Pearson Level 1 and below September 2026 newsletter
We hope you have all had an amazing and wonderfully restless summer holiday and at least managed to get some time to recharge your batteries or even go away if you were lucky enough.
September is an exciting time of year when you get to meet all your new learners, we hope you're looking forward to this and if you require any support follow the link to book a chat with Kelly
New teaching and learning content
This month we have some new teaching and learning content on the website. We have recently added some further Entry 2 Pre Vocational Study resources and added some presentations which you will be able to use in your classroom.
This means now that across this suite we now have an up-to-date fully stocked results for all your entry two needs for the assignment brief and presentations that can be used in the classroom. This is particularly exciting as now I can proudly say that every entry level qualification has at least some resource that you can use effectively for the classroom.
You can find these new resources by following the links below. You will need to sign in to download these using your Edexcel online account.
Help with our qualifications and training events
We have recently trialled a new system of providing feedback on our frequently asked questions at our recent training events and have been blown away by the positive feedback.
If you’d like to review the answers to our hot most asked questions, you can download the documents below.
We also have some exciting events coming up in November which we know you’d love to attend.
Please register for these events below.
This session is aimed at teachers who are currently teaching or internally verifying the BTEC Level 1 Introductory qualification (17 pathways). Our trainer Katie will talk you through how to ensure your assessment is accurate in the classroom.
- Date: 4 November
- Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Register for Assessing BTEC Level 1 Intro qualifications effectively in your classroom
This session is aimed at teachers who are currently teaching or internally verifying the BTEC Workskills or Personal Growth and Wellbeing qualifications. Our trainer Paul will talk you through how to ensure your assessment is accurate in the classroom, including different ways in which your learners could evidence the criteria.
- Date: 18 November
- Time: 3.30-4.30pm
This session is aimed at teachers who are currently teaching or internally verifying the BTEC Home Cooking Skills qualifications Our trainer Claire will talk you through how to deliver this qualification effectively and build your provision efficiently.
- Date: 3 November
- Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Register for Delivering an Effective BTEC Home cooking Skills Programme in your centre
Skills for Life and Work in Wales training events
We are continuing to develop our offer for the new 14-16 Wales only qualification- Pearson Skills for Life and Work. You can now use the links below to review our draft and exciting specifications.
Explore Pearson Skills for Life and Work qualifications
We have built a variety of support for this qualification including, schemes of work , teaching and learning guidance, sample learner work, standardisation materials, and more .
As a reminder this qualification will replace Level 1 Intro, Entry Level, BTEC Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing for 14–16-Year-olds in Wales.
If you are interested in this qualification, then you can sign up to our training session below
This session is aimed at teachers of 14–16-year-olds in Wales only preparing to deliver the Pearson Skills for Life and Work qualifications from September 2027 and will cover everything you need to know to be able to deliver and offer this in your centre.
- Date: 24 November
- Time: 3.30-5pm
Register for Getting ready to teach the Pearson Skills for Life and Work qualification in Wales
Did you know? If you are also teaching our BTEC Home Cooking Skills and BTEC Leadership Through Sport qualifications, you can easily move your provision across to this new qualification using many of your existing materials.
Monthly blog
This month’s blog is about Social Learning Theory in vocational and skills based education. This blog delves into how learning through observation evolves through vocational education and why this is so important for development of skills.
Wishing you a great start to the new academic term!
With best wishes
Kelly Adams
Product Manager Level 1 Below Including Workskills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.