Welcome to the June 2025 update from your Subject Advisor
This month I am sharing a short update with new support resources and training available for your teaching and delivery.
For additional support, please also refer to my May 2025 updates, which include a comprehensive overview of relevant resources and information for this time of year.
As we come towards the end of the summer assessment series, we would like you to share your feedback on this year's assessments. We wish to provide students with the best possible experience, and your insights are crucial in helping us achieve this goal.
If you're a teacher whose students have taken our qualifications in the May/June 2025 series, we are eager to hear your thoughts.
Your feedback will play a vital role in shaping the future of our qualifications and assessments. Your input will be shared with our senior moderators/examiners and across our subject teams to help us continuously improve future assessments and enhance the assessment experience for students.
We really appreciate your participation in this process, thank you. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
Deadline for entries 30 June 2025
Do you know a young person who loves art and enjoys writing?
Take part in Write on Art, the national writing programme by Art UK and Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art for young people (14–19 years old).
Young people are invited to write 400–600 words about an artwork of their choice on Art UK’s website for one of three categories: Creative Writing, Review, Essay.
Successful participants will be invited to a writing workshop at the Royal College of Art and have their work published.
17 June 2025 10:30-16:30
Varndean College, Brighton & Hove
The Film & TV Educators Network are hosting a free in-person event exploring collaboration opportunities between film/media and textiles teachers.
Whether you're looking to integrate costume design into your film curriculum or bring cinematic storytelling into textiles teaching, this event will offer practical insights, hands-on activities, and industry expertise to inspire your practice.
New exemplars were added to the International GCSE Art and Design Exemplar Gallery last month to support your planning and delivery.
The Exemplar Gallery is a gallery view of our student exemplars organised by performance level and component in order to support understanding of the mark standard.
2 July 2025 16:00-17:00 BST
This free online network event will look at what makes a successful Art and Design curriculum. This event would be particularly well suited to new teachers or more experienced teachers delivering the Pearson Edexcel specification for the first time.
4 July 2025 9:30-15:45 in London
This face-to-face event will support centres moving from GCSE Design and Technology to learning pathways through endorsed titles in GCSE Art and Design.
Book the Switching from Design and Technology to Art and Design event
For the most up to date news and to network with other educators, join our teacher group for those teaching our GCSE, International GCSE and A level Art and Design qualifications.
For additional support, including resources and information relevant to this time of year, please see my May 2025 Art update for A Level, GCSE and International GCSE qualifications.
Read the May 2025 Art update for A Level, GCSE and International GCSE
As we continue to expand and enhance our qualifications, we are pleased to announce the creation of a new Subject Advisor role for Creative Media, aimed at providing you with additional support.
I am delighted to introduce Sarah Fearnley as your new Creative Media Subject Advisor. With a strong background in creative media education and experience in developing our vocational qualifications, Sarah is well-equipped to assist your centre. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch at TeachingMedia@Pearson.com and keep an eye out for Sarah’s Creative Media Subject Advisor updates!
Last month we published new Sample Marked Learner Work (SMLW) for our International BTEC Level 2 and 3 qualifications in order to support your planning and delivery.
Please note, these are padlocked materials so the Pearson Authenticator app will be required. You can speak to your Exams Officer if you need support with your Edexcel Online login.
10 June 2025
This free online training provides you with an opportunity to interact with the trainer and take you through:
This session is aimed at UK based teachers, lecturers or trainers who are new to delivering this qualification or those who would like to refresh themselves.
15 or 16 July 2025
Are you centre in the UK and new to delivering BTEC Higher Nationals (RQF)?
This free online event is suitable for Program Managers, Internal Verifiers, Assessors, Tutors, Heads of Department, Quality Nominees, Centre Managers, working in centres offering BTEC Higher Nationals the new Creative Suite quals: Music, Performing Arts, Art, Design and Media.
At this event delegates will gain support and guidance in planning, implementation, delivery, and assessment.
For additional support, including resources and information relevant to this time of year, please see my May 2025 Art update for BTEC and T Level qualifications.
I hope you found this update useful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me and the team using the contact details below.
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Welcome to the June 2025 update from your Subject Advisor
