Pearson Level 1 and below August 2025 newsletter
Hi everyone, welcome to the August edition of the below level 2 including Level 1 Intro, Entry Level, BTEC Workskills and BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
I hope you enjoy the summer break if you are due one and that you return refreshed for the new intake in September.
Deliver BTEC Home Cooking Skills!
Here at Pearson we have been cooking up a storm with some amazing new free resources for our Home Cooking Skills qualifications. Available at Level 1 and 2 these are an excellent complement to our Level 1 suite. We have recently introduced a How to Teach Home Cooking Skills video to our website alongside some Sample Marked Learner Work to get you started. So there is never a better time than now to think about delivering this then September!
New Resources for BTEC Entry Level 3 in Vocational Study
In Entry 3 we have some lovely new teaching learning activity presentations available for additional units in our teaching and learning section. Perfect for helping you to get a head start on planning and preparation for September.
New content for August on the skills channel
Check out our latest Teaching and Learning Skills videos.
Our newest video covers Practical Ways to Teach Think, Pair Share to enhanced classroom interaction.
It talks through the benefits of this method for teaching students and practical strategies which can be used in order to develop interaction, particularly in a lower ability classroom.
You can watch the skills video if you are interested on YouTube.
Monthly Blog
This month’s blog is about covers How to Enhance Organisational Skills in Low Ability Students through BTEC Level 1 Introductory Qualifications. This blog provides practical methods which can be used in order to develop organisational skills in your centre, and some examples of case studies to show the impact that developing these skills has had on individual students.
Read the Enhancing Organisational Skills in Low Ability Students blog
Podcast- Take a Listen
This month’s offering on the podcast is about Deep Reading Strategies in the Classroom. In this episode we discuss the importance of developing students reading abilities and some strategies which might elicit good progress.
Wishing you the best summer break.
With best wishes
Kelly Adams
Product Manager Level 1 Below Including Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
