BTEC Firsts in Music and BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice: December 2020 update
Read the latest information on BTEC Firsts in Music and BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice, including key dates and latest news.
Adaptations for 2020/21
We have been able to confirm adaptations to units and components for this academic year due to the impact of Covid-19. These are generally a reduction in the assessment evidence required to meet the grading criteria. These adaptations are detailed in the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Guidance available on the website. The guidance also gives ideas of approaching units and components using remote delivery and considering social distancing.
External Assessments
The external assessment task for BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice will be found within the 'Secure Tests' area of the website on the release date, 4 January 2021. This will be gold padlocked, which means you will need to get your Exams Officer to download the task for you as a standard Edexcel Online account won't be able to access the material.
The paper-based exams for BTEC Firsts will continue to be sent to centres as normal.
Key Dates
From this year any external assessments for units that are released online will no longer be found on the qualification page. The external assessment task for BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice will be found within the 'Secure Tests' area of the website on the release date, 27 January 2020. This will be gold padlocked, which means you will need to get your Exams Officer to download the task for you as a standard Edexcel Online account won't be able to access the material.
The paper-based exams for BTEC Firsts will continue to be sent to centres as normal.
From this year any external assessments for units that are released online will no longer be found on the qualification page. The external assessment task for BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice will be found within the 'Secure Tests' area of the website on the release date, 27 January 2020. This will be gold padlocked, which means you will need to get your Exams Officer to download the task for you as a standard Edexcel Online account won't be able to access the material.
The paper-based exams for BTEC Firsts will continue to be sent to centres as normal.
From this year any external assessments for units that are released online will no longer be found on the qualification page. The external assessment task for BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice will be found within the 'Secure Tests' area of the website on the release date, 27 January 2020. This will be gold padlocked, which means you will need to get your Exams Officer to download the task for you as a standard Edexcel Online account won't be able to access the material.
The paper-based exams for BTEC Firsts will continue to be sent to centres as normal.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 January 2021 | Music Practice - Component 3: Responding to a Commercial Music Brief release date |
| 4 January - 10 May 2021 | Music Practice - Component 3: Responding to a Commercial Music Brief assessment window |
| 7 January 2021 | Music - Unit 1: The Music Industry January assessment |
| 12 January 2021 | Music - Unit 8: Music and Production Analysis January assessment |
| 17 March 2021 | Release of results to centres and learners for January assessments |
| 14 April 2021 | RoMM Service 1, RoMM Service 2 and RoMM Service 3 deadline for January assessments |
| 21 April 2021 | Access to Scripts deadline for January assessments |
| 12 May 2021 | Submission deadline for Music Practice - Component 3: Responding to a Commercial Music Brief |
| 15 May 2021 | Deadline for first sample to SV |
| 25 May 2021 | Music - Unit 1: The Music Industry summer assessment |
| 30 May 2021 | Deadline for first sampling |
| 15 June 2021 | Music - Unit 8: Music and Production Analysis summer assessment |
| 15 June 2021 | Deadline for further sampling to SV (if required) |
| 30 June 2021 | Deadline for any further sampling (if required) |
| 5 July 2021 | Deadline for reporting results in order to receive certificates for August results day |
Subject advisor
Jeffery Hole
Music and Music Technology
