T Level April Update
Please find the latest T Level newsletter link and other useful information about our digital T Levels
New Names and New T Levels
Our current digital T Level called "Digital Production, Design and Development" is to be renamed to Digital Software Development going forward. Please we are adding two new offers:
T get early sight of the draft specifications contact Andrew.Hambelton@Pearson.com and ask to join the preview panel, then we will be able to share draft resources with you a little earlier than waiting for these to be published.
Regional T Level Events
In May we will be holding regional T Level events to try and support T Levels and provide networking opportunities. David Pautsch will be talking about core exams and how to improve grades. They are taking place
1st May 10-1 Exeter College
2nd May 10-1 Middlesbrough College
6th May 10-1 USP College Canvey Island
9th May 10-1 University College Birmingham
You can find all these events and more on our training link below. Would love to see you at one of these events
Curriculum Planners
Curriculum planner - Core component
Curriculum planner - Occupational speciist component
Gatsby have been working on resources for the Digital T Level that will support teaching and learning. These have been created by industry experts like Raspberry Pi and our own examiners to support you in class. They will be rolled out starting this term.
Cisco Resources
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
The T Level team have provided another monthly update
The T Level Archive of newsleters can be very useful
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A Partial Achievement is where a student completes their industrial placement and passes either the Core or Occupational Specialism components but not both.
Does the Student get a Grade or Certificate?
No, the student doesn’t get a certificate but gets a Partial Pass on their statement of results
So what do they get?
They get UCAS points based upon the grade they achieve in the component they passed
The tables here show the UCAS points that go with the result for a grade in either Core or Occupational Specialism the final column, where possible, is an approximate A level equivalent
| Core Grade | UCAS Points | A Level Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 84 | C D D (note this is actually 80 pts) |
| A | 72 | D D D |
| B | 60 | D E E (note this is actually 56pts) |
| C | 48 | E E E |
| D | 36 | C (note C is actually 32pts) |
| E | 24 | D |
| Occupational Specialism Grade | UCAS Points | A Level Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Distinction | 84 | C D D (note this is actually 80 pts) |
| Merit | 60 | D E E (note this is actually 56pts) |
| Pass | 48 | E E E |
Subject advisor
Tim Brady
Computer Science and ICT Subject Advisor
