October 2024 Design and Technology update
Welcome to your October 2024 Design and Technology update.
- Key dates
- Upcoming training events
- Assessment Services pre-exam and post-exam qualification support events
- Our new Qualifications Support Portal - now live!
- New to Edexcel support
- Administrative support guide (ASG)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7 November | GCSE Design and Technology: NEA Support |
| 14 November | A Level Design and Technology: NEA Support |
| 13 December | Last date to use the Access To Scripts service via Script Viewer. |
Online training events
| Event | Date | Book |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Design and Technology: NEA Support | 7 November 2024 at 16:00-17:00 GMT | book your place |
| A Level Design and Technology: NEA Support | 14 November 2024 at 16:00-17:00 GMT | Event has passed |
Assessment Services pre-exam and post-exam qualification support events
We’re delighted to share that we’re hosting two new webinars on our Professional Development Academy focusing specifically on pre-exam support and post-exam support.
Whether you’re a seasoned teacher, new to teaching, new to teaching Pearson Edexcel, or a recent switcher to one of our qualifications, these webinars are for you. We'll cover our full range of support, products, and services available to enhance your teaching journey and better support you and your students.
Just like our Spotlight on Assessment series for Senior Leaders, these sessions zoom in on the resources and guidance you need for effective teaching and continuous professional development (CPD). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about all the support available to you, engage directly with us, and share your ideas on how we can better support you.
Book your place today.
Assessment Services Pre-Exam Qualifications Support 21 October 2024 at 16:00-17:00 GMT - Event has passed
Assessment Services Post-Exam Qualifications Support 23 October 2024 at 16:00-17:00 GMT - Event has passed
Our new Qualifications Support Portal - now live!
We’re excited to introduce our enhanced Qualifications Support Portal, designed to make getting help quicker and easier than ever.
A new contact-us journey enables you to connect quickly with our support teams in the way that suits you; via live-chat for real-time assistance, or webform, as well as traditional phone or email routes. You can use your Pearson Portal (Edexcel Online) credentials to access secure personalised support even faster, and view your existing cases.
Our comprehensive support article library has also been restructured with sections specific to teachers, as well as stronger search functions, to resolve your own queries quickly and easily.
Read our getting started support article here: Customer Support Portal: Getting Started, and remember to bookmark the portal in Chrome, Edge, Safari or other web browser for quick access.
Administrative support guide (ASG)
You can access the administrative support guide for GCSE and A level Design and Technology NEA from the link below. This document includes information such as;
- Key dates
- Administrative information for the NEA
- Links to forms
- Guidance on NEA submissions
Access to scripts
Our free Access to Scripts service allows you to view your candidates’ marked exam scripts online or download as a PDF (with candidate permission). It is available from results day until the 13 December 2024.
Providing a rich source of information, you can use this service to help make decisions about requesting a review of marking, but it can also help inform future teaching and learning and gives insights and visibility that performance data alone cannot provide.
If scripts have been marked ‘traditionally’ (ie not online), you will need to request them, free of charge, by 13 December 2024, via the Post Results section of Edexcel Online as in previous exam series.
Job Alert! Credible Specialist for GCSE/A level Design & Technology
Pearson Edexcel is looking to recruit a credible specialist in Design and Technology to support our GCSE/A level Design & Technology qualifications.
Credible specialists are employed on an ad-hoc basis as required (approx. 2 days per month) over the academic year to support our customers.
Subject advisor
Evren Alibaba
Design and Technology
