BTEC Nationals May Update
Welcome to this update I hope you will find this content relevant and helpful.
Good luck to all teachers and students in the upcoming assessment season.
IT
Unit 1 - 17th May 2024
Unit 2 - 8th and 9th May 2024
Computing
Unit 1 - 7th June 2024
Unit 2 - 10th June 2024
Unit 3 - 1st and 8th May 2024
Learner Work Transfer for Exam Units
There is subject-specific guidance for uploading learner work to the Learner Work Transfer in each unit’s administrative support guide. You can find each subject’s guide on the qualification course materials page, under external assessments. Use these guides to familiarise yourself with each unit’s requirements, including the file formats LWT can accept.
To make your uploads as quick as possible, file sizes should ideally be below 1GB; LWT will reject any files larger than 8GB. Where the assessment requires submission of audio or video files, recording in a lower resolution will reduce the size for easier upload.
Read more about file sizes and general LWT guidance for BTEC in our support article.
BTEC First and Nationals Senior Standards Verifier for Information Technology and Computing
A BTEC Senior Standards Verifier will be the responsible expert in terms of specification interpretation and verifier standardisation for a range of programmes within a PSA across both the QCF & NQF areas. To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of programmes within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on national standards across centres.
New Qualifications for first teach September 2025
Our new BTEC qualifications have now been submitted for approval in England as new 'academic' (AAQs) and you can download the draft specifications and Sample Assessment Material (SAMS) on our website.
The outcomes of this funding decision will be published in July 2024, and the qualifications will be available for teaching from 1 September 2025.
Pearson have submitted BTEC Nationals Alternative Academic Qualifications (AAQs) in Computing and Information Technology among other sectors.
The RQF Nationals in IT & Computing (2016) are available at all sizes in 2024, so you can continue to teach these in confidence ahead of the implementation of AAQs in 2025.
The Level 3 reforms will impact on what is funded and what can be delivered in all English Schools and Colleges. the link below will remain our single point of truth for this program, and our place in it, and how it will impact upon you.
For information about how you can get invloved in the campaign to protect Student choice see the link below:
The RQF Nationals in IT & Computing (2016) are available at all sizes in 2024, so you can continue to teach these in confidence ahead of the implementation of AAQs in 2025.
Learner Work Transfer | Submitting learner work for BTEC
Learner Work Transfer (LWT) is now open for you to upload learners’ work for some BTEC Firsts and Nationals throughout the January 2024 external assessment series. You are no longer required to upload learner work to SharePoint.
The submission deadlines vary by unit and are detailed in our
you should submit learners’ work before the end of each unit’s submission window. You can find a full list of the BTEC units using LWT in our support article.
BTEC External Assessments: LWT Guidance
We have a wealth of support available to help you navigate LWT with confidence, including a short on-demand e-learning module and a recorded webinar:
Using the Learner Work Transfer (LWT) Examination/Moderation portal
There is subject-specific guidance for uploading learner work to LWT in each unit’s administrative support guide (ASG).
Subject advisor
Tim Brady
Computer Science and ICT Subject Advisor
