T Levels October 2024 update
Welcome to October's T Level Update. This edition covers actions for the new term and our usual sector updates and provider support.
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We will be running our annual exams officer/administrator training on 6 November, 12:00–13:00.
This online event is for anyone involved in the administration of the Technical Qualification, from undertaking Provider approval, to making registrations and entries, through to assessment scheduling.
Explore our full range of events on our live training events page.
Providers can now make student registrations onto the Technical Qualification for cohorts starting this academic year.
The standard registration window will close on 1 November, with late registrations fees starting on 2 November. You can find admin support videos on making registrations and managing learner details on our training and admin support page.
Entries for the Core component assessments for the autumn 2024 series are now open. You must make an entry for every student wishing to enter the assessment.
Providers wishing to make entries for resits, please ensure you are familiar with the resit rules.
You can find admin support videos on making entries and assessment, results and re-sits on our training and admin support page.
Providers with entries for the autumn series can expect to start receiving question papers from Monday 18 November.
The yellow label service will be in place for this series for you to return scripts. You can expect to start receiving attendance registers and labels from Monday 18 November. Information about using the yellow label service
If you require access to electronic copies of question papers, for example if you make a very late entry or need to print onto coloured paper, they will be available to download from the BTEC and T Level assessment download page.
You will need Secure Download Service access on your Edexcel Online account to access secure material. Learn more about the Secure Download Service (SDS)
Entries for the Occupational Specialism for the summer 2025 series are now open. You must make an entry for every student wishing to enter the assessment.
There is still a chance to have your say in any potential areas for improvement as we redevelop the qualification for Gen 2. Thank you to those of you who have fed back so far.
Complete this short survey to share your feedback
The Gen 2 T Level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction will see the Hazardous Materials OS removed and the potential addition of a new OS in Construction Management for first teach in 2026. We are keen to get feedback on the design and suitability of this new specialism from you and your employers, so please forward this short survey to any interested parties.
The transition guide for centres moving from BTEC Nationals in Construction to the T Level, including mapping of BTEC National units to the core content areas, is now available to download from the course materials page.
Download the transition mapping guide
Remember, CITB offers grants to employers who take on T Level students in industry placements. Please share this with your employers and encourage them to apply.
We are excited to support you in welcoming the first cohort of students to the Craft and Design and Media, Broadcast and Production T Levels. If you haven’t already downloaded the support and guidance released so far, be sure to do so now so you have them to hand. These include:
- Schemes of work for the Core
- Delivery guides for the Core
- Example delivery model
- Specimen assessments for the Core and Occupational Specialisms
You can download all of these from each qualification’s course materials page.
Access course materials for Craft and Design
Access course materials for Media, Broadcast and Production
We are busy working on recorded training, schemes of work and delivery guides for the Occupational Specialisms, so look out for these in the coming weeks.
You can also download the key dates schedules to help you plan and structure your programme from our training and admin support page.
Thank you to those of you who have fed into our Have Your Say sessions. You can still get involved in the Generation 2 development by emailing david.pautsch@pearson.com.
Our curriculum planners to support delivery planning are available on the course materials page, with separate summer and autumn versions to reflect decoupling.
Download the curriculum planners
Gatsby are continuing the rollout the Digital T Level; they have been created by industry experts like Raspberry Pi and our own examiners to support your delivery. For information, keep an eye on Gatsby's website.
We have worked with Cisco and their Networking Academy on teaching resources for Python and other programming languages used in the Occupational Specialism. It's completely free to sign up and become a Cisco Networking Academy centre.
Access the resources and find out more at the Cisco Networking Academy
These T Levels will be delivered by Pearson from September 20254. This will not affect your 2024 intake; those students will complete their T level with NCFE.
We appreciate this may introduce some changes for 2025 and beyond and thank you to those of you who have fed into our Have Your Say sessions. You can still get involved in the Generation 2 development by emailing david.pautsch@pearson.com.
