November 2026 BTEC update for Business, Applied Law, Enterprise and Marketing
4 November 2026
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Welcome to this November 2026 update.
In this month’s update, you'll find the latest updates on the qualifications you deliver:
- new training dates for BTEC Tech Award, Component 3
- links to the updated Assessment Support Guides for BTEC Nationals
- Pitch It: a free online entrepreneurship competition for Years 10–13
- a new information section for all our NEW qualifications for post 16 learners coming on board from 2027
...and lots more.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| BTEC key dates and term-time checkpoints | While your exams officers will take the lead on most of these activities, your support will be important to help meet these deadlines, so it’s useful to be aware of what is required and when BTEC Tech Award Enterprise |
The deadline to submit your digital assessment plans on Edexcel Online is 13 November.
Once submitted, an automatic validation check will tell you if there are any issues with your plans. Your plan should have a status of pending approval or approved to meet the deadline. If any of your plans are showing as in progress or not started, you'll need to address this before the deadline. You can still edit/make changes to your submitted plans after the deadline as they remain a working document.
Need help?
- Read the centre guide to digital assessment plans for step-by-step guidance
- Find out more about the validation checks
- Watch our recorded training session
- Join a drop-in session if you have questions or need help
If you're having trouble submitting your plan, let us know via the Pearson support portal so we can help.
Qualifications in Scope and Guidance
Working with us is about to get easier. The Digital Assessment Plan (DAP) is now live, giving centres a simpler way to plan assessments.
BTEC Business qualifications in scope are:
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Business
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Business
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate in Business
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business
- Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Business, First Certificate, Extended Certificate and Diploma in Business (as Level 2 Firsts)
- Applied Law
Qualifications not in scope will continue to use the existing assessment plan template. A full list can be found in Appendix A of the centre guide.
Training and support
Join an interactive training session to see how to access DAP through Edexcel Online, create and submit plans, and use key features - with time for questions.
Prefer informal support? Drop into one of our regular DAP Drop-In Sessions for quick answers and to share feedback.
Both run throughout the rollout, so join whenever suits you.
Pitch It: a free online entrepreneurship competition for Years 10–13
Pitch It gives students aged 14–18 the chance to develop a business idea and pitch it to a panel of industry judges, including Anthony Rose, founder and CEO of SeedLegals, and Dr Kristen Weatherby, founder of Breakthrough Labs.
It’s free, fully online, and open to all secondary schools, online schools and homeschooling students. Teams can have one to four students, with up to four teams per school.
Teams submit a two-minute video pitch by 11 December 2026. The strongest entries go through to a live online semi-final in the week of 8 March, where they get coaching from an industry expert. Four finalists then pitch to the full panel on 17 March 2027.
The competition guidance is now available and you can watch the recording of the launch webinar, The Art of the Pitch, hosted by Martin Begley (Highgrove Online School) and Anthony Rose for more information.
| Key dates | Key events |
|---|---|
| September-November 2026 | Applications and guidance |
| 11 December 2026 | Video submission deadline |
| End of January 2027 | Semi-finalists announced |
| Week of 8 March 2027 | Semi-finals |
| 17 March 2027 | Live final |
For any questions contact Martin Begley at: pitchit@highgroveeducation.com
The Business School is a browser-based live business simulation for the classroom.
Students work in teams to run competing car dealerships. Each firm makes shared decisions about stock, pricing, marketing, staffing, borrowing and investment, then negotiates face to face with other firms to buy and sell vehicles. Firms also compete for larger fleet deals, so students need to make decisions together.
Sessions last 30–75 minutes. Teachers can follow the firms’ results live and receive a class report afterwards, while students receive a short personal report. Students join with a PIN; nothing needs to be installed.
You can request a trial using the link below.
For questions and/or feedback please email: support@thebusiness.school
We are seeking feedback on a potential qualification in Financial Literacy, aimed primarily at KS5 learners. The qualification could be taken to gain additional UCAS points or as a part-time enrichment activity.
Please answer based on your current understanding and circumstances, recognising that your centre strategy may change as reforms are introduced next year. Many thanks for your feedback.
We're hosting this event to recruit new examiners. This will be a subject-agnostic event, aimed at teachers who are not currently examiners, providing an opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask questions.
If you teach Business, Marketing, Enterprise or any of our qualifications within the Business vocational suite then this group was made for you.
It’s a friendly, professional space where you can share ideas, swap tips, and ask those everyday teaching questions.
Whether you're after inspiration or support, this is a great place to collaborate with others and get the latest news.
Stay connected for the latest news, resources and events by following any of my social media channels.
