T Level Technical Qualification in Education and Early Years (Level 3) (delivered by NCFE)
Ref:
610/5748/4
Sector:
Education and Training, Children and Young People, Early Years Educator
Features:
Teaching materials available Preparation for employment Performance points UCAS
Registration and first assessment fee:
£375.00
Level:
Level 3
Minimum entry age:
16
GLH:
920
TQT:
1012
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Explore this SectorImportant: This is the Generation 2 Education and Early Years T Level for delivery and registrations from September 2025.
See the core changes from Generation 1 to Generation 2.
If you have any queries about the Generation 2 Education and Early Years T Level, please take a look at our FAQs webpage.
About this qualification
The technical qualification (TQ) forms part of the T Level study programme.
The purpose of the T Level Technical Qualification in Education and Early Years is to ensure students have the knowledge and skills needed to progress into skilled employment or higher-level technical training relevant to the T Level.
UCAS points
The T Level study programme is eligible for UCAS points. Please check the UCAS website for more information.
Performance points
The TQ is eligible for performance points.
Who is it suitable for?
This TQ is suitable for post-16 students looking to develop both knowledge and skills in the education and early years sector.
This TQ will support students on to a range of progression routes including employment, higher education and higher apprenticeships.
What are the entry requirements?
This TQ is designed for post-16 students.
There are no specific prior skills/knowledge a student must have for this TQ. However, students would be expected to have a level 2 qualification or equivalent.
How is this qualification structured?
The TQ is split into 2 component parts:
Core component: the knowledge and underpinning concepts, theories and principles as well as core skills for the education and early years sector.
Occupational specialisms:
- Early Years Educator
- Assisting Teaching
Students will only complete one occupational specialism.
The occupational specialisms provide students with knowledge and skills required to enter employment or further study in the specific occupational area.
How is it assessed?
Core component:
- examination
- employer set project
To achieve a grade for the core component, the student must attempt both the core examination and employer set project (ESP) sub-components. The results from these will be aggregated to form the overall core component grade (A* to E and U).
If students do not attempt one of the sub-components, an overall component grade will be withheld, pending the attempt of both. If students fail to reach the minimum standard across sub-components after attempting both, they will receive a U grade for the component.
Occupational specialism component:
- synoptic assignments
The student is also required to successfully achieve a distinction/merit/pass grade in one of the occupational specialism components. If the student fails to reach the specified level of attainment, they will receive a U grade.
Experience in the workplace
As part of achieving the overall T Level programme, students are required to complete an industry placement. The hours required depend on their chosen occupational specialism:
- Early Years Educator – a minimum of 750 hours
- Assisting Teaching – a minimum of 315 hours
What related qualifications can you progress to?
Students who achieve this TQ could progress to the following:
- higher education
- apprenticeship
Career opportunities
Students who achieve this TQ could progress to the following, depending on their chosen occupational specialism:
- early years educator
- education technician
- primary/secondary/tertiary teaching and support assistant
Funding for our qualifications
Find out more about funding for this and other qualifications on our funding page.
Key dates
Please see the Key Dates Schedule below for a timeline of the key dates for this qualification.
T Level Technical Qualifications Key Dates Schedule 2025/2026 and 2026/2027
Useful links
Regulations for the conduct of external assessment
Qualification specific instructions for delivery (QSID)
Support materials
Qualification Specification - teaching from 01 September 2026 (PDF | 1608 KB)
Qualification Specification – teaching from 1 September 2025 (PDF | 1692 KB)
Command Verbs & Amplification of Knowledge Statements (PDF | 150 KB)
Generation 2 Core Elements Guidance (PDF | 202 KB)
EEY – Core – Examination – SAMs – Question Paper (PDF | 474 KB)
EEY – Core – Examination – SAMs – Mark Scheme (PDF | 753 KB)
EEY - Core - Examination - Additional SAMs - Question Paper (PDF | 420 KB)
EEY - Core - Examination - Additional SAMs - Mark Scheme (PDF | 628 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Provider Guide (PDF | 545 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Task 1 – Generic brief (PDF | 362 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Task 2 – Generic brief (PDF | 325 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Task 3 – Generic brief (PDF | 372 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Task 4 – Generic brief (PDF | 303 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE & AT – SAMs – Mark Scheme (PDF | 330 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Preliminary research activity (PDF | 338 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Scenario and Control documents (PDF | 349 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Task 1 – Pro-formas (PDF | 306 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Task 2 – Pro-formas (PDF | 252 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas BKW (PDF | 253 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas GIBBS (PDF | 261 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – EYE – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas KOLB (PDF | 258 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Preliminary research activity (PDF | 291 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Scenario and Control documents (PDF | 301 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Task 1 – Pro-formas (PDF | 335 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Task 2 – Pro-formas (PDF | 315 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas BKW (PDF | 274 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas GIBBS (PDF | 269 KB)
