Role and Route Specific Training

This programme provides you with a wide range of pedagogical and subject-specific courses, modules, workshops and other activities, which can be structured to meet your professional development needs. Training is co-designed with, and delivered by, staff from T Level providers.

Course structure:
• Part 1 courses cover delivery and assessment methods, curriculum planning, core content, industry placement and employer engagement.
• Part 2 courses explore pedagogical approaches, tracking and monitoring learner progress, and preparing learners for assessment.

About the programme

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Role Specific Training

Role courses are non-subject specific and offer training to support your teaching methods and approaches, whether you are new to technical education or whether you are experienced and want to enhance your practice focused on the challenges of T Levels.

Route Specific Training

Route courses are T Level subject specific. These courses introduce the structure of specific T Levels, explore curriculum models and key considerations for delivery and assessment, as well as looking at approaches for the industry placement and practical skills development. 

Teaching T Levels in Schools

Our Teaching and Assessing T Levels in Schools courses are designed to support teachers and staff in schools and sixth forms who are involved in the implementation of T Levels. These courses focus on key elements of delivery, including placements, curriculum planning, and assessment approaches.

Developing teaching methods, enriching subject expertise, and empowering professional growth.

Role Specific Training

Teaching T Levels in FE 

The Teaching T Levels in FE course consists of two parts. The Part 2 course is aimed at those who have either attended Part 1 of the course, or who have engaged with the TLPD offer in previous academic years.

Teaching T Levels in FE Part 1

Part 1 of this non-subject specific course is for teachers and staff working directly with T Level learners. There is the opportunity to explore T-Shaped Learning and how to develop learners’ knowledge, skills and behaviours in the context of relevant industry and labour market information. The course will identify professional upskilling opportunities for T Level teachers and staff.

Teaching T Levels in FE Part 2

Part 2 of this non-subject specific course is for teachers and staff working directly with T Level learners. The course will explore curriculum planning for T Levels, identify approaches to use with learners, such as project-based learning, and analyse a range of teaching strategies in T Level delivery, including planning strategies for bringing theory and practice into the classroom.

Assessment in T Levels in FE 

Assessment in T Levels in Further Education consists of two parts. Part 2 courses are aimed at those who have either attended Part 1 of the course, or who have engaged with the TLPD offer in previous academic years.

Assessment in T Levels in FE Part 1

Part 1 of this non-subject specific course is designed to help those working directly with learners in T Level delivery and assessment to build an understanding of approaches to T Level assessment. The course will explore pedagogical approaches, practices and strategies for T Level assessment. It will also analyse curriculum models and investigate methods of formative assessment to track progress and develop assessment literacy. 

Assessment in T Levels in FE Part 2

Part 2 of this non-subject specific course is designed to help those working directly with learners in T Level delivery and assessment, and will build on the pedagogical approaches, practices and strategies for T Level assessment explored in Part 1. This Part 2 course will analyse strategies to support learners for T Level summative assessment and identify formative assessment approaches to enable learners’ success. 

EMBEDDED ENGLISH, MATHS AND DIGITAL FOR T LEVELS 

Embedded English, maths and digital for T Levels consists of two parts. Part 2 courses are aimed at those who have either attended Part 1 of the course, or who have engaged with the TLPD offer in previous academic years.

Embedded English, maths and digital for T Levels Part 1

Part 1 of this course is for teachers working directly with learners in the delivery and assessment of T Levels, including staff in school sixth forms, Further Education, and other settings. The course is designed to build confidence and skills for teachers in delivering the embedded English, maths and digital (EMD) content and will explore the EMD competencies and suggest how these can be used to develop EMD skills of learners in a range of T Level contexts.

Embedded English, maths and digital for T Levels Part 2

Part 2 of this course will explore practical strategies that will support practitioners who are already in delivery, as well as pre-delivery and those who may have taken an Embedded English, maths and digital course in the past. This course will use practical activities to explore the development of learners’ EMD competencies and analyse approaches for applying and transferring the explicit skills needed by learners into T Levels. 

 

Teaching and Assessing T Levels in Schools

In addition to the Teaching T Levels in FE course, we also offer a Teaching and Assessing T Levels in Schools course for staff in schools and sixth forms.

There are 4 courses: 

  • Dual Professionalism for Teachers and Industry Placements for Learners
  • Curriculum Planning and Effective Pedagogy
  • Embedded English, Maths and Digital in T Levels and Implications for Assessment
  • Preparing Learners for Assessment Success

Teaching and Assessing T Levels in Schools Part 1 

(This course consists of two bitesize courses – Dual Professionalism for Teachers and Industry Placements for Learners; and Curriculum Planning and Effective Pedagogy).

