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Written Question
Sixth Form Education
Wednesday 29th March 2023

Asked by: Louie French (Conservative - Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to sixth-forms to transition from providing BTECs to T-Levels, including with securing industry placements.

Answered by Robert Halfon

The department has extensive packages of support available to ensure schools with sixth forms, sixth form colleges and other providers are prepared to deliver T Levels. This includes:

  • One-to-one support with implementation, planning, and access to networks of other providers offering T Levels.
  • Up-front funding for the additional hours involved in teaching a T Level and funding to support delivery of industry placements.
  • A full range of T Level professional development programme resources and support, including the T Level Professional Development Programme available to all teachers that will teach T Levels.
  • Tailored advice and support to providers to deliver industry placements.
  • Over £400 million in capital funding made available to T Level providers, to bid for new and refurbished buildings and to fund specialist equipment.

The department has invested £245 million over the past four years to help providers prepare for industry placements and build relationships with local employers. We recently announced a £12 million employer support fund to reimburse employers for the costs of offering placements. The ‘Connect with employers interested in T Levels’ service enables providers to find employers in their area.