More BTec students could face delays to results

Some Level 2 BTec students will not receive their results on Thursday as expected, an examination board has suggested.

Around 235,000 notes from the BTec Firsts, Technicals and Tech Awards should be sent to the students tomorrow.

But Examination Board Pearson said as of Wednesday morning, 7,000 students “were not eligible to receive their grade.”

Pearson said it has “a dedicated team” working to get any outstanding information and will provide any results “as quickly as possible”.

Results for GCSEs and other professional and technical qualifications are also scheduled to be released on Thursday.

Pearson’s announcement will not impact results for GCSEs.

The affected BTec students could be deemed “ineligible” as some of their grades are not recorded in the system, the BBC said.

This can be due to processing issues or in some cases the student has decided not to continue with their BTec studies.

Pearson cannot currently confirm how many students expecting grades on Thursday will not receive them.

“As of 9 a.m. today, there are 7,000 students who are currently ineligible to receive their grade because they do not meet the qualification criteria at this time,” the examination board said in a statement on Wednesday.

“We have a dedicated team working with schools and colleges to obtain and validate any outstanding information.”

It said it was focused on “doing these proficiency tests and getting all the results to the students as quickly as possible,” and thanked schools and colleges for “they are tirelessly supporting us in this work.”

School leaders’ union NAHT said examination boards have “a responsibility to ensure results are released in a timely manner”, stressing that students’ “next steps may depend on their result”.

Last week, Pearson apologized after some Level 3 BTec students didn’t receive their results on the expected day, threatening university places.

Pearson said a “very small percentage” of his BTec students are affected.

Another exam board, OCR, has also experienced delays in issuing Cambridge Technicals results to some students.

Overall grades for Thursday’s GCSEs are expected to be lower than in 2020 and 2021, when grades based on teacher assessments led to an increase in top grades.

But – as with last week’s high school results – they are expected to be higher than grades in 2019.

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