T Level - Education & Early Years

EDUCATION & EARLY YEARS - ASSISTING TEACHING

If you've always dreamed of working in education, and inspiring people to achieve their full potential, this T Level could be your next step towards your dream career.

The T Level in Education and Early Years is a two-year programme, equivalent to 3 A levels.

Throughout this T Level, you will learn through classroom-based activities, as well as taking part in trips, visits, industry talks and taster events. In addition, teaching provides opportunities to develop skills through a range of active and academic learning methods.

The T Level focuses on developing the skills that prepare you for professional practice and progression into employment within early years care and education or assisting teaching with young children.

YEAR 1 CONTENT

Classroom Based Learning:

Wider context
Supporting education
Safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing
Behaviour
Families, parents and carers
Working with others
Child development
Observation and assessment
Reflective practice
Equality and diversity
Special educational needs and disability
EAL

Work Placement:

1 full day at Huntingtower Primary School

YEAR 2 CONTENT

Classroom Based Learning:

Performance Outcome 1 = Support the class teacher to enhance children’s education, individually and in groups
Performance Outcome 2 = Plan, provide and review educational opportunities in collaboration with teachers and other adults
Performance Outcome 3 = Safeguard and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of children and young people
Performance Outcome 4 = Recognise, adapt and respond to individual children’s needs, including those with special educational needs and disability to support development and access to the curriculum

Work Placement:

2 full days at Huntingtower Primary School

HOW AM I ASSESSED

In Year 1, you will have 2 written exams to complete – Paper A and Paper B.

You will also have an Employer Set Project (ESP) - The purpose of this is to ensure you can apply core knowledge and skills learnt to develop a substantial piece of work in response to an employer-set brief. As part of the ESP, you must demonstrate 4 core skills…

Communicate information clearly to engage children and young people
Work with others to plan and provide activities
Use formative and summative assessments to monitor progress of children
How to assess and manage risk to your own and others safety

Paper A weighting = 35% (2 hours long)

Paper B weighting = 35% (2 hours long)

Employer set project (ESP) 12 hours = 30% weighting

Subtotal = 100%

These will all be graded A* to E and U.

In Year 2, you will carry out 3 assignments…

Assignment 1: 2 hours 30 minutes – weighting 25% - controlled in classroom

Assignment 2: 4 hours 30 minutes – weighting 50% - 3 structured observations observed on placement

Assignment 3: 4 hours – weighting 25% - controlled in classroom

Subtotal = 100%

These assignments will be graded Pass, Merit, Distinction and Distinction*

Overall Grading

The T Level Certificate will include…

An overall grade for the T Level (Pass, Merit, Distinction, Distinction*) – This is combined from the core and occupational specialism
A separate grade for the core component using A* - E
A Separate grade for the occupational specialism (Pass, Merit, Distinction, Distinction*)