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Williams Racing and British Esports joined forces once again to celebrate rising sim racing talent this week, with the Atlassian Williams F1 Team HQ hosting the Student Racing League 2026 Finals.

The event demonstrated value through increased participation, accessibility to motorsport, inspiring the next generation into esports and STEM careers, and more, with two previous winners returning to coach with Loughborough College and East Sussex College.

Jac Cowie, who competed in the league three years ago and is now working at Williams, said: “I had the pleasure of co-hosting the Student Racing League, and I’d like to think this event three years ago played a key part in me being in the position I am today working in the STEM team at Williams.”

Kalam Neale, British Esports Head of Education, also spoke about attending the event.He said: “There was some excellent talent on display battling it out to be the fastest in the country, with participants travelling from all over the UK.

“It was a pleasure as always to deliver the British Esports careers talk to the participants, to visit the Heritage Museum to see one of the world’s finest car collections - and of course to go racing.

“A real highlight was to see a number of ex-student drivers now back with their colleges supporting students as coaches - another brilliant example of the developing talent pipeline and the continued sustainability and accessibility supported through the Student Racing League. Great as always to connect with an amazing bunch of leading college staff too!”

Racers gathered from Oxford Brookes University, Sponne School, Utc Oxfordshire, New College Swindon, the University of Chichester, College Cambria, Nscg Stafford College, Burnley College, Cardiff and Vale College, the University of Greater Manchester, Wildern School, Gower College, Bishop Auckland, St Vincent College, Wilmington Academy, Loughborough College, Wick High School, East Sussex College, Sheffield United Community College, West Suffolk College, Bitterne Park School, North Regional College and Dearne Valley

Now we have had the outcome of the CAR report and the subsequent findings following the consultation period, the roadmap is becoming clearer for Level 3 pathways.

What we do know is that Esports will be very much on the curriculum for 'first teach' until 27/28 and fully funded through to successful certification (see table below)

However, it will be June when we should hear further regarding the longer term future for this qualfication, at this level.  

In the meantime we have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you informed about the reforms and what the current state of play is across the whole curriculum.

Level 2

Our Level 2 Esports qualifications have been extended for delivery in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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

Level 3

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

A great article from the British Esports website that I am sure every Esports learner in the country would be interest in. How to best compete!

Are you at a school or college in the UK which wants to get started in esports, but isn’t sure how?

Gil Hamilton, Esports Lecturer and Head Coach of the Esports Academy at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, shares her top five tips on getting started in esports and taking part in the national British Esports Student Champs, with sign-ups now open for 2026.

Hopefully you are all well underway with the Standards Verification process - please do get in touch if you need any support or guidance, however do utilise the expertise of your SV in the first instance.

Please make sure you share this information with the relevant lead internal verifier(s), who will then be responsible for working with the standards verifier to get the process underway. 

If your centre has multiple subsites under one main number, (e.g. 12345 A & B), you’ll be allocated one standards verifier across all subsites. If you operate sites with different centre numbers, each site may have a separate standards verifier allocation. If you’re part of a consortium arrangement, you’ll see a single standards verifier allocation across all the sites in the consortium.

The deadline to share samples with your standards verifier is 15 May, although we recommend that this takes place at the earliest opportunity. This will be agreed with your standards verifier upon review of the assessment plan(s), so do check in with the lead IVs and ensure that the document has been shared.    

Remote samples for both Standard and Enhanced control measures must be submitted via the Learner Work Transfer platform, accessed via Edexcel Online.

We are here and ready to support you through this process. Contact us if you have any questions about the standards verification process, or if you have not yet received an SV allocation for any BTEC programme.   

The updated Centre Guide to Standards Verification will provide all the information you need in terms of sampling requirements and please share the new bitesize videos to Standards Verification with your curriculum teams. 

Please scroll down the page linked to below to find a map  with details of schools and colleges delivering esports.

The SV Support Page brings together the latest updates and guidance to help you navigate upcoming teaching, learning and assessment activity. We’ll continue to contact you directly if anything changes that affects your centre, but you can always check back on this page for the most up-to-date information.

Standards verification is an integral part of our quality assurance model, and its timely completion will help ensure the successful release of student results.

Standards verifiers should have contacted you by now and discussed the process for, their role and the sampling process this series.

The deadline to share samples with your standards verifier is to be mutally agreed by the SV and centre, although we recommend that this takes place at the earliest opportunity. 

All samples will be remote for both Standard and Enhanced control measures and must be submitted via the Learner Work Transfer platform, accessed via Edexcel Online.

We are here and ready to support you through this process. Contact us if you have any questions about the standards verification process, or if you have not yet received an SV allocation for any BTEC programme.   

The updated Centre Guide to Standards Verification will provide all the information you need in terms of sampling requirements.

Level 2 Esport is an available qualification to our international centres. Currently, we do not have a dedicated Level 2 International webpage - however the UK qualification can be taught in international centres. 

These qualifications are for learners who want to develop a range of skills within the esports and related industries. They are designed for learners at post-16 but are suitable qualifications for 14-16 where appropriate, as part of their wider study programme. They are ideal qualifications for learners intending to progress to further education at level 3 or to an apprenticeship within esports and related industries.

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.

Multi factor authentication was rolled out to nearly a quarter of a million Pearson Portal users last year. Although it has now become a standard way of accessing our systems, it can sometimes present challenges if a smart device is lost or replaced.

You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.

Based on feedback received this graphic was created to answer some common questions.

You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.