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.

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.