June 2026 Construction update
Welcome to the June 2026 update from your Subject Advisor
In this update:
- Key dates
- Digital credential badges
- BTEC Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment updates
- January 2027 Pearson Set Assignments for Component 2 and 3
- BTEC Tech Awards support — have your say!
- Key dates schedule 2026/2027
- BTEC Firsts and Nationals updates
- Ofqual consultation: Post-16 vocational qualifications
- BTEC Nationals in Constuction (AAQ) update
- Past Question Papers for Unit 1 and 2 - Summer 2026
- T level updates
- Training: Principal Examiner Deep Dive - T Level - Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
| Date | Qualification | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2026 | BTEC First and Nationals, including AAQs | Second sampling deadline (if required) |
| 5 July 2026 | BTEC First and Nationals, including AAQs | Deadline to report internally assessed unit grades on edexcel online for time release of results in summer. |
| 13 August 2026 | All | Level 3 Results day |
| 20 August 2026 | All | Level 2 Results day. |
We’re introducing digital credentials for Pearson vocational qualifications — a secure, online way for students to access and share their achievements alongside paper certificates.
This change supports progression into further study and employment, with no changes to assessment, grading or standards.
Digital credentials will be available for vocational qualifications, excluding Tech Awards and T Levels.
BTEC Tech Award in Construction and the Built Environment updates
Key dates schedule 2026/2027
Key dates schedule for 2026/2027 is now available to help you plan ahead. Please access this below.
We’re gathering feedback to help shape support for centres, and your input really matters.
If you have a few minutes, please complete this short form.
BTEC Firsts and Nationals updates
Deadline for feedback: 2 July 2026
Ofqual are seeking views on how new post-16 vocational and technical qualifications at Levels 2 and 3 should be regulated, including the introduction of V Levels. These qualifications are intended to sit alongside A Levels and T Levels, helping to create clearer pathways into further study and employment.
The rules developed through this consultation will shape how these qualifications are designed, assessed and graded from the outset.
BTEC Nationals in Construction (AAQ) updates
Past Questions Papers for Unit 1 and Unit 2 - Summer 2026
First series of the BTEC Nationals in Construction AAQ has taken place for the first time this summer. Question Papers are now available for these from the qualification pages. Mark Schemes and Examiner Reports will be published on results days.
T Level DSP updates
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
