T Level students were ‘let down’ last year – but lessons have been learnt

The NCFE boss talks about T Level problems and efforts to ensure they don’t happen again.

T Levels designed by the DfE to be the flagship technical equivalents of A-levels – are “broader, deeper, more rigorous, more challenging, more aligned to employers’ needs,” than qualifications that have gone before and are “significantly harder”.

Contract values for all of NCFE’s T Levels, including the new ones for this year, total nearly £35 million, with the health, science and healthcare science T Levels alone accounting for more than £10 million.