Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help increase the number of pupils taking T-Level courses in (a) Romford constituency and (b) Havering.

This government wants every young person to be able to pursue the post-16 education and training pathway that sets them up with the skills to achieve, including ensuring that more young people have access to the opportunities T Levels provide. 21 T Levels are now available and the department has introduced three new subjects this academic year, with a further T Level planned for September 2025.

Over 250 providers across the country deliver T Levels, including Barking and Dagenham College in the Romford area, which is now offering six T Levels, and New City College, which is offering seven T Levels. Both colleges have benefited from capital funding to support the development of industry standard facilities and equipment for T Level students in the area.

T Levels are promoted to young people via the department’s national ‘Skills for Life’ communications campaign, supported by regional PR and partnership work with organisations such as Snapchat and UCAS. Schools can also access face to face support from advisers who offer information on T Levels to support students’ and teachers’ understanding of the opportunities they provide.

The department’s annual T Levels Week will take place from 2 to 6 December this year and will see providers, employers and the department’s 800 member-strong T Level ambassador network sharing student stories to raise the profile of T Levels and drive-up student demand across the country.