April 2025 Subject Advisor update
April 2025 Subject Advisor update
Welcome to the April edition of the subject advisor update. I hope you are enjoying the beginning of spring and manage to get a break over the Easter break.
This month there is exciting news about the Tech Award. There is news about the new BTEC National in Health and Social care AAQ and the the awarding of the T-Level in Health ready for first teach 2026.
BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care (2022)
Earlier release of the PSAs
PSAs will be released three months earlier, giving more time for teachers to plan, prepare, mark, and upload assessments.
This means we will be releasing upcoming PSA’s on:
2 June 2025 for the December/January 2025/26 assessment series.
1 September 2025 for the May/June 2026 assessment series.
Earlier release dates will not alter the submission deadlines each series, nor affect learners currently working towards the 15 May 2025 submission deadline.
Getting ready to upload the sample
The Learner Work Transfer will open for uploading the learner sample on 14 April. You then have until 15 May to upload the sample ready for Moderation.
You will be able to see the sample selected on Edexcel online.
For more help to find and upload the sample use the Support Index
Moderation Guidance
You can see Guidance on the Moderation process including the Initial (Draft) E9 report and how to read it and how to amend marks (if required).
BTEC National Health and Social Care AAQ
There is more resources being added to the new AAQ all the time. The Teacher Guide will be published soon. The PSABs can be seen on the website and you can start using them to plan your course. There is a new Administrative Support Guide that will help you with the conditions that the PSABs need to be completed.
T-Level in Health
We’re pleased to announce that the T Level in Health and the T Level in Science join our growing T Level family, ready for first teach September 2026.
These new qualifications will help address critical workforce shortages in healthcare and science, combining classroom learning with industry placements to give students real-world experience and prepare them for meaningful careers.
Subject advisor
Esther Trehearn
Health and Social Care
