Apmr Guidance Final

Guidance on the completion of the
Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals
Annual Programme Monitoring Report(s)
covering 2016-2017 delivery
Annual Programme Monitoring Report Guidance

Prepared by Higher Education Qualifications
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Introduction
In early 2016 Pearson piloted the Annual Programme Monitoring Report (APMR), in order
to support providers of Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications with the annual
review of their Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals provision. The pilot ended in April 2016,
and as a result the APMR process and the template were both revised. The summary
report of the findings from the pilot APMR for 2014-15 delivery can be found on HN
Global or by clicking here.
Following the pilot APMR we asked centres to submit their annual programme reviews
for their 2015-16 delivery. Centres were able to send us their programme reviews using
their own forms, or by adopting our revised template. The Pearson APMR template was
designed in consultation with the QAA and it was updated in the hope that it will further
aid centres to internally annually review their HN programmes. The template can be
found by clicking here. The summary report for the 2015-16 APMR will be available in
September 2017.
The APMR process for 2017 will differ slightly. Following the pilot and the 2015-16 APMR
process, we have designed an online APMR form. Centres can continue to conduct their
annual individual HN programme reviews as before using their own forms, or by
adopting the Pearson APMR template. We will then ask centres to complete the new
Pearson online APMR form, which focuses on the centre’s HN provision as a whole. The
form also enables a centre to highlight areas of good practice or areas for improvement
in relation to specific individual HN programme. All centres approved to deliver Pearson
BTEC Higher Nationals will need to complete the online APMR form. An outline of the
revised process can be found on page 5.

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Purpose
The annual programme monitoring process will enable Pearson to annually evaluate
Pearson's BTEC Higher National provision across the world, potentially identifying trends,
as well as areas of good practice and areas for improvement. The findings from the
APMRs will feed into a generic anonymised annual report that we will publish. The report
will not identify any Pearson BTEC Higher National providers or students.
The Pearson review report will assist Pearson to annually consider the Pearson BTEC
Higher National qualifications in a comprehensive way and it will inform the following
areas:
● Support required for students and tutors in terms of subject resources made
available on HN Global, the HN online platform
● Support for tutors in terms of the training made available annually by Pearson
● Appropriate quality assurance for the delivery and assessment of the Pearson
BTEC Higher Nationals
● Pearson’s ability to conduct annual internal reviews of our Pearson BTEC Higher
National programmes, leading up to the periodic qualification reviews due to
take place once every five years
Scope
All Pearson UK and International centres that had approval to deliver Pearson BTEC
Higher National programmes during 2016-2017 must submit an annual review of their
Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals delivery for that period.
What happens if I don’t submit the online APMR form?

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The annual programme review is an essential part of the enhanced quality assurance
measures for approved Pearson BTEC Higher National centres, as well as being an
expectation under the QAA’s Quality Code (Programme Monitoring and Review - Chapter
B8). Should a centre fail to submit their online APMR without good reason their External
Examiner will be notified. Non-submission could lead to a quality block or to the removal
of programme approval.
Submission
We will require all centres to submit their Pearson online APMR form for 2016/17 to us by
30th November 2017.
Queries
If you have any queries please contact us at HNQA@pearson.com.
Process for submission of review of 2015-2016 HN delivery

A guide to using the Pearson online APMR form can be found here and below is an
outline of the process.

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Guidance on the completion of the

Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals

Annual Programme Monitoring Report(s)

covering 2016-2017 delivery

Annual Programme Monitoring Report Guidance

Global or by clicking here.

annual individual HN programme reviews as before using their own forms, or by

in relation to specific individual HN programme. All centres approved to deliver Pearson

revised process can be found on page 5.

available on HN Global, the HN online platform

BTEC Higher Nationals

National programmes, leading up to the periodic qualification reviews due to

take place once every five years

Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals delivery for that period.

What happens if I don’t submit the online APMR form?

Annual Programme Monitoring Report Guidance

30th November 2017.

Process for submission of review of 2015-2016 HN delivery

outline of the process.

Annual Programme Monitoring Report Guidance

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