BTEC blog

We spoke to two former BTEC Creative Media Production students about their experience with the qualification and the skills they developed throughout. Hear what they have to say - 

As the external assessment period approaches, here are some useful tips to help you prepare and use your time effectively.

Sport and education have much in common. They both offer progressive opportunities for social change, inspire nations and unite people from all walks of life. 

When Barry-John Silver took over as Head of Faculty for Information Technology at the Priory School, Southsea, he wanted to improve on the school's Computer Science results and offer his students a course that better suited their interests and aspirations.

When I started to write this blog, I thought about my time as a student, and how money had not really been something we thought too much about. It wasn’t because we had plenty of it, but because there wasn’t really any discussion around how we could and should look after our money.

Katie Tarrant always loved music and knew it would be the focus of her career. Katie knew studying a BTEC in Advanced Music Performance would set her on the right path, and she now works as a Sound Designer and Musician in the video game industry.

Find out more about her experience studying a BTEC in Music and how it has helped her in her dream job.

The skills shortage in the Digital sector has been forecasted by various business moguls and, as we swiftly approach 2020, we’re beginning to feel the pinch of the reality of this skills gap.

I know it sounds like a strange thing to say - of course participating in any sporting activity or event is, usually, partaking in exercise. But I believe that exercise is just the start of a long list of reasons as to why everyone — young children, teenagers and adults alike — should regularly take part in sports. On 25 September, we’ll be celebrating National Fitness Day across the country. It’s really important for both young people and adults to have a healthy relationship with sport and fitness.

The NHS has now been operating for 70 years and since its introduction, healthcare across the country has improved enormously.