PSAs will now be available three months earlier

New PSA Release Dates

• 2 June 2025 – PSA for the December/January 2025/26 assessment series
• 1 September 2025 - PSA for the May/June 2026 assessment series.

The deadlines for submission of learner work will remain unchanged each series, and the updated release schedule will not affect learners who are currently completing a PSA this May/June 2025 series, working to a 15 May submission deadline.

The interim report was published in March with the final report due in the autumn.

The report seems to acknowledge that "a significant proportion of young people require a mix of qualifications, or cannot access A levels or T Levels, or have not yet decided on career plans."

If learners sat their terminal external assessment in January and are eligible to certificate, you can either submit certification claims or allow them to resit in the summer.

Certification claims for January assessments open on 21 March and close on 18 April via Edexcel Online.

You can use the grade calculator or check Section 8 of the specification to determine final grades. If a learner does wish to resit the terminal external assessment, you can still choose to submit a certification claim for them if they are eligible, or you can choose to wait until the summer. 

When considering resits, you should think about the likelihood of improvement and the potential impact on other assessments and learner wellbeing.

The BTEC Tech Awards are compensatory, meaning that even if a learner receives a U grade in one component, they may still achieve an overall qualification grade if their total UMS points across all components are sufficient.

Chartered Institute of Marketing dual certification ending July 2025

The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) offer of dual certification for learners on the BTEC L3 National in Marketing qualifications will end this summer, due to the to the new CIM L3 qualifications being the sole offer for learners starting in September 2025.

As such, you must register any learners wishing to claim dual certification by 23 May 2025 if registering in bulk, or 1 June for individual registrations. The last date for learners to submit their hybrid CIM/BTEC assignments to CIM will be 27 June 2025, with a deadline for 4 July for centres to approve these submissions.

The session will focus on supporting you to continue to teach with confidence and we will provide an update on current Government reviews. There will also be the opportunity for you to ask questions and hear from other centres.

The ERA Licence provides seamless access to television and radio recordings, offering a single point of clearance for the rights needed to create and use authentic media resources in your classroom. With ERA’s free video streaming platform, licensed institutions can explore a rich library of curriculum-mapped TV and radio clips tailored to GCSE, AS, and A-level teaching.

Engage your learners with curated clips, full-length documentaries, and programmes that bring business contexts to life. 

To access this free resource registration is required - but is quick and simple. State schools in England are licensed under a central agreement with the DfE and the vast majority of independent schools also hold a current ERA Licence.

Secondary schools around the world can get free online access to the Financial Times, with articles, games and multi-media content on many topics to enrich studies and improve exam performance in business, economics, politics, geography, psychology and other topics.

The FT can help strengthen global and media literacy, and offer insights into preparation for further study and the world of work. It also has competitions, an online work experience programme and teacher selected articles with suggested questions, alongside resources developed by Pearson/Edexcel.

Details at www.ft.com/schools . A staff member can check if their school is already registered and to create student or staff accounts at www.ft.com/schoolsarefree

We have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you informed about the reforms.

Applied Law

Business

Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Business (600/4786/0)

The last registration date is now 31 July 2027.
The last certification date is now 31 July 2029.

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

Esports

Marketing

Level 1/2 BTEC Tech Award Enterprise

Applied Law

Due to the timing of the Easter break in 2025, we will release summer pre-release material from 31 March 2025.

Business

Due to the timing of the Easter break in 2025, we will release summer pre-release material from 31 March 2025.

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

Due to the timing of the Easter break in 2025, we will release summer pre-release material from 31 March 2025. 

Marketing

Level 1/2 BTEC Tech Award Enterprise

Applied Law

Business

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

Marketing

Level 1/2 BTEC Tech Award Enterprise

Applied Law

Business

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

Marketing

We have two new bitesize videos available to help your understanding of the standards verification process and to ensure effective and successful standards verification.