Part 1 of this course is for school teachers and staff who are involved in the implementation of T Levels. The course will explore T Levels, maintaining a clear focus on their role in offering a pathway to the workplace for learners. It will cover what to consider when preparing for industry placement, as well as curriculum planning and pedagogical practices when designing a curriculum.

Teaching and Assessing T Levels in Schools Part 2 
(This course consists of two bitesize courses – Embedded English, Maths and Digital in T Levels and Implications for Assessment; and Preparing Learners for Assessment Success). 

Part 2 of this course is for school teachers and staff who are involved in the implementation of T Levels. The course will analyse the summative assessments of T Levels, explore the embedded English, maths and digital components and how to prepare learners for success. It will also consider curriculum and formative assessment planning around the assessment windows.

Dual Professionalism for Teachers and Industry Placements for Learners

This course will explore labour market information and a line of sight to work as well as dual professionalism. There will be considerations in this course when preparing for industry placement.

Curriculum Planning and Effective Pedagogy

The course will explore curriculum planning and pedagogical practices when designing a curriculum.

Embedded English, maths and digital in T Levels and Implications for Assessment

The course will explore the embedded English, maths and digital competencies that underpin the skills that learners will use in the relevant industries.

Preparing Learners for Assessment Success

This course will explore assessment considerations and preparing learners for success in the different assessment approaches.

Online on-demand Courses

TEACHING T LEVELS IN THE POST-16 SECTOR

This course is designed to support teachers who are delivering – or preparing to deliver – T Levels. It explores the theories, approaches and methods that are integral to T Level teaching – from Bloom’s Taxonomy to re-contextualisation. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (six guided learning hours).

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ASSESSMENT IN T LEVELS

Assessment in T Levels in Further Education consists of two parts. Part 2 courses are aimed at those who have either attended Part 1 of the course, or who have engaged with the TLPD offer in previous academic years. 

This course explores the assessment approaches used in the T Level(s) you teach, possible approaches to formative assessment and how to best support your learners for assessment success. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (six guided learning hours).

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TEACHING T LEVELS IN SCHOOLS

This course is designed to support teachers who are delivering – or preparing to deliver – T Levels in schools. It explores the theories, approaches and methods that are integral to T Level teaching in a schools context. Complete this course at your own pace via the online learning platform (six guided learning hours). 

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EMBEDDED ENGLISH, MATHS AND DIGITAL FOR T LEVELS

These courses are designed to support teachers who are delivering – or preparing to deliver – T Levels. These courses explore how to develop learners’ English skills via the General English Competencies (GECs), the General Maths Competencies (GMCs) and the General Digital Competencies (GDCs) that are embedded in T Levels. You will find these courses linked to your subject-specific course in a learning path on the online learning platform. You can complete these courses at your own pace via the (six guided learning hours each). 

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In-house courses for T Level providers

The Education Training Foundation (ETF) is pleased to offer in-house delivery on a range of T Level Professional Development (TLPD) courses for groups of practitioners.

Developed by ETF and funded by the Department for Education (DfE), these courses are designed to support Further Education (FE) and Skills providers who are delivering or preparing to deliver T Levels across a range of routes and contexts.

They are led by Sector Delivery Partners who can share valuable insights based on their extensive knowledge and delivery experience.

The following courses are currently available for in-house delivery: 
  • Assessment in T Levels in FE Parts 1 and 2
  • Teaching T Levels in FE Parts 1 and 2
  • Teaching and Assessing in Schools’ Parts 1 and 2
  • Embedded English, maths and digital for T Levels Parts 1 and 2
Depending on your needs, you can choose:
  • in-person delivery at your organisation (3 hours per part for a minimum of 10 attendees in the morning and/or afternoon).
  • virtual delivery via Zoom (2.5 hours per part for a minimum of 10attendees in the morning and/or afternoon).
If you would like a full day of delivery, Parts 1 and 2 of a course can be delivered on the same day. You can also ‘mix and match’ parts of different courses to make up a full day of delivery (e.g. part 2 of ‘Teaching T Levels in FE’ followed by part 1 of ‘Assessment in T Levels in FE’).

How to apply

Please contact your Area Relationship and Development Lead for more information and/or to book the course(s). (Note: we require at least 1 months’ notice minimum to arrange delivery).