Art, Design and Media

Check out our guidance for use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in practical creative assessments, supplementary to the JCQ AI Use in Assessments guidance.

Art and Design Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance (pdf | 245.9 KB)

AI in Practical Creative Assessment (pdf | 115.3 KB)

AI guidance for BTEC creative qualifications

Read the JCQ AI Use in Assessments guidance

Watch our AI in Art and Design past training recording 

JCQ have published Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments guidance which includes clarification on the awarding of 25% extra time in a timed Art examination.

We have also published Extra time and SEND FAQs for GCSE, International GCSE and A Level Art and Design to support centres. 

Extra Time and SEND FAQs (pdf | 181.9 KB)

Read JCQ Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments guidance

Because the artwork throughout the course can be submitted for assessment, it is considered 'live' until results day and review of marking and moderation has taken place in the students final year. As such, it is important that the artwork is kept secure until these dates as per JCQ regulations.

However, it is important to celebrate the students' work and you may hold an exhibition of artwork post-moderation. Many centres put up the artwork for moderation and then directly afterwards open this up to the public.

Any centres holding such an exhibition must regard all the work as still being 'live' and ensure that the exhibition is invigilated and that work remains secure. If work is taken out of secure conditions and a centre subsequently wishes to apply for review of marking and moderation after results day, this process could be compromised by loss of or damage to work that was in the sample. 

The school must also consider how to reduce the risk of photographs of the exhibition appearing on social media accounts of visitors, as this would breach JCQ regulations. 

A Level and GCSE

JCQ guidelines  require that 'live' work is kept secure until results day and review of marking and moderation (RoMM) dates have taken place.

If work is taken out of secure conditions and a centre subsequently wishes to apply for a review of marking and moderation after results day, this could be compromised by loss of or damage to work that was in the sample. 

'When can marked work be removed from secure storage?

Internally assessed work that is not required for the moderation sample and work returned to centres after moderation must be stored securely until all possible post-results services have been exhausted. If post-results services have not been requested, internally assessed work may be returned to candidates after the deadline for requesting a review of results for the relevant series. If post-results services have been requested, internally assessed work may be returned once the review of results and any subsequent appeal has been completed.'

Whether you're new to delivering BTEC, or already offer our qualifications, the 'Delivery BTEC' page outlines how our BTEC processes and delivery cycle work. The steps will walk you through the different stages of delivery and provide handy guidance for the different topics.

We’ve prepared some templates, forms and guides to help you save time and fulfil your role in the BTEC assessment and verification process.

All of the key dates are published on the BTEC Tech Awards webpage.

All of the key dates schedules are published on the T Level Admin Support webpage.