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Dear Colleague 

I’d like to give a heartfelt thank you to every teacher, tutor, lecturer, school and college leader for the incredible work you’ve done to support students achieving the grades they have worked so hard for this year.  Despite the unprecedented circumstances of the last eighteen months, you’ve brought subjects to life in learners' homes and during this time, you have adapted, reskilled, upskilled, supported, and gone above and beyond. 

Today (10 August 2021), more than 230,000 students receive results for their Level 3 BTEC qualifications, moving on to the next step in their education or career path.  More than 6 million BTEC qualifications have been awarded in the last ten years alone, and BTEC alumni have gone on to form a vital part of the UK and global workforce.

Dear Learner 

Huge congratulations to all of you who will be receiving your results this week. Over the last eighteen months you will have heard the word ‘unprecedented’ repeated regularly and, through these extraordinary times, I have been in awe of the resilience, fortitude, agility and determination of you all as you’ve faced the challenges and new landscape of learning head on. 

Today, twelve organisations that represent and support staff and students in schools, colleges and universities have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him to reconsider restricting students’ choice of qualifications at the age of 16. 

Carol Vorderman and Pearson set to make maths an adventure this summer with free six-week course for children.

Ofqual announced on 12 July 2021 that they were consulting jointly with the Department for Education on ​arrangements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and other general qualifications: 2021 to 2022. 

Ofqual announced on 12 July 2021 that they were consulting jointly with the Department for Education on ​arrangements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and other general qualifications: 2021 to 2022. 

As part of our shared commitment to ending racial inequality in the classroom, Pearson and education social enterprise The Black Curriculum are working together to help increase Black British history being taught in schools. 

I hope you and your families are keeping well and safe. I recognise how unsettling the past year may have been for you. We know that you have been working hard during this time and we wanted to reassure you about the arrangements this summer, especially given you are completing the BTEC Level 3 qualification(s) this year.