T-LEVELS INFORMATION & FAQ'S
ABOUT US:
At Bede Academy we want to deliver a technical curriculum to ensure that our students are best placed to take advantage of the opportunities in the range of industries that are growing rapidly around Blyth. In so doing we would also be meeting the needs of the rapidly growing renewable energy and engineering (particularly the advanced manufacturing) sector based around the world leading ORE Catapult.
Adding T levels to our curriculum offer will provide students with the opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills that the employers in our region and nationally need. To develop and deliver T levels, Bede Academy is working closely with the Energy Central Campus partnership to host and enhance delivery of these qualifications. The Energy Central Campus is committed to engaging clean energy employers in the area to support T level delivery.
This will include hosting visits, engineering staff contributing to curriculum delivery and associated events and activities and companies offering T level work placements. We expect the relationship with Energy Central to be a major feature of the T level curriculum development and delivery, and a major positive influence in preparing young people for employment or Higher Education in the sector.
FAQ'S:
T-level courses are backed by businesses. They’ve been designed with employers to develop the knowledge, attitude and practical skills young people need. One T-level is equivalent to three A-levels, so has the same UCAS points value (the system that calculates university offers). 80% of the course is delivered in a classroom setting. In addition to this, each course has a 45-day industry placement with an employer that makes up the remaining 20% of young people’s learning.
No, T-levels keep their options open and help young people progress into skilled employment – either directly into work on an apprenticeship, or via further study like higher technical qualifications or a university degree.
The T-level Transition Programme is a one-year course for after GCSEs that helps students get ready for their chosen T-level subject. More details on the Programme will be available from our website soon.
T-levels and apprenticeships are both based upon the same standards which are designed by employers. An apprenticeship includes some part-time study but apprentices spend most of their time in the workplace training in a paid job. A T-level is mostly school or college based, with the industry placement allowing students to put their skills and knowledge into practice in the real working world.
T-levels are designed to prepare young people for the world of work but their next step options remain open at the end of the course. Students aren’t guaranteed a job but they will be well prepared for the world of work or further study.