September 2025 BTEC update for Business, Applied Law, Enterprise and Marketing
Fri Sep 05 09:30:00 UTC 2025
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Welcome to this September 2025 update and to the new school year!
I am Sarah Mark, your new Subject Advisor for BTEC Business qualifications.
My background includes extensive teaching of Business and Enterprise qualifications including BTEC Firsts, Nationals, Tech Awards as well as GCSE and A levels. I have also been an Assessment Associate for many years, at Pearson, as well as a Lead Standards Verifier on the BTEC qualifications. I am now thrilled to join the BTEC team as the Subject Advisor and I look forward to supporting you in the delivery and assessment of your qualification suite.
This first update of the year looks back at the summer 2025 series and also looks forward to the new year.
Looking back at the 2025 exam series there are still some post-results services you may wish to use.
Looking forward, there are training events and resources to explore as you prepare your teaching. Later this term, the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review may well answer the questions you have been asking about future qualification reform and the longevity of the current specifications. We will, of course, keep you informed of any announcements.
I hope that the start of term goes well.
| 25 September | Deadline to submit requests for Reviews of Marking and Moderation |
| 17 October | Entry deadline for December/January internal and external assessment entries (BTEC Firsts, Nationals, Tech Awards) |
| 15 December | Tech Award deadline for mark submission and upload of work of sampled learners for internal assessments |
Available from results day, our Access to Scripts service allows you to view your candidates’ marked scripts online or download as PDFs, providing transparency of marking and to help you make decisions around requests for reviews of marking and inform future teaching and learning. This service is available for:
| BTEC Firsts | Unit 9 | Principles of Marketing |
| BTEC Nationals Business, Enterprise | Unit 3 | Personal and Business Finance |
| BTEC Nationals Marketing | Unit 2 | Marketing Principles |
| BTEC Tech Award Enterprise | Component 3 | Marketing and Finance for Enterprise |
ResultsPlus is our online results analysis tool that gives you a detailed breakdown of your learners’ performance in their exams.
Once you’ve received your learners' results, you can get more insight on their performance on each question at individual learner, class or cohort level using ResultsPlus.
Results Plus can provide you with a breakdown of marks for each Assessment Focus on the BTEC National externally assessed set tasks - units 2, 6 and 7 (or units 2, 7 and 12 on the BTEC National in Enterprise & Entrepreneurship).
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 September 9-10 am | Using ResultsPlus and Exam Wizard to improve student outcomes |
| 16 September 1-2 pm | Using ResultsPlus and Exam Wizard to improve student outcomes |
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
The Centre Guides are available below.
The first document is the BTEC Centre Guide to Internal Assessment (although it is just labelled 'Document Title').
Do you currently use ActiveLearn?
ActiveLearn will be retired by the end of 2026 and you will be upgraded to Active Hub our digital teaching and learning platform.
With ActiveHub, you’ll get:
- a user-friendly interface with improved navigation
- enhanced functionality including an insights dashboard, auto-marked activities and an assessment library (dependent on subscription package)
- a mobile-friendly platform, allowing your students to complete homework and interactive activities on the go
The PSAs released on 1 September are for the May/June 2026 assessment series.
The deadlines for submission of learner work will remain unchanged at 15 May.
If you are intending to submit work for the 15 December deadline, you must use the PSA titles which were released in June.
| PSA release date | PSA submission deadline |
|---|---|
| 2 June | 15 December |
| 1 September | 15 May |
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
January 2026
May 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 September 4-5 pm | Roles and Responsibilities of the Lead Internal Verifier (UK centres only) |
| 17 September 4-5 pm | Roles and Responsibilities of the Quality Nominee (UK centres only) |
Tutor2u are running four in-person CPD courses supporting the externally-assessed units in the BTEC National.
All held in London, the dates are:
- Tuesday 23 Sept | Success in Unit 2
- Wednesday 24 Sept | Success in Unit 3
- Thursday 25 Sept | Success in Unit 6
- Friday 26 Sept | Success in Unit 7
This webinar introduces our exciting new partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
CIM will be discussing the key benefits this will bring to your marketing students in terms of progression opportunities, CIM exemptions and professional recognition. They will also be showcasing Marketing Club that gives marketing students access to enriched learning resources, and contemporary curriculum content.
CIM will be discussing the key benefits this will bring to your marketing students in terms of progression opportunities, CIM exemptions and professional recognition. They will also be showcasing Marketing Club that gives marketing students access to enriched learning resources, and contemporary curriculum content.
We have a variety of pages devoted to keeping you informed about the reforms.
The interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review 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."
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
Applied Law - January 2026
Applied Law - May 2026
Business - January 2026
Business - May 2026
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship - January 2026
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship - May 2026
Marketing - January 2026
Marketing - May 2026
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
Subject advisor
Sarah Mark
BTEC Business, Enterprise, Esports and Marketing
Email :
Phone :
+44 (0) 161 528 7357
(Teaching Services team | Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm GMT)
