
• Key terms: 28 must-know definitions, from time stealers and Belbin team roles to UK GDPR, action minutes and primary keys
• Past paper tracker: Section 1 and Section 2 marks, total, percentage and focus areas for 10 papers, plus a progress graph and a timing guide
• My fix-it list: what went wrong, how you will fix it, and a Fixed box
• Assignment: the kinds of task set in recent years to practise, what you can and cannot do, a timing plan, a marks checklist showing where all 70 marks come from, and a hand-in checklist
• Exam-week checklist: pack your kit, the week before, and on the day
• Notes page

PLEASE NOTE

• A4 portrait PDF. Prints in colour or greyscale on standard A4 paper.
• An independent revision resource, not an official exam board product. Content is based on the current Higher Administration and IT course specification.
• No software or past papers are included.

Good luck with your exams!