BTEC International
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Tue Jun 02 09:30:00 UTC 2026
June 2026 BTEC update for Business, Applied Law, Enterprise and Marketing
Welcome to the June 2026 update!
I’d like to wish all learners the very best as they complete their final exams and await the results of their hard work through standardisation and portfolio moderation. Equally, a huge thank you to all teachers and support staff for the dedication and support you continue to give, helping every learner achieve their best.
In this month’s newsletter:
- A new Ofqual podcast for teachers
- Digital credentials for all vocational qualifications
- An update on the BTEC Tech Award extension in England and Northern Ireland, along with upcoming training and the release of the 2026/27 PSA
- For our International centres ; we’re running a three‑day, in‑person BTEC internal verifier (IV) training in Hanoi this June.
| Date | Qualification | Exam Code | Subject | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 04 June | BTEC Nationals | 50234N | Marketing | Marketing Principles |
| Training Session | Date |
|---|---|
| Getting Started: Ways to Teach and Assess BTEC Tech Award (2022) in Enterprise | 16 June 2026 at 16:00 - 18:00 BST |
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Checkpoint Dates | Built using your feedback, in this guide you’ll find key dates, termtime checkpoints and helpful prompts across each term. Keep it bookmarked and share this with your team. While exams officers lead the way on most of these tasks, it’s important that the wider curriculum team, from quality nominees, teachers and tutors to senior leaders, understands what’s coming up and how they support the process. What qualifications do these key dates cover? BTEC Nationals, BTEC Firsts, BTEC Tech Award and BTEC Technicals, delivered in colleges and achools in the UK. |
Reminder and new guidance for you and your students!
Your students can receive a digital credential alongside their vocational qualification this summer. We’re getting in touch with a quick reminder and some new guidance to help you make sure eligible students at your centre receive theirs.
A digital credential gives them a verified, shareable record of their achievement that they can use when applying for jobs, apprenticeships or further study.
How to make sure your students receive their digital credentials
To make sure everything runs smoothly at results time and eligible students receive their digital credential, you need to upload student email addresses in Edexcel Online.
We recommend using each student’s centre email address. Once their digital credential has been issued, students should change this to a personal email address in Credly.
If a student’s email address hasn’t been added, we won’t be able to issue their digital credential.
For students who are eligible to certificate before August results day, their digital credential will still be issued in August, as long as their email address is added before they are certificated.
NEW | guidance to support you and your students
We’ve added new, practical guidance to help you understand digital credentials and to make it easier to explain them to students.
For you
- Digital Credentials for Vocational Qualifications: FAQs
- Digital Credential Overview and Issuing Guide (Centres)
- Digital Credentials Learner Email Address Bulk Upload / Update Guide
- Digital Credentials Communications Guide (Centres)
For your students
We’d encourage you to share guidance directly with students so they know what to expect, how to access their credential and how they can use it.
Ofqual is launching a podcast for teachers and school leaders.
'Can I Just Qualify That?' will be built around conversations that matter and advice you can use.
The first few episodes will cover everything from qualification reform and how GCSE and A level grading works, to helpful tips for exam season, results days, and cyber security.
Episode one drops on Thursday 4 June on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Subscribe to Ofqual's YouTube channel now so you don't miss it:
We have been awarded four additional contracts to deliver T Levels in Management and Administration, Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control and Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing whilst retaining the contract to deliver the Generation 2 T Level in Accounting, for first teach September 2027.
This news strengthens our position as the largest provider of these technical qualifications in England, delivering 16 of the available 20 T Levels from September 2027. The contracts were secured through a competitive bidding process run by the Department for Education.
These new qualifications will combine classroom learning with industry placements to give students real-world experience and prepare them for meaningful careers in critical Business and Engineering sectors.
Freya Thomas Monk, Managing Director of Pearson Qualifications, said: "Developing talent in key business, engineering and manufacturing sectors is vital for the UK’s future workforce and to ensure employers have access to highly skilled individuals. We are delighted to bring our expertise in delivering rigorous, high-quality qualifications to these important T Levels. As the largest T Level provider, we are committed to offering qualifications that enable students to progress, thrive and contribute meaningfully to these critical sectors."
For more on our T Level offer, including employer and student insights, visit Pearson T Levels.
The provisional timetables for BTEC external assessments for the Winter 2027 and Summer 2027 exam series have now been published on our website.
These timetables cover all BTEC qualifications, including BTEC Firsts, Tech Awards, Technicals, Nationals, and Nationals AAQ.
If you woudl like to share any feedback, please contact timetables@pearson.com before the 20 March.
