Pearson Level 1 and below September 2025 newsletter
Hi everyone, happy new term and welcome to the September edition of the below level 2 newsletter including Level 1 Intro, Entry Level, BTEC Workskills and BTEC Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
I hope you have had a restful break of some sort and enjoyed the warmer weather, and you are feeling refreshed ready to meet all the lovely students heading your way.
New Resource Update
We have been busy over the summer creating some new teaching and learning activities available to you free of charge for our Entry 3 Pre Vocational Studies qualification. Perfect to pick up and teach and now available for most units!
Explore Vocational Study (Entry 3) teaching and learning materials
New Level 1 Intro Centre Bundle now available!
Are you a new or recent centre to our BTEC Level 1 Intro’s? Wanting to know how to write an assignment brief or how to do standardisation? Worry no more!
We have created 14 mini guides to support you with your burning questions as you progress from applying for approval for the course all the way to claiming the certificates!
The mini guides are available directly on our website through any Level 1 Intro qualification we offer.
Come and talk to our SSV for BTEC Level 1
If you are a new centre, or even an existing centre we have a great opportunity to come along and ask our SSV for Level 1 Katie any questions you may have about any aspects of our Level 1 Intro programmes. Katie has a vast amount of experience in her understanding of these qualifications and is available to chat to on 17 September between 4pm and 5pm.
Register for the Best Practice Open Forum
Sample Learner Work
You asked and we responded! We now have extra sample marked learner work across our BTEC Level 1 Intros and BTEC Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualifications.
To discover these, please visit the relevant pages for the qualification sample marked learner work you are interested in.
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 September on the skills channel
Check out our latest Teaching and Learning Skills videos.
Our newest video covers Understanding Reading Comprehension in the classroom. It includes how to improve reading comprehension using key skills and strategies 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 Enhancing Literacy in the BTEC Level 1 Classroom using modern pedagogy. This blog delves into key strategies for enhancing literacy and practical ideas which teachers can follow in the classroom.
Wishing you a great start to the new academic year!
With best wishes
Kelly Adams
Product Manager Level 1 Below Including Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.