T Levels January 2026 update
Welcome to January’s T Level Update. This month’s update includes your cohort declaration, a look ahead at our 28 Days of T Levels events and your usual sector updates.
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Things to do this month
Your BTEC cohort declaration for summer 2026 is now open for you to complete by 30 January 2026.
This declaration helps us build a shared, accurate picture of the students expecting results in August 2026, meaning we can work together to make sure your students can receive their results on time in August.
If you’re an exams officer or a quality nominee, you can log in to the VQ Learner Tracker with your Edexcel Online credentials to view your cohort, update your summer tags and complete your declaration.
If you need to make any amendments to your T Level estimated completion dates, you can email completinglearners@pearson.com, attaching the T Level amendment spreadsheet.
The entry window for core assessments for the summer 2026 series is now open. You must make an entry for every student wishing to enter the assessment.
If you are making resit entries, make sure you’re familiar with the resit rules, which you can find in the specification or watch our ‘assessment, results and resits video’ on the admin support page.
Our annual T Level support festival returns this February, packed with live events, practical guidance, and expert-led sessions.
This year’s programme includes live support events for new Providers in Digital, Health and Science, guidance on transitioning to T Levels ahead of BTEC defunding this summer, ideas and best practice for planning the industry placement, support from ETF and Gatsby, and curriculum-planning drop-in sessions:
- Pearson Support Offer for T Levels – 3 February
- Planning the Work Placement – 9 February
- Introduction to Digital T Levels – 10 February
- What About Other Options to T Levels? - 12 February
- How ETF Can Help Support Your T Level Journey – 16 February
- Introduction to the Science T Level – 17 February
- Level 2 Planning for a T Level Provision – 19 February
- How Gatsby Can Help Support Your T Level Journey – 23 February
- Introduction to the Health T Level – 24 February
- Generation 2 Wave 2 (Health and Science) Exams Officers Kick Start – 26 February
See the full event timetable with more details and book your place on our events and training page.
Explore all the events and book your place
Can’t make a session? Don’t worry; we’ll share recorded videos and resources via LinkedIn and our website, so keep an eye out for updates throughout February.
The Department for Education has adjusted the resit period for all students who have started a T Level from September 2024.
Students will now have one further academic year to complete their T Level and access resits. For example, if a student started their two-year programme in September 2024, they will naturally complete August 2026, meaning they have one further year (academic year 2026/27) to access any additional resits.
If you’re delivering T Levels in Craft and Design or Media, Broadcast and Production, we’ll be releasing new resources on the T Level training page this month to support internal marking of occupational specialisms.
These will include recorded walkthroughs of sample assessment materials, so you can feel confident throughout delivery and submission.
We’ll also publish an updated admin support guide for Craft and Media occupational specialisms. This will cover key dates, how to submit marks, how samples are selected, how to upload student work, and the moderation process.
Sector updates
Available now: new occupational specialism from 2025/26
Don't foget, we've introduced the Project Delivery for Construction and the Built Environment occupational specialism as part of the 2025 Gen 2 specification. To help you prepare, you’ll find specimen assessment materials, a practice project resource and guide standard exemplification materials on the course materials page.
Explore the occupational specialism course materials
Help your students shine with our principal examiner deep-dive sessions
Want practical tips to boost your students’ performance? Our principal examiner has created an on-demand session packed with insights to help you guide learners through the core exam.
Bitesize training videos to help your delivery
We’ve published some new bitesize training videos to help guide your delivery, available to watch on our YouTube channel whenever you need them. Watch them now or bookmark them for later.
Thanks for joining us!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our networking day in December. It was a valuable opportunity to share good practice and explore the support you need as we move forward.
We’ll be in touch soon with information about next steps and opportunities for further discussion, including a student focus group to ensure we capture that all‑important student voice.
Helping you prepare for the core exam
The core content area support material is now available to download from the course materials page. Use this to enhance your delivery and help prepare your students for the core exam.
Download Media, Broadcast and Production core content area support material
Materials to help your delivery
You can now download the guide standard exemplification materials for the employer-set projects and occupational specialisms from each of the Digital course materials pages. We’ll also have the additional specimen assessment materials for all Digital T Levels available soon, so keep an eye on the website for updates.
Support from Cisco and Gatsby
If you missed our sessions with Cisco, we looked at how Cisco Netecad can support your delivery of the Digital Support and Security and Digital Software Development T Levels. Couldn’t make it? We recorded the sessions so you can catch up:
Watch the Digital Support and Security webinar
Watch the Digital Software Development webinar
Gatsby provides Digital T Level support created by industry experts and our own examiners. They’ll soon release materials for the employer-set project that, while focused on Digital Software Development, you can use across all Digital T Levels. Visit Gatsby’s website for details.
February will mark the final milestone where all materials will be submitted to the DfE and Ofqual for approval. Approval normally takes a couple of months, after which we’ll publish specifications and sample assessment materials on our website.
If you want to be ready for delivery in September, join our Introduction to Health and Science T Level live sessions as part of the 28 Days of T Levels in February. See the full section above and book your place on our training and events page.
Book your place at our Introduction to Health and Science T Level events
Bookmark the T Level Health and Science pages so you can keep up to date:
Our partnerships with CILEX, CII and ACCA give you and your students access to professional, industry-based training resources, placements and pathways to further study.
Explore all our support and training from industry professionals
Our partnership with the Chartered Institue of Marketing (CIM) is designed to help your students stand out and develop real-world marketing skills, with access to networking, resources and pathways to further study and career progression.
Our training and admin support hub makes it easier for you to find the help you need when you need it. You can find admin documents and support, on-demand and live training resources, our training archive, provider FAQs, support from industry professionals and more, all in one place.
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