Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that Btec assessments can be adapted in the event of further lockdown restrictions placed on educational settings during the covid-19 outbreak.
The Department has been working with Ofqual regarding requirements for assessments and examinations for vocational and technical qualifications, which include BTEC qualifications, in the 2020/21 academic year. Ofqual is currently consulting and engaging with awarding organisations to agree revisions to its Extraordinary Regulatory Framework and its associated guidance on how awarding organisations can adapt assessments in 2020/21 to take account of any public health restrictions.