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Subject update | 4 March 2026

Pearson BTEC Nationals in Music and Music Technology: March 2026 Subject Update

Read the latest information on BTEC Nationals in Music and Music Technology, including latest news and key dates.

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Results for January series

The final results for the January series of internally assessed components for the BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice (2022) will be available for release to learners on 19 March 2026.

Entries for June 2026 series

Entries for the June 2026 series for externally assessed units need to be made by 20 March to avoid any late fees.

If learners have sat a unit in the January series and you wish for them to resit the unit in the June series you may make entries after results are issued on 19 March. You have until 27 March to make entries for these learners without any late fees.

Key dates

Date Event
31 March 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 3 May/June series activities 1 and 2 deadline for completion
30 April 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 3 May/June assessment window opens
6 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 2 May/June brief released
6 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 2 May/June assessment window opens
15 May 2026 Deadline to submit first sample to Standards Verifier
15 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 3 May/June series assessment window closes
19 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 3 May/June series submission deadline
22 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 2 May/June assessment window closes
26 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Performance Unit 2 May/June submission deadline
5 July 2026 Deadline for reporting results in order to receive certificates for August results day
Date Event
23 March 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 5 May/June Part A released
23 March 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 5 Part A May/June assessment window opens
21 April 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 6 May/June brief released
21 April 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 6 May/June assessment window opens
28 April 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 5 Part A May/June assessment window closes
1 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 5 Part B May/June assessment 
5 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 6 May/June assessment window closes
5 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 7 May/June brief released
5 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 7 May/June assessment window opens
6 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 5 Part B May/June submission deadline
7 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 6 May/June submission deadline
15 May 2026 Deadline to submit first sample to Standards Verifier
19 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 7 May/June assessment window closes
21 May 2026 BTEC National in Music Technology Unit 7 May/June assessment submission deadline
5 July 2026 Deadline for reporting results in order to receive certificates for August results day
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