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T Level Foundation Year
The T Level Foundation Year is a one-year post-GCSE course
designed to prepare students for T levels. It provides relevant
knowledge, practical and study skills for the full two-year T Level
programme.
As of October 2021 there are c.3,550 students enrolled on T Level Foundation Year. These are broken down into:
- c.650 for T Level Foundation Year for Construction
- c.900 for T Level Foundation Year for Digital
- c.750 for T Level Foundation Year for Education
- c.1,250 for T Level Foundation Year for Health and Science.
Timeline
Below is a timeline of the rollout of T Levels with the awarding
bodies which offer them in brackets. Clicking the links will take you
through to the Government website with further information on each
subject.
Launched September 2020
- Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction (Pearson)
- Digital Production, Design and Development (Pearson)
- Education and Childcare (NCFE)
Launched September 2021
- Building Services Engineering for Construction (City & Guilds)
- Digital Business Services (NCFE)
- Digital Support Services (NCFE)
- Health (NCFE)
- Healthcare Science (NCFE)
- Onsite Construction (City & Guilds)
- Science (NCFE)
Launching September 2022
- Accounting (Pearson)
- Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing (City & Guilds)
- Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control (City & Guilds)
- Finance (Pearson)
- Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing (City & Guilds)
- Management and Administration (City & Guilds)
Launching September 2023
- Agriculture, Land Management and Production (City & Guilds)
- Animal Care and Management (City & Guilds)
- Catering (Highfield)
- Craft and Design (NCFE)
- Media, Broadcast and Production (NCFE)
- Legal Services (Pearson)
Background
The 2016 Sainsbury Review of Technical Education and Government Skill
Plan set out an ambitious framework for changes to post-16 technical
education built upon a routes based system found in many northern
European countries. T Levels will be introduced gradually from 2020.
Links to key documents and information can be found below.