The latest information page from the JCQ includes
- guidance for teachers on malpractice
- presentations for teachers and learners
- an information sheet for teachers
- a poster for learners
| 10 November 2026 at 16:00 - 18:00 GMT | BTEC Tech Award (2022) in Enterprise: Preparing for External Assessment |
| 12 November 2026 at 16:00 - 18:00 GMT | BTEC Tech Award (2022) in Enterprise: Preparing for External Assessment |
This is your one-stop-shop for bitesize videos covering the BTEC Tech Award (2022) Enterprise. Here you will find tips on delivery, best practice and assessment.
The video's can now be located here, having been migrated to the Pearson youtube channel: BTEC Bitesize- BTEC Tech Award (2022) Enterprise - YouTube
This guide aims to enhance learner confidence in selecting appropriate enterprises for both Component 1 and Component 2, as required by the PSA. It provides structured examples of enterprise types within various industries that may be studie for both the January 2027 and June 2027 series
A lot of the key dates here will be dealt with by your exams officer; however it is useful to be across all the dates that affect the successful certification of your learners throughout the academic year.
Full Key Dates Schedule 2026/27
| Date | BTEC Tech Award Enterprise |
|---|---|
| 4 September 2026 | Entry window open for December/January internal and external assessments entries |
| 16 October 2026 | Entry deadline for December/January internal and external assessment entries Late fees will apply to all entries after this date |
| 14 November 2026 | High late fee will apply for all December/January entries from this date |
| 16 November 2026 | Digital Learner Work Transfer (LWT) available for uploading work of sampled learners for internal assessments once all centre marks have been submitted |
| 15 December 2026 | Deadline for mark submission and upload of work of sampled learners for internal assessments |
| 06 January 2027 | first exam sitting (please see full examination timetable full examination timetable 06 January 2027 ) No December/January assessment entries can be processed after this date Any learners with entries that do not sit the assessment can no longer be withdrawn and will be recorded as absent |
| 15 January 2027 | Initial moderator feedback reports made available to centres on Edexcel Online |
| 22 January 2027 | Deadline for amending internal assessment marks followinginitial moderator feedback (if applicable) |
| 18 March 2027 TBC | Release of results to learners |
The PSAs released on 1 June are for the December 2026 assessment series.
If you are intending to submit work for the 15 December deadline, you must use the PSA titles which were released in June 2026.
| PSA release date | PSA submission deadline |
|---|---|
| 2 June | 15 December |
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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
All the published resources can found here in our school shop
The BTEC National Assessment Support Guides for all externally assessed units; 2, 6 and 7 have been updated for the 2026/27 academic year.
These are now uploaded to the qualification page.
The Centre Guides are available below.
The first document is the BTEC Centre Guide to Internal Assessment (although it is just labelled 'Document Title').
| Date | BTEC L3 Nationals |
|---|---|
| 16 October 2026 | Entry deadline for January 2027 external units (late entry fees apply after this date) |
| 1 November 2026 | Registration deadline (late registration fees apply after this date) |
| 13 November 2026 | Digital Assessment Plan deadline for BTEC L3 Nationals, BTEC Firsts, Technicals and Applied Law |
| 18 March 2027 | Results Day |
| 19 March 2027 | Entry deadline for June 2027 external units (late entry fees apply after this date) |
| 15 May 2027 | Standards Verification sampling deadline |
| 5 July 2027 | Deadline to submit results for certification on August results days |
| 19 August 2027 | Results Day |
Book mark and utilise the BTEC Quailty Assurance Year Planner to ensure you are up to date with all aspects of quality assurance across this academic year.
The Digital Assessment Plan (DAP) is new for 2026. Find more information in the on our Quality Assurance pages.
Access the latest updates and funding guidance for post-16 vocational qualifications on our dedicated qualification reform page.
Help shape the future of post-16 vocational qualifications. Register your interest to join our feedback panel.
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
| 12 November 2026 at 09:00 - 15:00 GMT | Holistic Assessment Planning and Assignment writing for BTEC International Level 3 in Business |
We have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you updated with the specifications, teaching resources, sample assignment materials as well as all authorised assignment briefs and Pearson Set Assignments.
Also find access and support the Pearson Progress platform to help simplify the planning and assessment of BTEC qualifications
Find ot more about our work with strategic partners such as Liverpool Football Club and the British Esports Federation, amongst others, allowing us to maintain content relevance and global reach.
We have developed digital resources to support your delivery of our suite of BTEC International Level 3 qualifications and cover the mandatory and some of the more popular optional units.
Our Study Texts have been thoroughly developed and feature international examples, scenarios and references to make them relevant across a broad range of geographical territories and support learning and teaching delivery.
Post 16 qualification reform: New V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates in development for first teach September 2027. Explore our new qualifications
A two year 360GLH vocational course and an alternative to A levels and BTEC Nationals.
A one year vocational course with a focus on applied learning.
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