Pearson Level 1 and below October 2025 newsletter
Hi everyone, welcome to the October edition of the below level 2 newsletter including Level 1 Intro, Entry Level, BTEC Workskills and BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
As you are settling into the new term, I hope everything is going well, and you are enjoying teaching your new student groups.
Online Live Training Events
We have two events coming up for you which you can register onto in November!
Completely free these events will support you in assessment and delivery either with your BTEC Level 1 programme or your BTEC Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing programmes.
You can sign up for these events below:
SSV Drop in Event
Those of you who managed to attend this session last month. We hope you enjoyed this session. If you weren’t able to attend this session, here are some answers to some of the frequently asked questions:
We advise that whilst this is good practice, it can be very time consuming to do this for many learners. We advise you could evidence this in other ways such as photo/videos/audio recordings or scripts. This might be less time consuming. If there is no possibly to add further evidence, then we would need to see an observation/witness statement.
To do this you will need to ask your exam officer to make you a basic Edexcel online account. Once you have this you will then need to log in and set up the authenticator app. If you have any technical difficulties with this, please contact the Pearson Helpdesk who will be able to provide you with technical assistance. You would then click on the link and log in which will download the resource.
Workbooks are fine to use. Please bare in mind however the courses are quite practical, and these might not be the best way for learners to present the evidence. When deciding on whether to use a workbook, think about what needs to be evidenced and the needs of learners in your class. When designing a workbook, you should always make enough room for learners to provide a detailed response to help them to obtain the highest possible grade.
For delivery and administration everything will be exactly the same as it always was. It is only the SV part of this and the way this is administrated that has changed. You will submit your sample via a secure method and will be emailed the report rather than it appearing on Edexcel online. The reason for this change is to make this qualification more flexible for you. You can claim at any point in the year and depending on report status and eligibility you will receive learner certificates 10-14 days after submission of grades.
Reminder: Change of SV Model for BTEC Home Cooking Skills
Did you know the SV Model for the BTEC Home Cooking Skills (Level 1 and 2) is moving from the BTEC Model to the WBL Model from September 2025? If you are a current centre of either Entry, Level 1, Personal Growth and Wellbeing or Workskills, these qualifications already follow this model so you can feel confident that all the qualifications in this space are aligned.
If you only currently deliver Home Cooking Skills or would like to find out further information on this quality assurance model, you can do so by referring to the Quality Assurance Handbook WBL guide.
Alternatively to find out more you can watch this short training model .
New content for October on the skills channel
Check out our latest Teaching and Learning Skills videos.
Our newest video covers The Importance of Systematic Inclusion in Level 1 and Entry Classrooms. It includes key principles, benefits and challenges- including tips on how positive and inclusive classroom culture can be developed in the Level 1 and Entry Level Classroom.
You can watch the video if you are interested on YouTube.
Monthly Blog
This month’s blog is about The Importance of the Inquiry Cycle in a SEND Classroom Environment. This blog delves into the key benefits of using the inquiry cycle in a SEND classroom to develop thinking skills, encouraging collaboration and promote active learning and how this can be implemented in the classroom.
Read The Importance of the Inquiry Cycle in a SEND Classroom Environment
Monthly Podcast
This month’s podcast is a cracker. It is all about what we can do to support Autistic Girls in the Classroom.
I hope you enjoy October and enjoy your half-term break if you get one.
With best wishes
Kelly Adams
Product Manager Level 1 Below Including Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.