There is a NEW guide for Post-16 vocational educators in schools and colleges in England!
Alongside the Pearson BTEC Level 3 and Level 2 Funding Guides, we have developed a comprehensive Guide to Funding and Support to help educators plan for the future. It gives information of what we know now, what's to come whilst also detailing Sector Transition Plans.
We know many of our centres and students use the UCAS application service, when applying to Higher Education in the UK. We wanted to let you know that UCAS are currently consulting on the operation of the UCAS undergraduate admissions cycle, including:
- the number of initial choices a student can make
- the firm and insurance choice
- application deadlines, including the early (October) deadline and January Equal Consideration Date.
This is an opportunity for you to have your say. You can find out further details about the consultation and respond on the UCAS website. The deadline to respond is 18:00 (UK time) on 22 April 2026.
Ofqual has published a new blog highlighting the importance of open, honest conversations with students about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in coursework.
AI tools are now part of everyday life for many young people. But it’s important that students understand where the boundaries are. Using AI to generate coursework without proper disclosure is cheating, and the consequences can be serious - including the loss of a qualification.
The blog is designed to help you start those conversations with confidence. It includes:
- A ready‑to‑use lesson plan to support classroom discussion about AI and assessed work.
- A senior leadership team briefing pack to help schools and colleges develop a clear, whole‑school approach to AI in coursework.
Together, these resources can help ensure students are informed, supported and clear about expectations - before assessment pressures begin.
We’ve created a new form to make applying for special considerations for internally assessed BTEC units quicker and easier. Make sure you save a copy and use it for all future special consideration applications for internal units.
What’s changed?
This new form has more detailed instructions and dedicated sections for your rationale, alternative arrangements and grade profile, making it easier for you to provide the right evidence from the start and avoid any follow-up questions that delay the application.
You should submit all special considerations applications for internally assessed BTEC units by 30 June. Just email uk.special.requirements@pearson.com with an attached completed copy of the form.
If you have any questions about using the new form, special requirements, or anything else, we’re here to help. Get in touch via the Pearson support portal.
As we move into the January series and beyond, remember that ResultsPlus is now accessible for BTEC qualification for the examined units.
ResultsPlus is our online results analysis tool for teachers. Included as part of your qualification fees, ResultsPlus gives you a detailed breakdown of your students’ performance in Pearson Edexcel exams and BTEC external assessments.
Why should I use ResultsPlus?
- Provides detailed analysis of your learners performance.
- Identify potential topics, skills and types of question where students may need to develop their learning further.
- See actual scores for each exam question for a student, class or group.
- Understand how your students’ performance compares with class and Pearson Edexcel national averages.
- Acquire data that may support effective learning and teaching approaches.
The latest information page from the JCQ includes
- guidance for teachers on malpractice
- presentations for teachers and learners
- an information sheet for teachers
- a poster for learners
The Centre Guides are available below.
The first document is the BTEC Centre Guide to Internal Assessment (although it is just labelled 'Document Title').
Once your moderator has reviewed your submitted learner sample, they will provide feedback through an initial (draft) moderator report. Once this report is ready, your exams office (exams officer, manager and/or assistant) and quality nominee will receive an email notification. They will then be able to download your report from Edexcel Online and forward this on to you and any relevant teaching staff.
If you feel there are errors or need anything in your report clarifying, contact us via the Pearson support portal; please do not contact the moderator to challenge the contents of the initial (draft) report.
Once reviewed, you can amend any marks on Edexcel Online. For the December/January series, you have until the 26 June to amend your marks.
Amending marks is not required.
If you choose not to amend marks, these will be adjusted for your prior to issuing results.If you have submitted your sampled learner work and marks by the appropriate deadline, you should receive your draft moderator report by 16 January for the December/January series, and 15 June for the May/June series. If your exams officer has not received an email with a link to the report by these dates, you can contact us through the Pearson support portal.
Visit the moderation support page for further advice and guidance.
We’ve extended all BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Awards in England and Northern Ireland to 31 August 2030.
The Tech Awards aren’t currently affected by reforms at this level, so you can continue to deliver them with confidence.
You’ll continue to have access to high-quality resources, guidance and training to support your delivery.
The Pearson Set Assignment briefs are now live!
These assessment are for use with the December 2026 – January 2027 moderation series only.
You must ensure the correct assessment is issued to learners.
This assessment may be given to learners as soon as it is received. Please refer to the Administrative Support Guide for further information and mark submission deadlines.
Please ensure to consult the Sector Support Guide to help with ensuring appropriate businesses are chosen to study. This will be updated, shortly, for the start of the 26/27 academic year.
