VQ Bulletin blog

The VQ Bulletin is a consolidated briefing from Pearson, which contains all the key updates you need about our vocational qualifications. A summary of the latest news, and status of qualifications, with links to our web pages where you can find more detail, it's the easiest and most comprehensive and up-to-date source of what is happening for Pearson vocational qualifications.

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 13

    Welcome to our thirteenth Vocational Qualification Bulletin. This is the final bulletin until after the Easter break.

    We know just how hard you and your learners have been working, and we hope you are able to have a restful Easter break.

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 12

    Welcome to our twelfth Vocational Qualification Bulletin. This is the penultimate bulletin before the Easter break. 

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 11

    Welcome to our eleventh Vocational Qualification Bulletin. We hope that the return of learners over the last two weeks has gone smoothly and that despite the many challenges you are finding your rhythm in your new normal.  

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 10

    Welcome to our tenth Vocational Qualification Bulletin. We can now share our additional guidance for assessment arrangements for Vocational and Technical qualifications this year, along with links to book Customer Briefing and Q&A sessions for BTECs and Functional Skills.

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 9

    Welcome to our ninth Vocational Qualification Bulletin.

    We appreciate that with the Ofqual announcement last week, along with our response, you have a great deal of information to digest, disseminate and make plans for. We promised that you would receive more detail this week and we are still working on our alternative arrangements with a plan to have this to you as soon as possible, w/c 8 March at the latest. 

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  • VQ Bulletin - Issue 8

    Welcome to our eighth Vocational Qualification Bulletin. Before you switch off for your well-deserved half-term break, we wanted to share some important updates, including Quality and administrative checks required for BTEC.

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General qualification news

If you'd like to find out the latest information about our general qualifications and see how we are supporting schools and colleges, teachers, learners, parents and carers for summer 2021, please visit our dedicated web page for further details.

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