T Level October Update
With the new academic year now in full swing, many of you are deep into planning, supporting students, or navigating new curriculum changes, we know how much you’re managing right now. This newsletter is here to help keep you informed, share useful updates, and highlight opportunities that might make your workload a little lighter.
If there’s anything you’d like more information on—or if you need support with something specific—please don’t hesitate to reach out.
New Names and New T Levels
| Generation 1 T Level title | Generation 2 T Level title |
|---|---|
| Digital Production, Design and Development | Digital Software Development (with the occupational specialism retitled to match the standard as Digital Software Development) |
| Digital Support Services | Digital Support and Security |
| Digital Business Services | Digital Data Analytics (with the occupational specialism retitled to match the standard as Data Analytics Technician) |
See the links below for information on our three new offers:
For information about running the new versions alongside previous versions see the Generation 2 T Levels part of our FAQs.
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
Curious how you can use Netacad to enhance your teaching and prepare for assessments? We’re running a joint webinar with Cisco on 14 October, so join us then to find out more.Pearson/Cisco Digital Software Development webinar
Gatsby’s Technical Education Networks (TEN) 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.
Keep an eye on the Gatsby Website
For more details about the TEN programme, please contact TEN@gatsby.org.uk
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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
