September 2025 Business update
Welcome to this September 2025 update.
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.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 12 September | International GCSE entry deadline (November series) |
| 25 September | Deadline to submit requests for Reviews of Marking |
| 17 October | IAL entry deadline (January series) |
| 12 December | Last date to use the Access To Scripts service via Script Viewer. |
Post results services for the May/June 2025 exams.
The most immediate deadline is for requests for Reviews of Marking which must be submitted before 25 September.
The Access to Scripts portal is available until December and you may also wish to use Results Plus and find aout about grade boundaries and grade statistics.
The August update provided a comprehensive guide to these post-results services.
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.
ResultsPlus is our online results analysis tool that gives you a detailed breakdown of your students’ performance in their exams.
Once you’ve received your students' results, you can get more insight on their performance on each question at individual student, class or cohort level using ResultsPlus.
You may wish to find the 2025 grade boundaries for your subject on our Grade Boundaries page.
If you would like to see the cumulative percentage of candidates at each grade boundary as a percentage of the total cohort, you will need to visit the Grade Statistics Page.
Feedback from examiners' reports as well as grade boundaries and statistics from previous exam series can be found on the assessment support pages.
| GCSE Business |
|---|
| Delivery support |
| Assessment support |
Delivery support focuses on free support materials, networking and both free and paid-for resources. There are links to Pearson, Hodder and other publishers.
| International GCSE Business |
|---|
| Delivery support |
| Assessment support |
Assessment support focuses on assessment news and tools, support in understanding the command verbs, and information about grade boundaries and statistics.
GCSE Business
After each event, a zipped file is uploaded to the qualification page. The zipped file includes the materials used in the event and a link to the recording.
| GCSE Business | |
|---|---|
| 17 September 16.00 - 17.00 | New to Edexcel |
| 15 October 16.00-17.00 | Exam insights Summer 2025 (Paper 1) |
| 5 November 16.00-17.00 | Exam insights Summer 2025 (Paper 2) |
| 10 December 16.00-17.00 | Mock Marking Live |
| 14 January 16.00-17.00 | Support with Theme 1 Topics |
| 11 February 16.00-17.00 | Support with Theme 2 Topics |
| 11 March 16.00-17.00 | Tackling 2- and 3-Mark Questions |
| 22 April 16.00-17.00 | Tackling 6-Mark Questions |
The GCSE Business You Tube Channel includes recordings of events from previous years.
International GCSE Business
| International GCSE Business | |
|---|---|
| 4 September | Getting Ready to Teach International GCSE Business |
| 11 September | Understanding Assessment & Improving Delivery in International GCSE Business |
Please visit the delivery support pages to learn about both free and paid-for support available for our qualifications.
There are two Facebook groups, one for each qualification. They are private groups and applicants are checked to confirm that they have an Edexcel Online account.
The GCSE group has over 3,000 members. The International GCSE group is much smaller.
There is also a Pearson Edexcel Facebook page designed to help and support you with the teaching and delivery of our UK qualifications. You can find the latest news, updates and information about our support services across subjects. From our own news to updates from Ofqual and JCQ, follow us on @PearsonEdexcel on Facebook to stay up to date.
GCSE Business Summer 2026 timetable
International GCSE Business November 2025 timetable
International GCSE Business Summer 2026 timetable
| A level Business |
|---|
| Delivery support |
| Assessment support |
Delivery support focuses on free support materials, networking and both free and paid-for resources. There are links to Pearson, Hodder and other publishers.
| IAL Business |
|---|
| Delivery support |
| Assessment support |
Assessment support focuses on assessment news and tools, support in understanding the command verbs, and information about grade boundaries and statistics.
| A Level Business | |
|---|---|
| 18 September 16.00 - 17.00 | New to Edexcel |
| 14 October 16.30-17.30 | Exam insights Summer 2025 (Paper 1) |
| 5 November 16.00-17.00 | Exam insights Summer 2025 (Paper 2) |
| 3 December 16.00-17.00 | Exam insights Summer 2025 (Paper 3) |
| 20 January 16.30-17.30 | Support with Theme 1 and 2 Topics |
| 25 February 16.00-17.00 | Support with Theme 3 and 4 Topics |
| 18 March 16.00-17.00 | Understanding the 'Assess' Command Word |
| 29 April 16.00-17.00 | Understanding the 'Evaluate' Command Word |
A level Business
After each event, a zipped file is uploaded to the qualification page. The zipped file includes the materials used in the event and a link to the recording.
The A level Business You Tube Channel includes recordings of events from previous years.
| IAL Business | |
|---|---|
| 18 September | Getting Ready to Teach International A Level Business |
| 25 September | Understanding Assessment & Improving Delivery in International A Level Business |
Please visit the delivery support pages to learn about both free and paid-for support available for our qualifications.
There are two Facebook groups, one for each qualification. They are private groups and applicants are checked to confirm that they have an Edexcel Online account.
The A level group has over 2,000 members. The IAL group is much smaller.
There is also a Pearson Edexcel Facebook page designed to help and support you with the teaching and delivery of our UK qualifications. You can find the latest news, updates and information about our support services across subjects. From our own news to updates from Ofqual and JCQ, follow us on @PearsonEdexcel on Facebook to stay up to date.
An A level Business teacher has created aTikTok account for his students which he has shared here.
A level Business: Summer 2026 Timetable
IAL Business October 2025 timetable
Results day will be Thursday 22 January 2026.
IAL Business January 2026 timetable
IAL Business Summer 2026 Timetable
The interim report was published in March with the final report due in the autumn.
Many teachers have been emailing me asking about the future of our GCSE and A level qualifications. We have had no indication as yet that reforms are in the pipeline but the final report of the Review may provide more information.
These monthly updates will keep you informed of any announcements.
This is a recorded session which focuses on best practice when using ResultsPlus, alongside ExamWizard to analyse your students’ examination results, and improve your in-house approach to teaching the topics your students find challenging.
The Professional Development Academy summarises the training that is available to you.
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
Multi factor authentication was rolled out to nearly a quarter of a million Pearson Portal users last year. Although it has now become a standard way of accessing our systems, it can sometimes present challenges if a smart device is lost or replaced.
You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.
Based on feedback received this graphic was created to answer some common questions.
You can read more information, see a quick start guide and access FAQs and troubleshooting for our authenticator app in our Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.
If you teach any of our Economics or BTEC qualifications, you may wish to check out the monthly updates.
Subject advisor
Colin Leith
Business
