Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help encourage the take up of T-levels by schools; and if she will make a statement.

Over 200 schools are either already offering T Levels, or plan to start delivery over the next two years. The department wants as many young people as possible to benefit from T Levels and are working with the Careers and Enterprise Company, Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme, academy trusts and other representative bodies to ensure that schools are aware of these high-quality technical education courses. Resources have been developed for teachers and careers advisers to help them understand T Levels, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/t-levels-resources-for-teachers-and-careers-advisers. The department has also strengthened Provider Access Legislation to specify that schools must provide at least six encounters with providers of technical education and apprenticeships for all pupils during school years 8-13, helping learners to understand and take up technical education options, such as T Levels.

There is extensive support available for providers. The department has made over £400 million capital funding available for high quality facilities and equipment, invested £240 million over the past 4 years to help providers prepare to deliver high quality placements, and invested £23 million since 2019 to help upskill the workforce. The department has published the process for registering to deliver T Levels from 2024. Information about how to register can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-register-to-deliver-t-levels-from-2024-to-2025-academic-year.