January 2026 Construction update

Key dates

Here are the key dates to help you stay on track with what’s coming up and what needs action.

Your first term-time checkpoint is now open 

The BTEC cohort declaration for summer 2026, your first term-time checkpoint, is now open to complete by 30 January 2026. Although your exams officer and quality nominee will be leading this activity, your support can make all the difference.They’ll be checking which students are expected to complete this summer so results can be issued smoothly in August.

Be ready to share what you know about your students’ progress. This helps us build an accurate picture of who’s  on track for summer completion and helps prevent delays later on. When we get this right now, we’re setting students up for a better results experience. It’s one of the simplest ways to support them long before results day.

Find out more about our term-time checkpoints

Ofqual consultation for on-screen assessment

Ofqual has launched a consultation on proposals for how on-screen assessment should be regulated in GCSEs, AS and A levels in England. Whilst they propose a controlled introduction of on-screen assessment, pen-and-paper will remain central to most exams. 

As teachers working directly with students, you understand their needs and the challenges this proposal may present.

Your opinion counts. The consultation closes on 5 March 2026.

Please take a look and have your say

Training events - BTEC Nationals AAQs

Training events are available for BTEC Higher Nationals and BTEC Nationals (AAQ) in Construction. You can view the list of events below and register to them from the link below (please use filter: Construction and the built Environment)

Register to training events

T level DSP - Project Delivery in CBE delivery guide

As you know, the Gen 2 T level DSP qualification has a new Occupational Specialism, Project Delivery in CBE. We have produced a new delivery guide for this OS, and you can access this from the qualification pages. 

NEW! Try the new BTEC external assessment overview tool

If you’re running BTEC external assessments, you want to find everything you need to know quickly and easily so that everything runs smoothly. We’ve made a new tool to help you do exactly that.  

We’ve now added the ability to filter to multiple programmes at the same time, so you can export just what you need all at once. 

Exam Timetable

January 2026 and Summer 2026 timetables for all qualifications can be accessed from the link below.

Exam timetables

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