Academic Management Review assures Pearson that alternative providers are managing higher-level provision in line with national standards. It also helps support your centre to ensure that you have a complete understanding of the requirements for managing, delivering, and assessing the higher level BTEC qualifications below.

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  • BTEC Higher National Level 4-5 
  • BTEC Strategic Management Level 7. 

This takes the form of an annual visit that critically reviews centre-wide quality assurance systems. It confirms that you have measures in place to ensure effective management, delivery, and assessment of higher level BTEC qualifications. It focuses on cross-centre management of vocational provision and scrutiny of current centre records.

Pearson Centre Quality Mangers confirm which providers will receive an annual visit in November/ December each year. AMR visits usually take place between January and April. Any actions required are then followed up within 3 months of you receiving your report.

We allocate a Centre Quality Manager (CQM) to conduct a review of your centre-wide quality assurance systems against the Quality Measures framework to provide judgements and feedback. The CQM team will support you in identifying good practice and areas for further development. This quality assurance process is a supportive and developmental process, which will benefit your centre, whether new to Level 4- 7 provision, or an experienced provider. Academic Management Review supports you to identify good practice and areas for further improvement.

Academic Management Review applies to Alternative Providers and FE Colleges where an exceptional arrangement is in place.

Academic Management Review is in addition to External Examiner verification, which must still be completed successfully to claim certificates for students.

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