We have resources to support your delivery, including schemes of work for the Core and Occupational Specialism components, exemplar materials for the Employer Set Project, and a Content Overview for Core Paper 2.
Explore the resources on the course materials page
Coming soon, we have a podcast series from our examiners that will guide you through the core papers, our schemes of work and other aspects of our ;qualification. We are also looking to create new resources for the core, watch this space!
Curriculum planners for the Core and Occupational Specialism components are now available with a range of other new support materials.
Explore the resources on the course materials page
Our partner, The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), has a dedicated T Levels page to support you. If you’re interested in communicating with the CII, especially in relation to industry placements, they will be able to help you find local employers to suit work with you, please contact them via the form on their page.
Curriculum planners for the Core and Occupational Specialism components are available on the course materials page.
Download Accounting curriculum planners
Following our update in July, we have updated the materials for Occupational Specialism Task 1A and you can download the updated administrative support guide and sample assessment materials from our course materials page.
Our partner, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), has a range of support for the Accounting T Level.
Plugging the gap in Management Accounting through ACCA X
Did you know that ACCA offers free e-learning to help people on their accountancy journey?
Students can sign up for ACCA X, where they gain access to Level 2 and 3 Financial Accounting and Management Accounting resources.
In addition, ACCA are pleased to be able to offer all T Level students the opportunity to sit the Management Accounting exam (MA2) for £100 (including registration and exam fee). This will enable students to demonstrate competence in this subject and enable them to progress more confidently to a Level 4 Apprenticeship.
Employer placements
ACCA have introduced several employers to T Level Providers in the past six months and, as well as raising awareness of the opportunities that T Levels in Accounting offer, can target employers in your area to promote placements.
If you need help with placements, please reach out to ACCA. E: rob.alder@accaglobal.com
Early careers workshops
ACCA is developing brand-new 1-hour workshops that can be used to help students understand what is involved in a career in accountancy.
They are looking to pilot these with T Level Providers before the end of the year. Please contact them if you are interested in offering these to your students. E: rob.alder@accaglobal.com
We have published the draft qualification description on our website.
Download the draft qualification description
Development work on the T Level Technical Qualification in Marketing has completed. We are currently working with IfATE and Ofqual for approval of the specification and will update you as soon as we have more news.
All T Levels have Provider and Employer panels to assist with the development and delivery.
This term, we undertake the annual content and assessment review to prepare specifications for September 2025. If you would like to contribute to Legal, Finance or Accounting, please get in touch.
The review is more significant for Generation 2 T Levels. For those already delivering the Generation 1 T Levels, it is important we hear your views and collaborate on creating a qualification that meets the needs of you and your students. The sector updates below have specific details as to how you can support.
If you or any employer would like to get involved, please contact Andrew Hambelton via tlevelsemployers@pearson.com
For those of you that deliver the T Level Foundation Year, or are planning on doing so soon, we have a wealth of information and support available on our website.
Explore our T Level Foundation Year support
We also suggest you keep an eye on our BTEC Level 2 for 16-19-year-olds, which are being redeveloped to support DfE’s reforms.
Our training and admin support page gathers everything you need to support your T Level delivery:
- On-demand training such as Getting to Know the Specification, Employer Set Project training, Keeping it Simple materials, and our termly policy update.
- T Level live training where you can search for events and book Q&A networks, Getting Ready to Teach events, Getting Ready to Assess events.
- Our training archive collects recordings of past events if you are unable to attend any of our live training sessions or want to listen again.
- Administration documents and support, including key dates schedules, Provider approval guidance, administration support guides for assessment, videos to support making registrations and entries, understanding resit rules, and much more.
- Teaching support materials are padlocked, meaning they require an Edexcel Online account to access them. If you don't have Edexcel Online access, please speak to your centre exams officer.
If you need specific support with your T Level, our subject advisors are here to help. You can book a 15-minute one-to-one call where you can discuss any issue you are having with regards to planning or delivery of your T Level.
