May 2025 BTEC update for Business, Applied Law, Enterprise and Marketing
Welcome to this May update!
This month there is information to help with the administration of moderation for the Tech Award, and, the final timetables for 2026. Also included under 'Latest news' is the recent advice from the JCQ with regard to AI in coursework, and a chance to share a learner's story, or a story of your own, about BTEC.
| 15 May | Tech Award: deadline for mark submission and upload of work of sampled learners for internal assessments |
| 15 May | Standards verification (Firsts, Nationals, Technicals): deadline for first sample to reach SV. |
| 5 July | Claiming deadline: all internally assessed unit grades to be submitted and full award claims to be made by 5 July. |
| 14 August | Level 3 results day |
| 21 August | Level 2 results day |
We would like to invite both teachers and learners to share their stories with us so we can work together to inspire others.
We will work with you to create the content and guide you through the process.
On 30 April 2025 the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) published their updated JCQ guidance on AI Use in Assessments.
The guidance is designed to help students and teachers to complete NEAs, coursework and other internal assessments successfully, giving students the chance to demonstrate skills which cannot be assessed in exams.
Please do share the latest version of the guidance with senior leaders, teachers and assessors in your school or college. It’s vital the guidance informs school policies on AI use, and schools and colleges provide staff and students with clear information.
A summary of the key updates is available on the JCQ website. They also have a poster for students on the use of AI and assessments and an information sheet for teachers along with PowerPoint presentations for teachers and students.
You can see which learners have been selected for moderation on Edexcel Online. If the learners with the highest and lowest marks haven't been included in the pre-selected sample, you should also include them when you upload your learners’ work.
You’ll enter your learners’ marks on Edexcel Online. We've made some step-by-step guidance to help you.
You’ll upload your learners’ work using our Learner Work Transfer portal. We've got step-by-step guides to help you log in and upload your sample.
As part of our normal moderation process, your moderator might ask to see more learners’ work or additional documents. If you’re contacted by your moderator or by Pearson, please upload any additional work to Learner Work Transfer as soon as you can, in the same way as you uploaded the initial sample.
PSAs will now be available three months earlier
New PSA Release Dates
- 2 June 2025 – PSA for the December/January 2025/26 assessment series
- 1 September 2025 - PSA for the May/June 2026 assessment series.
The deadlines for submission of learner work will remain unchanged each series, and the updated release schedule will not affect learners who are currently completing a PSA this May/June 2025 series, working to a 15 May submission deadline.
Delivery support page
- Admin and delivery
- Free and paid-for resources
- Training videos
Assessment support page
- The three components
- Terminal assessments and resits
- Grade boundaries and statistics
Delivery support page
- Admin and delivery
- Free and paid-for resources
- Professional bodies partnerships
Assessment support page
- internally assessed units
- externally assessed units
- examiners' reports
- grade boundaries and statistics
We have two new bitesize videos available to help your understanding of the standards verification process and to ensure effective and successful standards verification.
The interim report was published in March with the final report due in the autumn.
The report seems to acknowledge that "a significant proportion of young people require a mix of qualifications, or cannot access A levels or T Levels, or have not yet decided on career plans."
We have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you informed about the reforms.
Applied Law
Business
Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Business (600/4786/0)
The last registration date is now 31 July 2027.
The last certification date is now 31 July 2029.
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
Esports
Marketing
Chartered Institute of Marketing dual certification ending July 2025
The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) offer of dual certification for learners on the BTEC L3 National in Marketing qualifications will end this summer, due to the to the new CIM L3 qualifications being the sole offer for learners starting in September 2025.
As such, you must register any learners wishing to claim dual certification by 23 May 2025 if registering in bulk, or 1 June for individual registrations. The last date for learners to submit their hybrid CIM/BTEC assignments to CIM will be 27 June 2025, with a deadline for 4 July for centres to approve these submissions.
Business
Due to the timing of the Easter break in 2025, we will release summer pre-release material from 31 March 2025.
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
Due to the timing of the Easter break in 2025, we will release summer pre-release material from 31 March 2025.
Marketing
Applied Law
Business
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Applied Law
Business
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
Marketing
The ERA Licence provides seamless access to television and radio recordings, offering a single point of clearance for the rights needed to create and use authentic media resources in your classroom. With ERA’s free video streaming platform, licensed institutions can explore a rich library of curriculum-mapped TV and radio clips tailored to GCSE, AS, and A-level teaching.
Engage your learners with curated clips, full-length documentaries, and programmes that bring business contexts to life.
To access this free resource registration is required - but is quick and simple. State schools in England are licensed under a central agreement with the DfE and the vast majority of independent schools also hold a current ERA Licence.
Secondary schools around the world can get free online access to the Financial Times, with articles, games and multi-media content on many topics to enrich studies and improve exam performance in business, economics, politics, geography, psychology and other topics.
The FT can help strengthen global and media literacy, and offer insights into preparation for further study and the world of work. It also has competitions, an online work experience programme and teacher selected articles with suggested questions, alongside resources developed by Pearson/Edexcel.
Details at www.ft.com/schools . A staff member can check if their school is already registered and to create student or staff accounts at www.ft.com/schoolsarefree
The EBEA student conference and the FT
One of the speakers at the conference outlined how useful and important the FT offer can be for students. You can watch a recording of the session here:
Olivia Hylton: An Introduction to FT resources
Subject advisor
Colin Leith
Business
