Health T Level

T Levels are new courses that follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A Levels. They’ve been co-created by the industry you want to be a part of, so you can gain the knowledge and skills you need to leap ahead of the crowd and into your desired career. They are assessed by a mixture of exams and practical activities, so better for those students who struggle with end of course assessment.

The core element of a T Level in Health will boost your knowledge in a range of topics such as the principles of good scientific and clinical practice, as well as fundamental scientific concepts; not to mention your understanding of standard operating procedures, management of equipment and work areas, stock control and storage, and the importance of quality standards, health and safety. And as health is one of the fastest growing industry sectors, you will have a chance to make a huge difference to other people’s lives and society as a whole.

You will then specialise in the skills you need for your future job, such as patient centred care, carrying out simple clinical procedures and taking clinical measurements, safeguarding, ethics, infection control and responding to incidents and emergencies.

Finally, you will be able to put everything you learn into practice, with a substantial industry placement of around 45 days. This will give you an amazing opportunity to work with an employer while you study, in a hospital or other healthcare setting, and gain invaluable experience as well as key skills that employers are looking for.

There are 3 components to the T Level course: The Core Content, Occupational Specialism; and Industry Placement, to achieve the T Level you must pass/complete all three, each is assessed in a different way. The overall grade is calculated from these.

Core Content is assessed by 2 written exam papers and an employer set project.

Paper A Written examination: Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

104 marks (plus 12 marks for Quality of Written Communication) = 116 marks total

This paper is composed of 4 sections:

Section A: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 33 marks

Section B: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 25 marks

Section C: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 25 marks

Section D: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 33 marks

Paper B Written examination: Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

100 marks inclusive of 6 to 10 marks for maths (plus 18 marks for Quality of Written Communication) = 118 marks total

This paper is composed of 4 sections:

Section A: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 48 marks

Section B: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 23 marks

Section C: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 23 marks

Section D: multiple choice questions, short-answer and extended writing, 24 marks

Employer Set Project is an externally-set (in conjunction with employers) project: Duration: 14hours, 30minutes

The purpose of the employer-set project is to ensure that students have the opportunity to apply core knowledge and skills to develop a substantial piece of work in response to an employer-set brief. The brief and tasks are

contextualised around an occupational area and chosen by the student ahead of the assessment window.

Occupational Specialism is assessed by synoptic assessment: Duration: 8-10 hours

Synoptic assignments comprise 3 assessments covering:

Case study

Practical activity assessment

Professional discussion assessment

Industry Placement must be completed.

Minimum entry requirements for T level courses: 5 GCSEs at grade 9-4 (including English grade 4) with double or triple science (grade 5/5), Maths (grade 5) and English (grade 4). You must also have a right to work in the UK.

Following a T Level, you could progress straight into a skilled profession or continue your studies with a degree or higher apprenticeship. The course is ideal for those planning a career in a hospital or other healthcare setting, such as nursing, midwifery, paramedic, physiotherapy, etc.