July Subject Advisor update 2026 Health and Social Care
July 2026 Subject Update for Health and Social Care
Welcome to the July update for Health and Social Care. As the year begins to wind down, I hope everyone can get a break over the summer.
| Date | Activity |
| 5 July | BTEC Claiming deadline for students expecting summer 2026 results |
| 5 August | BTEC Level 3 National results released to centres under embargo |
| 13 August | BTEC Level 3 results released to students |
| 14 August | BTEC L1/L2 Firsts and BTEC Tech Award results released to centres under embargo |
| 20 August | BTEC L1/L2 Firsts and BTEC Tech Award results released to students |
Post Results Services
After results day
If you're a centre with a concern about a student's results, you can use our post-results services. Find out more below about the services available. The information on this page should be used along with guidance from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
Training for 2026/27
Dates for AAQs and Tech Award
There are new training dates for the next academic year for both the Tech Award and the AAQ in Health and Social Care. There are different types of training to help get you started or to help you get ready for the external units.
Vocational Qualifications Exam Survey
Please fill in the survey
To enable us to improve the experience of teachers using our qualifications and students sitting our exams, we gather feedback after each exam series. If you're a teacher and your students have taken any of our exams in the May/June 2026 series, we’re eager to hear your thoughts about this year’s exam papers.
T-Level Health
New Specification (first teach September 2026)
Pearson are delighted to be offering the T Level Technical Qualification in Health from September 2026. The specification is now available and we are currently developing the course materials.
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Admin Support and resources to help you deliver T-Level qualifications
Training and Support for the T-Level Health
Subject advisor
Esther Trehearn
Health and Social Care