Pearson Level 1 and below July 2025 newsletter
Hi everyone, welcome to the July edition of the below level 2 including Level 1 Intro, Entry Level, BTEC Workskills and BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
This is the last newsletter for the academic year, and I do hope you are looking forwards to the summer break. A short one from me this month due to my own annual leave.
Partnership with Sweet Education
Did you know that our lovely partner over at Sweet Education is now offering workbooks for our BTEC Workskills qualifications alongside their existing offer for BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing? A few centres have been asking about this.
Delivering BTEC Level 1 Intro in Vocational Studies
Remember Woolies and the Pick and Mix as a child? Well you can relive this (kind of) by checking out our excellent BTEC Level 1 Intro in Vocational Studies. The benefit of using this qualification with level 1 learners is that you can choose from our 17 different sector areas to build a qualification that is fit for your learners. Can’t decide between Hospitality or Public Services? No problem you can do a unit from both!
Check out the specification and discover why this is one of our most popular qualifications.
Explore the Vocational Studies (L1 Introductory) specification
We also have a learning presentation and an example assignment brief for every unit!
Delivering E-Sports
Are your learners gaming mad? We have a special guide to how your can use the BTEC Level 1 Intro in Vocational Studies to deliver an E-Sports style qualification to learners. Please visit the guide below to find out more.
New content for July on the skills channel
Check out our latest Teaching and Learning Skills videos.
Our newest video covers Dialogic Teaching in the Level 1/Entry Classroom.
It includes how to use dialogic teaching to engage students in meaningful conversations in the classroom to improve thinking and communication skills.
You can watch the skills video if you are interested on YouTube.
Monthly Blog
This month’s blog is about Using the BTEC Workskills qualification in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) setting. This blog provides an overview of how our BTEC Workskills qualification can be used effectively to maximum benefit in a PRU setting.
Read the Using BTEC Workskills in a Pupil Referral Unit Setting blog
Podcast- Take a Listen
This month’s offering on the podcast is about the importance of Pedagogy. In this episode we discuss the importance of the correct pedagogy in the classroom. You can take a listen on our Spotify channel.
Wishing you the best summer break.
With best wishes
Kelly Adams
Product Manager Level 1 Below Including Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.