New video's on our BTEC Award in Enterprise Bitesize training channel, are now live!
A new series of video shorts have been uploaded for Component 2 called; How to apply the mark scheme.
Each video takes each task in turn to show you how the marks are attributed for each task. Examplar work is used to showcase what a moderator is looking for when ensuring the work is marked against the national standard.
More live training on all components before the end of the summer term, dates will be published online soon!
The Principal Moderator reports now provide exemplar learner work and improved comprehensive performance commentary to aid your best understanding of how marks are awarded and grades are achieved.
This updated approach consolidates support materials and replaces separate standardisation documents with a unified resource, ensuring earlier and more consistent feedback to centres.
This will apply to all BTEC Tech Award qualifications.
If you’re running BTEC external assessments, you want to find everything you need to know quickly and easily so that everything runs smoothly. We’ve made a new tool to help you do exactly that.
We’ve now added the ability to filter to multiple programmes at the same time, so you can export just what you need all at once.
We have published this support guide to aid to enhance learner and centre confidence in selecting appropriate enterprises for both Component 1 and Component 2, as required by the PSA, each series
It provides structured examples of enterprise types within various industries that may be studied.
This is not an exhaustive list and serves as guidance for meeting the criteria of size, type, and ownership, which is outlined in the PSA ‘vocational context’, each series, and must be consulted before choosing the businesses to study.
The guide will be updated, when required, to reflect the demands of the PSA enterprise catergories.
Examplar financial documents and statement templates can be found online, in the teaching and learning material section, for exam practice in ensuring the expectations of questions and answers are managed to best support your learners.
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Following the CAR report and consultation findings, the roadmap for Level 3 pathways is now clearer.
Below is the funding guidance as of April 2026. Most qualifications will have their first teach extended to the 27/28 academic year, except Extended Diplomas, which will be defunded from 26/27 as previously announced. We provide multiple pages to update you on reforms and current curriculum developments.
We are also beginning to understand which subjects will be introduced to replace the BTEC qualification in Business, in a V Level fomat, as well as timelines. We expect further updates on this later this year.
Modified papers for learner with varying needs to access past examination materials, are now available to download from our website.
Applied Law - January 2026
Applied Law - May 2026
Business - May 2026
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship - May 2026
Marketing - May 2026
Delivery support page
- Admin and delivery
- Free and paid-for resources
- Professional bodies partnerships
Assessment support page
- Internally assessed units
- Externally assessed units
- Examiners' reports
- Grade boundaries and statistics
We’re running a three‑day, in‑person BTEC internal verifier (IV) training in Hanoi this June.
It’s designed to help centres apply Pearson requirements clearly and consistently, and to feel confident about assessment quality and external quality review. You’ll spend time building practical skills, asking questions, and learning alongside other BTEC centres from across the APAC region.:
What you’ll get from the training
By the end of the three days, you’ll:have a clear understanding of the internal verifier roleknow what Pearson looks for, and why it mattersfeel more confident with standardisation, sampling and assessment decisionsbe better prepared to support assessors and take part in external quality reviewbuild useful connections with other BTEC practitioners in the region.
We’ve also planned a complimentary dinner, with student performances, as part of the event.
Places are limited, so we recommend registering early.
Event details
Dates: 17–19 June2026
Location: FPT Polytechnic Building, Trịnh Văn Bô, Xuân Phương, Hanoi
Cost: £500 per person (reduced from £800)
| 18 June 2026 at 09:00 - 11:30 GMT | Introduction to Teaching the International BTEC Level 3 in Business |
| 04 August 2026 at 09:00 - 15:00 GMT | Grading Standardisation Workshop for BTEC International Level 2 & 3 Business |
Watch the training session held last month to support the marking of learner work for both Level 2 and Level 3.
We have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you updated with the specifications, teaching resources, sample assignment materials as well as all authorised assignment briefs and Pearson Set Assignments.
Also find access and support the Pearson Progress platform to help simplify the planning and assessment of BTEC qualifications
Find ot more about our work with strategic partners such as Liverpool Football Club and the British Esports Federation, amongst others, allowing us to maintain content relevance and global reach.
We have developed digital resources to support your delivery of our suite of BTEC International Level 3 qualifications and cover the mandatory and some of the more popular optional units.
Our Study Texts have been thoroughly developed and feature international examples, scenarios and references to make them relevant across a broad range of geographical territories and support learning and teaching delivery.
Subject advisor
Sarah Mark
BTEC Business, Enterprise, Esports and Marketing
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