Pearson BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice: November 2025 update
Read the latest information on BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice, including key dates and latest news.
In this update
Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Curriculum and Assessment Review was published on 5 November 2025. This has set out recommendations for the National Curriculum. The Government have published a resonse to the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Read the Curriculum and Assessment Review
Read the Government Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The Curriculum and Assessment Review: our response
The Curriculum and Assessment Review is an important milestone for education and skills in the UK – and it’s just the beginning.
We welcome the Review’s support for many of the recommendations we shared. All of these have been inspired by our work with schools and colleges across the country. And we’ll keep working to build an education system that empowers students, champions teachers, and drives the UK’s long-term success.
As we now move from ideas into further action, we’ll keep collaborating with educators, students, partners, sector experts to drive manageable and truly impactful change.
We’ve already started to do this and would love for you to join us in our next steps.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2025 | Entry deadline for internally assessed components for December submission |
| 12 December 2025 | Access to Scripts deadline for ATSC and Script Viewer services |
| 15 December 2025 | Submission deadline for marks and moderation sample for internally assessed components |
| 12 January 2026 | Release of Component 3 external assessment brief for May submission and start of assessment window |
| 23 January 2026 | Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback (where necessary) for internal assessments December submission |
| 21 February 2026 | Entry deadline for internally and externally assessed components for May submission |
| 19 March 2026 | Release of results to learners from December submission |
| 5 May 2026 | Assessment window ends for Component 3 |
| 15 May 2026 | Submission deadline for marks and moderation sample for internally assessed components |
| 15 May 2026 | Deadline for upload of learner work for Component 3 external assessment |
| 26 June 2026 | Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback (where necessary) for internal assessments May submission |
| 20 August 2026 | Release of results to learners from May internal and external component submissions |
Subject advisor
Jeffery Hole
Music and Music Technology