EEY – Core – ESP – AT – SAMs – Task 4 – Pro-formas KOLB (PDF | 266 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Provider Guide (PDF | 539 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Task 1 - Generic Brief (PDF | 364 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Task 2 - Generic Brief (PDF | 330 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Task 3 - Generic Brief (PDF | 374 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Generic Brief (PDF | 331 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE & AT - Additional SAMs - Mark Scheme (PDF | 332 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Preliminary Research Activity (PDF | 243 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Scenario And Control Documents (PDF | 347 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Task 1 - Pro-formas (PDF | 307 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Task 2 - Pro-formas (PDF | 209 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas BKW (PDF | 211 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas GIBBS (PDF | 218 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas KOLB (PDF | 213 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Preliminary Research Activity (PDF | 223 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Scenario And Control Documents (PDF | 235 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Task 1 - Pro-formas (PDF | 322 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Task 2 - Pro-formas (PDF | 209 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas BKW (PDF | 211 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas GIBBS (PDF | 219 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - Additional SAMs - Task 4 - Pro-formas KOLB (PDF | 217 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - GER - Grade A (PDF | 2223 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - EYE - GER - Grade E (PDF | 1292 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - GER - Grade A (PDF | 1327 KB)
EEY - Core - ESP - AT - GER - Grade E (PDF | 1095 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – All Assignments – Provider Guide (PDF | 496 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 part 1 – Competence Observation Criteria – Assessor Guidance (PDF | 841 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 part 2 – Structured Observations Student Guide (PDF | 289 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 2 – Brief (PDF | 305 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 2 – Preliminary material (PDF | 188 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 2 – Mark Scheme (PDF | 577 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 1 (a) – Brief (PDF | 302 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 1 (a) – Observation Record Form template (PDF | 176 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 1 (b) – Brief (PDF | 361 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 2 – Scenario-based Questions (PDF | 301 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 2 – Scenario-based Questions – Insert (PDF | 209 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 part 1 (a), part 1 (b), part 2 – Mark Scheme (PDF | 476 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 Part 2 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 457 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 Part 2 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 447 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 2 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 252 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 2 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 379 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 421 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 3 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 428 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – All Assignments – Provider Guide (PDF | 475 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 2 – Brief (PDF | 399 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 2 – Preliminary Material (PDF | 190 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 2 – Mark Scheme (PDF | 329 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 3 – Briefs (PDF | 317 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 3 – Insert (PDF | 167 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 3 – Mark Scheme (PDF | 414 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 1 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 466 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 1 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 499 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 2 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 310 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 2 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 307 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 3 – Pass – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 299 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 3 – Distinction – Guide standard exemplification materials (PDF | 358 KB)
Support Handbook (PDF | 371 KB)
Assessment materials
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 part 1 – Competence Observation Criteria – Assessor Guidance (Word) (DOCX | 304 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 part 1 – Competence Observation Criteria – Student Guide (Word) (DOCX | 294 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 part 1 – Competence Observation Criteria – Additional Guidance (DOCX | 185 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 Part 2 – Structured Observations – Assessor Guidance (DOCX | 296 KB)
EEY – OS – EYE – Assignment 1 Part 2 – Structured Observations – Student Guide (DOCX | 125 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 1 – Assessor Guidance (DOCX | 238 KB)
EEY – OS – AT – Assignment 1 – Student Guide (DOCX | 142 KB)
Teaching materials
T Level EEY Core Schemes of Work
Schemes of Work to support delivery of the seven core elements of the qualification.
Free
T Level EEY Core 1.1
Three comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
Free
T Level EEY Core 1.2
Three comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£45.00
T Level EEY Core 2.1
Two comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£30.00
T Level EEY Core 2.3
Three comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£45.00
T Level EEY Core 2.5
Five comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£75.00
T Level EEY Core 2.6
Six comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£90.00
T Level EEY Core 3.1
Four comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£60.00
T Level EEY Core 4.2
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 4.3
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 4.7
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 4.10
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 5.1
Three comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£45.00
T Level EEY Core 5.9
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 5.11
Two comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£30.00
T Level EEY Core 5.12
One comprehensive session pack to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£15.00
T Level EEY Core 6.4
Three comprehensive session packs to support effective delivery of the qualification.
£45.00
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