Pearson BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice: September 2023 update
Read the latest information on BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice, including key dates, results and news.
In this update
The results for learners completing the legacy Tech Award in Music Practice specification were released on 24 August. This was the final awarding of the qualification as the new 2022 specification must be used for any new registrations.
ResultsPlus
ResultsPlus is a free online results analysis tool for teachers that gives you a detailed breakdown of your students’ performance in Edexcel exams. It provides the most detailed analysis available of your students’ performance and helps you to identify topics and skills where your students could benefit from further learning, helping them gain a deeper understanding of their subject.
Principal Examiner Report
The Principal Examiner compiles a report on how candidates performed in this year’s examinations. It provides general feedback and highlights good approaches that can be taken forward to future examination series.
You can find these reports on ResultsPlus. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to ResultsPlus.
There are detailed instructions on how to access the principal moderator/examiner report in a support article.
Read the principal examiner report support article
Reviews of marking and moderation (RoMM)
If you're a centre with a concern about a student's results, you can use our post-results services. We have details about these services and their cost online.
Post Results Fees
Details of all updated fees for our post results services from 1 August 2023 can be found online.
See post results fees from 1 August 2023
Understanding marks
Get an overview of how we mark assessments and consistently award grades that fairly reflect a learner's performance. This includes setting grade boundaries.
The results from the second series of internally assessed and moderated components were issued on 24 August. This was a much larger entry cohort compared with the January series, particularly for component 1.
Moderation Analysis
If your cohort were not adjusted at moderation then the 'Raw' marks that you submitted will match those used for awarding and the BTEC marks convertor will confirm this.
See the BTEC marks convertor tool
If your cohort were adjusted then you may want to compare your submitted 'Raw' marks with those used for awarding and to do that please use the Results -> Reports - Bulk Download "Component Results[*.csv]" report which can be downloaded from Edexcel Online (EOL) if you cannot download this report ask your Exams Officer to provide it for you. This report will have the 'RawScore' column which represents the adjusted raw mark that was used for awarding. You can compare this to your submitted 'Raw' marks to understand how much adjustment has been applied.
Moderator Report (E9)
Your moderator writes a report to explain where it was necessary to adjust your centre’s marks. Where possible, your moderator advises you on how you could make improvements for future series.
You can find these on Edexcel Online. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to Edexcel Online.
There are detailed instructions on how to access the moderator report in a support article.
Read the moderator report support article
Principal Moderator Report
The Principal Moderator also compiles a report on how candidates performed in this year’s examinations. It provides general feedback and highlights good approaches that can be taken forward to future examination series.
You can find these reports on ResultsPlus. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to ResultsPlus.
There are detailed instructions on how to access the principal moderator report in a support article.
Read the principal moderator report support article
Reviews of marking and moderation (RoMM)
If you're a centre with a concern about a student's results, you can use our post-results services. We have details about these services and their cost online.
Post Results Fees
Details of all updated fees for our post results services from 1 August 2023 can be found online.
See post results fees from 1 August 2023
Understanding marks
Get an overview of how we mark assessments and consistently award grades that fairly reflect a learner's performance. This includes setting grade boundaries.
Peparing for 2023/24 assessments
The PSAs for submission by 15 December 2023 were released online on 1 September. These are to be used for learners registered for the January 2024 series. You must enter learners for the series where you want them to complete the assessment. The entry deadline for the January 2024 series is 17 October 2023.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 October 2023 | Entry deadline for internally assessed components for December submission |
| 1 November 2023 | Learner registration deadline |
| 15 December 2023 | Submission deadline for marks and moderation sample for internally assessed components |
| 8 January 2024 | Release of PSAs for May submission |
| 15 January 2024 | Release of Component 3 external assessment brief for May submission |
| 26 January 2024 | Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback (where necessary) for internal assessments December submission |
| 21 February 2024 | Entry deadline for internally and externally assessed components for May submission |
| 21 March 2024 | Release of results to learners from December submission |
| 1 May 2024 | Submission deadline for marks and moderation sample for internally assessed components |
| 10 May 2024 | Deadline for upload of learner work for Component 3 external assessment |
| 21 June 2024 | Deadline for amending marks following moderator feedback (where necessary) for internal assessments May submission |
| 22 August 2024 | Release of results to learners from May internal and external component submissions |
Subject advisor
Jeffery Hole
Music and Music Technology
