Extended Curriculum and BTEC
Supporting learners on their chosen pathway
We're passionate about encouraging and supporting learners’ wider development. Through our broad range of subjects, we support every learner to develop knowledge and skills that will take them beyond the exam hall and into their working lives.
Continue to teach BTEC with confidence
The post-16 level 3 vocational qualifications landscape in England is undergoing major reform.
On 10 January 2023, the DfE published the latest news about the reform of post-16 level 3 vocational qualifications in England. Following a review, Level 3 BTEC Nationals, Cambridge Technicals and other level 3 vocational qualifications in England are impacted.
You can continue to teach your BTECs with confidence this year and next and be reassured that very few qualifications will be affected in 2024/25. The key changes will be made in 2025/26 and 2026/27.
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Post-16 Level 3 VQ reform
Guiding you through vocational qualification reform
Level 3 BTEC Nationals, Cambridge Technicals and other level 3 vocational qualifications in England are impacted.
Over the coming months, we will provide you with all the support you need to make any changes necessary to your curriculum due to the reforms.
Unbeatable published resources
Supporting the redeveloped BTEC Tech Awards
You can now pre-order your titles and explore a selection of free samples! This will help get you started with the planning and teaching of the redeveloped BTEC Tech Award.
BTEC Options
Many of your learners will be considering their next steps and looking at their options. BTECs are high–quality, career–focused qualifications grounded in the real world of work. This practical approach allows learners to develop and apply the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers and universities are looking for.
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BTEC Nationals Level 3
Let us reassure you that you can continue to teach your BTECs with confidence this year and next.
Very few qualifications will be affected in 2024/25. The key changes will be made in 2025/26 and 2026/27.
Redeveloped BTEC Tech Awards
The skills to succeed – the confidence to progress
In September 2022, we made the move over to the new suite of our KS4 BTEC Tech Award qualifications. Whether you've offered BTEC Tech Awards previously, or are exploring these qualifications for the first time, we are here to support you.