BTEC and T Level Art, Design and Media January update

If you have learners who’ve taken internal assessments submitted for moderation in December, be on the lookout for the initial (draft) moderator feedback reports. These reports will detail the moderator’s findings, and where necessary, give you the opportunity to amend marks in line with feedback.

If you uploaded learner work for moderation by the deadline of 15 December, you can expect to receive the feedback report by 17 January. You will then have until 24 January to make any amendments to your marks if you wish to, though this is not compulsory.

You can access Pearson-Set Assignments (PSAs) for the May/June assessments on each subject’s page.

Remember, the PSA for Art and Design released on 2 September are for use within the May/June window.

The externally assessed component tasks are available to download from the BTEC Tech Award Secure Tests page. 

Please note, these are gold padlock secure materials which can only be accessed by Exams Officers and can only be released to teachers and learners from 13 January 2025.

We have published new exemplar standardisation materials (ESMs) for the internal components. We add new ESMs after every assessment series to give you additional fresh examples based on the most recent Pearson Set Assignments. Be sure to review them to support you in your marking.

Art and Design Practice exemplar standardisation materials

Creative Media Production exemplar standardisation materials

 

NEW Art and Design Practice Exemplar Gallery

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This exemplar gallery has been created to make accessing our exemplar materials more effective and straightforward.

The gallery contains exemplar materials for component BAD01 organised by mark band. A thumbnail is provided for each exemplar as a visual reference point, accompanied by details of the mark and title.

View the new Art and Design Practice exemplar gallery

We have published new sample marked learner work (SMLW) for the external components. We add new SMLW after every assessment series to give you additional fresh examples based on the most recent Externally Assessed tasks. Be sure to review them to support your planning and delivery.

Check out the latest updates on Tech Awards (2022) and sign up for future updates.

Dates for the external assessments can be found in the Pearson exam timetables for the relevant assessment series. Also, key dates and guidance for Quality Assurance activities can be found the quality support page.

These sessions are for centres in England only and will focus on the impact of Government reforms on post 16 qualifications and funding.

You will hear our latest updates in response to Government's announcement (scheduled for December) after the pause and review and have the opportunity to ask questions or hear from other centres who may have questions of their own.

Following the DfE announcement on the 12 December, funding ​decisions will vary by sector. We have updated our funding guides to reflect the latest guidance for academic years 2025/2026 and 2026/27.

Our Level 2 Skills qualifications in Art and Design Skills and Creative Media Skills have been extended in England and Northern Ireland. 

The last registration date is now 31 July 2027. The last certification date is 31 July 2029.

All of the BTEC centre guides to quality assurance have now been published for 2024-2025, including the most recently published Guide to Standards Verification.

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For internally assessed units, check out our BTEC quality assurance pages for key dates, centre guides, support, and training.

The BTEC International Quality Assurance centre guides are for everyone involved in delivery, assessment and verification of BTEC qualifications and gives full details of our quality assurance processes for the academic year. 

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BTEC International Delivery and Assessment Roles and Responsibilities 24-25 (pdf | 629.0 KB)

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View information and support for the International BTECs 

The aim of the 2023 BTEC Higher Nationals qualifications for Art, Design and Media is to give you more flexibility and scope when designing your curriculum so we hope you enjoy our new titles.

The documents to help support the delivery of the BTEC Higher National qualifications are located on HN Global. 

First, click on this link to log into your HN Global account:

Sign in to HN Global 

Second, click on this link to access the Art, Design and Media (2023) delivery materials:

Art, Design and Media resources

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Whether you're new to delivering Higher Nationals or already offer our qualifications, this page outlines the processes and helpful resources to get you started.

With our quality assurance process for all BTEC higher-level programmes we can be sure our centres are meeting national standards.  

Our enhanced quality assurance (QA) processes are in place for all Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications. The enhanced processes embed specific higher education expectations alongside Pearson’s QA expectations for its other BTEC qualifications. This enables us to work with approved centres to ensure that our qualifications are delivered to the required, UK Higher Education, national standards. 

We are pleased to invite you to the South-West Regional T Level Network event, taking place on 11 February 2025 at Cirencester College.

This face-to-face event offers the opportunity to liaise with colleagues from across the region and from Pearson, hear about updates and developments and share best practice in implementing and delivering T Levels in Media, Broadcast and Production and Craft and Design alongside Legal, Accounting, and Digital.

On our training and admin support page, you’ll find 'Getting to Know the Specification' videos for an introduction to key information in the specifications and overview of the course structure.

We are producing more videos for the Occupational Specialisms, so look out for these soon.

On 2 December 2024, the Department for Education announced changes to industry placements.

The entry window for Core Component assessments for the summer 2025 series is now open. You must make an entry for every student wishing to enter the assessment.

We have published exemplification materials for the T Levels.

NEW: We recently added guide standard exemplification materials that exemplify how students might respond to the Occupational Specialism at different grades (Pass and Distinction).

Here are some helpful resources to help you plan this school year, including new support materials that have been recently added!

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Here are some helpful resources to help you plan for next school year, including new support materials that have been recently added!

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