BTEC results are finally revealed to students

STUDENTS HAVE begun receiving their BTEC grades after exam board Pearson delayed their publication.

Results of the vocational qualifications were held back to give the board more time to recalculate the grades after A-levels and GCSEs were based on teacher estimates.

Hundreds of thousands of BTEC students were told just hours before results day that they would not be receiving them on time.

Pearson later said the regrading was needed to “address concerns about unfairness in relation to Alevels and GCSEs and ensure no BTEC student is disadvantaged”.

Around 200,000 level one and two entries were due to receive their results last Thursday, while 250,000 level three grades have already been awarded but were part of the reassessment.

Results will now be given on a rolling basis over the week, with the priority going to level three results which may be used for applying to university.

A Pearson spokesman said: “We know this has caused frustration and additional uncertainty for students and we are truly sorry. No grades will go down as part of this review.”

Jenny Cameron, who teaches level three BTEC performing arts, said “almost all” of her students’ original results had been two grades lower than they should have been.

She said this put many of her students in a difficult position as they waited to discover whether they could go on to university or drama school. The 45-year-old said yesterday: “They are overjoyed today.”