Our latest updates

February 2024 

Updated [11/02/2025]

News for all T Level providers

Key dates and reminders:  

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 you’ll need to:    

• Book your learners onto the relevant assessment 

• log on 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., 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 the second partwill 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 accessing and uploading assessment materials. Once you’ve completed the training (before the 28 February deadline), 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].   

Autumn series results - what you need to know  

We’ll release results for the autumn series 2024 on 19 March ahead of your students receiving them on 20 March. If you need a review of marking, the deadline for submitting this request is 24 April. More information on results will be shared next month.  

T Level approvals for September 2025 delivery  

If you’re planning to deliver additional T Level qualifications in September 2025, you’ll need to apply for additional product approval with us via this page on our website. The approval window opens on 24 February 2025 and closes on 27 June 2025.    

Please be aware that if your college has multiple campuses, you’ll need to apply for approval for each campus to deliver these additional qualifications. Similarly, if your academy is part of a Multi Academy Trust, each academy will require separate approval.   

As a reminder, as we will be stepping back as the awarding organisation for the Digital Business Services and Digital Support Services T Levels, you will need to apply for approval to deliver these qualifications from Pearson rather than NCFE.  

Second term-time checkpoint opens 10 March 

Thank you to everyone who completed your first term-time checkpoint. The window for the second term-time checkpoint will open on Monday 10 March 2025 and the deadline will be Friday 2 May 2025. Visit our timely delivery of VTQ results webpage next month for more information on the actions you need to take and where to find support.    

Aspiration Awards 2025 

Could your student be crowned the T Level Student of the Year? Learn more about our Aspiration Awards. 

Support and resources:  

Upcoming events 

We have a full schedule of interactive and useful training events taking place in February and March. Visit our events webpages for more information.  

You can also sign up for our face-to-face excellence roadshows in March, to enhance your teaching, curriculum planning and assessment for NCFE T Levels.  

What will I gain from attending an event? 

Each event offers:  

✅ practical workshops tailored to your T Level subject area (in Education and Early Years; Health, Healthcare Science and Science; and Digital Business Services and Digital Support Services) ✅ expert-led discussions on best practices 
✅ valuable networking opportunities with other educators 

Where are the events?  

📍 Sunderland College Bede Campus – Friday 7 March 

📍 New College Swindon – Wednesday 19 March 

📍 York College – Friday 21 March 

Spaces are limited – sign up today on Eventbrite. 

Moderation key dates and support 

On the moderation page on our website, under the T Level key dates and support  banner, you can now find amoderation key dates and support document. This will provide you with a timeline for both visiting and remote moderation, along with information on where to access support.  

Changes to T Level industry placements 

As you may be aware, the Department for Education announced an updated set of T Level industry placement delivery approaches in December 2024, and the accompanying guidance is now live. The guidance can be accessed here and the main changes include: 

• allowing up to 20% of the placement to take place remotely (up to 50% for T Levels in the Digital route)  

• allowing the placement to take place at route level as well as pathway level   

• allowing small team projects and simulated activities in skills hub and training centres to take place on the provider site (as well as externally), where this activity is delivered and overseen by the industry placement employer.   

These new approaches are now applicable to all T Level students (with the exception of Education and Early Years and Dental Nursing specialisms, where there are specific requirements linked to licence to practice). Alongside the updated approaches, there are also a range of other existing approaches that can be used to deliver placements – this is made clear in the newly published delivery guidance. 

You can read more about these new approaches in the articles available for providers and employers. If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]