Please note the following updates:

Promo resource folder

In this section you will find:

• a business course one page flyer,
• level 2-3 course info handout,
• languages and careers video clip (this also appears in module 1 section 1)
• languages and business infographic

Level 2

• Updated teaching resources including more audio and video files.
• The links for these files can be shared with students.
• Updated assessments in module 2 and 5. Module 2 is now a speaking/listening interview scenario as this enables students to practise their speaking skills earlier on in the course and flows more logically from module 1.
• Updated vocabulary lists

Level 3

• Updated student presentation in module 1 explaining the level 3 programme, the assessment cycle and examples of previous student business ideas
• Separate assessment and student briefs as well as shorter documents to reduce the number of pages needed scanning.
• More detailed instructions for each assessment
• Shorter student achievement/tracker sheet with less signatures required.

Overseas residentials to France and Spain

The trips this year were a great success. We still have places for October 19th should any students want to complete the level 3 on a week’s intensive in Alicante next month. We will run further parent information sessions in January for next year’s trips. In the meantime if students are interested and you wish to explore Erasmus funding, please let us know.

Student registrations

Students do not need to be registered for the qualification until January 2027. However you will need to register them in order to be able to use the online marking system. As requests to change levels creates admin costs for us, please do not register students until you they are sure about their preferred pathway option. Any changes will incur a fee. The admin charges can be found in the registration section.

Please ensure you enter your exam officer’s details when you register students so that we can send certificates to your exams officers.

Dates to note:

Level 2 final unseen assessments :

Speaking/listening assessment anytime between 24-28 May

Reading/writing assessment Wednesday 26 May

Portfolio submissions: Friday 11th June

Level 2 final unseen assessment materials will be published on the portal on 20th May.

Level 3

Portfolio submissions: Friday 23rd April (for year 13 students)

We are pleased to announce that we have been granted ‘direct claims’ status now which enables us to process your candidate’s portfolios during the academic year.

If your full cohort complete the level 3 before the above date you will be able to notify us when submitting the portfolios and we will endeavour to verify them within 6 weeks of completion.

Training events

For new centres/teachers please note the following forthcoming events:

Kind regards
The Business Language Team