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centres/practitioners moving (transitioning) from Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Children’s Play Learning and Development to the Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification BTEC National in Early Childhood Development (Extended Certificate)  \nFirst Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0508  \nContent  \nIntroduction to the AAQs 2  \no What is new? 3  \no What makes it easy to transition? 4  \nSupport Offer 5  \nQualification Structure 8  \nAssessment Structure 10  \nMapping Guide 11  \nFirst Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0508 2  \nIntroducing the BTEC Level 3 Nationals from 2025 (AAQs)  \nThe BTEC Nationals from 2025 qualifications provide students with meaningful and practical learning experiences across a range of career sectors. They equip students with the applied knowledge, skills and personal attributes they need to enter and thrive in higher education and meet the demands of future employment in our fast-changing world.  \nBTEC Nationals from 2025 (AAQ) are:  \n􀁸 Engaging and future-focused-providing opportunities for students to learn in real, relatable and practical ways and designed to ensure that they develop critical knowledge and transferable skills to navigate the future.  \n􀁸 Accessible and fair for students, balanced with the demands of progression to the next stage of learning  \nthe use of the N Grade and our holistic approach to designing assessment criteria means that qualifications are attainable for students whilst ensuring that they have a solid foundation of skills and knowledge, and the confidence to progress.  \n􀁸 Accepted and supported by universities-developed in collaboration with educators and universities to ensure students have the right combination of skills and knowledge for success in higher education. Over  \n100 letters of support from universities.  \n􀁸 Well supported and straightforward to deliver and administer-simple structure making unit combination more straightforward; uniformed format of external assessment across subjects to streamline administration; Pearson-Set Assignment Briefs (PSABs) removing the need for centres to plan their own assignments, and wide range of training and support.  \nFirst Teach September 2025 | Version 1.0 | May 2024 | WFS_A0508 3  \nWhat is new?  \nPreparing students for their future  \nOur new BTEC Level 3 Nationals from 2025 (AAQ) qualifications are designed with a clear focus on the future.  \nOur aim is to ensure that students are given every opportunity to develop the new knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they need to navigate and thrive through the uncertainty and to shape their world. 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