Our latest updates

November 2024 

Updated [6/11/2024]

News for all T Level providers

Please scroll down for subject-specific information. 

Key dates and reminders:   

T Levels autumn assessment series – what you need to know

Remember to visit our website for everything you need to know for the T Level autumn assessment series, including information on core exams and Employer Set Projects (ESP), as well as key dates for each T Level. If you have students booked for either or both of these components, please visit our autumn assessment series webpage for more details on: 

• special considerations and reasonable adjustments  

• core exams key reminders, including: 

• • reminders on decoupling the core exams and ESP  

• • bookings and access arrangements  

• • details on invigilated, paper-based and online assessments  

• ESP key reminders, including: 

• • key dates across each subject area 

• • pre-assessment information, including a reminder to test recording equipment ahead of assessments  

• • post-assessment information, including clear steps on when, where and how to upload evidence, as well as tips for checking your evidence and troubleshooting. 

Visit the autumn assessment series page now.  

Access our standardisation pack and complete the standardisation and administration training  

Our standardisation packs are now available on the Portal, and you must complete the relevant training by 28 February 2025. These training materials support your delivery teams by looking in more detail at the moderated components of the Occupational Specialism, focusing on assessment criteria and marking bands, giving you the opportunity to discuss marks and develop a standardised approach.  

To access the standardisation training materials, once you’ve booked your learners onto the relevant assessment, you’ll need to:   

• log in to the Portal    

• go to the ‘Bookings’ tab and click ‘View Assessments’    

• search for a batch number or product code to find learners on the relevant qualification/assignment you’d like to access training for    

• select all learners    

• scroll to the bottom and click ‘view bookings’    

• click on the desired assessment booking on the relevant session.    

You’ll see headings for each assessment, and the standardisation materials for moderated assessments are located under the moderated assessment heading. Click ‘Show Details’ to view the materials and then click them to download. If there are two parts to the assessment, the materials for this will be located under ‘Part 2’.    

Administration training  

You can watch administration training for the moderated component on our Preparing for moderation page. The training consists of a series of videos supporting you through the administrative requirements associated with moderation, including but not limited to accessing and uploading assessment materials. Once you’ve completed the training you need to sign a declaration and return it to us via Microsoft Forms: Administration and Standardisation Training Declaration form.

If you have any queries about these materials or the training, please contact our Moderation team via [email protected].  

Changes to our Key Dates Schedule (KDS) 

We’ve added two additional dates to our KDS to provide clarity on start and end dates for the occupational specialisms (OS) for Early Years Educator (EYE) and Supporting Healthcare: 

• The start date for Education and Early Years OS EYE for Assignment 2 Part 1 is 30 September 2024. The end date of 16 May 2025 remains unchanged. 

• The final deadline to submit marks for Health OS Supporting Healthcare Assignment 2 Part 1: Practical Activity Assessment (PAA) Core is 4 April 2025. The start date of 24 March 2025 remains unchanged. 

Access the revised KDS 

Occupational Specialism (OS) booking for second year T Level students 

You need to book your second year T Level students onto their chosen Occupational Specialism (OS) for the summer 2025 assessment series, if you haven’t done this already. Please ensure you complete this process no later than the deadline outlined below and in the Key Dates Schedule.  

Please ask your exams team to follow the booking guidelines on the T Level Portal Guide detailed from page 28.  

Our T Level Provider Impact survey 

As T Level providers, your insights and experiences play a vital role in the continued growth and success of the T Level qualifications. Your feedback enables us to understand what’s working well and where improvements can be made, ensuring that T Levels provide the best possible outcomes for both providers and students.  

Please take a few minutes to complete our Provider impact survey, and share your perspective with us before Friday 29 November. We take every piece of feedback seriously and it directly informs our next steps in developing and enhancing T Levels to better meet the needs of all stakeholders.  

Gatsby’s Technical Education Networks (TEN) teacher survey 

One of our partners, Gatsby, are interested to find out about awareness of their TEN amongst T Level teachers and providers across the UK, and also where teachers are finding, accessing and using teaching materials. Complete their short survey (only 2 minutes!) to share your thoughts and feed into their work going forwards. Please note that responses will be anonymised.  

Support and resources: 

Join our new WhatsApp channel 

We’ve launched our new WhatsApp channel, to keep you up to date with key deadlines and reminders for T Levels, and the other qualifications in our portfolio. Click this link from your mobile to join the channel.

Announcing our new partnership with Sim & Skills  

We’re excited to announce a new partnership between us and Sim & Skills, enhancing support for T Levels in Health, Healthcare Science, and Science. Sim & Skills specialises in medical simulation and immersive learning resources, offering innovative tools to engage students and improve educational outcomes. Through this partnership, T Level providers will be able to access webinars and events focused on using simulation equipment effectively within delivery of the T levels. 

Join us for the webinar Tackling year 2: How to support, teach, and assess your T Level Health students on 20 November from 2- 3:30pm, featuring insights from experienced T Level teachers and a showcase of available resources. 

Professional Development Week 

Calling all teachers, assessors, senior leaders and support staff who want to enhance their teaching and learning, improve learner engagement and develop confidence! Our Professional Development Week is back from 16-20 December. Register early interest now.

T Level timeline for the moderated component 

Check our new T Level timeline, for the delivery of the moderated component, to help you prepare for upcoming milestones within the second year of the T Level. This has been designed to help provide you with a timeline of events and expectations, inform you of any training to complete, support you with where to access support and let you know what to expect during the moderation period.  

We’ve also created a new timeline for visiting moderation and delivery of the Education and Early Years T Level.  

If you have any queries on this, please contact our Moderation team via email at [email protected].  

Grade Standard Exemplification Materials (GSEMs) for the summer 2024 assessment series 

GSEMs for the summer 2024 assessment series are now available and accessible via the ‘support materials’ tab on each individual T Level qualification page.   

These documents contain student responses, alongside examiner and moderator commentary, to support providers and students prepare for their occupational specialism (OS) assessments. Please note, GSEMs are only produced for OS assessments that had students sitting in summer 2024 and where appropriate exemplar work was available. 

Change of contact details 

If any contact details have changed at your centre, it’s important to let us know. It’s quick and easy to notify us by filling in this form: change of centre contact details form, and this will allow us to continue communicating important updates to the correct individuals.  

Our impact

Social Impact Report 2024 

We’ve released our Social Impact Report 2024. Visit our webpage to explore the initiatives, insights and stories that make up the second edition of this milestone publication that forms a key part of our charitable purpose. 

From improving outcomes for learners from diverse backgrounds to increasing the capabilities of educators through CPD, from providing clear access to lifelong learning using platforms like CACHE Alumni to investing in assessment innovation, or accrediting qualifications for charities such as Save the Children – read more about our impact on students, institutions, educators and the wider society. 

Download the report and explore the stories.