Updates to qualification materials
Updates to qualification materials for T Levels following our annual review
We’ve made some changes to our qualification materials following an annual review.
Qualification specification updates
New specifications are now available for the following qualifications, and you can access them on the pages linked below in the support materials section:
- Education and Early Years – please note that a new version of the Education and Early Years qualification will be available for delivery from September 2025, subject to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and Ofqual approval
These qualification specifications are for teaching from September 2025. Both the new and previous versions will be available until after the autumn assessments in 2025, but summer 2026 assessments will be based on the new qualification specifications.
As part of our annual review process, we’ve updated the content to support your delivery and provide clarity or reflect changes in current practice. Full details of amendments can be viewed in the Change History Record within the qualification specifications. The Change History Records will help you to understand the changes and how they might impact you and your students.
Please note that changes to the Dental Nursing ESP and OS within the Health T Level are subject to General Dental Council (GDC) approval. IfATE routinely reviews the suitability of occupational specialisms within a T Level against various criteria (demand, learner uptake, progression etc.). We’ve been informed by IfATE that a review of the Dental Nursing OS is currently underway, and we’re awaiting the outcome.
Sample assessment material updates
We’ve published updated versions of the sample assessment materials. Please find a list below of the documents which have been updated. As part of our annual review process, we’ve updated the content to support your preparation for the assessments and provided clarity. Full details of amendments can be viewed in the Change History Record within the supporting sample assessment materials. The Change History Records will help you to understand the changes and how they might impact you and your students.
Digital Business Services:
- Digital Business Services – ESP – Project Brief
- Digital Business Services – ESP – Mark Scheme
Digital Support Services:
- Digital Support – ESP – Project Brief
- Digital Support services – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Digital Support services SR5.1 – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Digital Infrastructure and Network Cabling – ESP – Project Brief
- Digital Infrastructure and Network Cabling – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Cyber Security – ESP – Provider Guide
- Cyber Security task 1, 2, 3 and 4 – ESP – Project Brief
- Cyber Security – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Cyber Security – OS – Provider Guide
Education and Early Years:
- Early Years Educator – ESP – Project Brief
- Assisting Teaching – ESP – Project Brief
- Early Years Educator – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Assisting Teaching – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Education Early Years – TQ ESP Core Component (Core Project) Tutor Guidance
Health:
- Supporting the Adult Nursing Team – assignment 1 – Case Study Mark Scheme
- Supporting the Midwifery Team – assignment 1 – Case Study Mark Scheme
- Supporting the Care of Children and Young People – assignment 1 – Case Study Mark Scheme
- Supporting the Mental Health Team – assignment 1 – Case Study Mark Scheme
- Supporting The Therapy Teams – assignment 1 – Case Study Mark Scheme
- Health – employer set project – Core Skills Project Brief
- Health – employer set project – Core Skills Tutor Guidance
Healthcare Science:
- Assisting with Healthcare Science – ESP – Project Brief
- Assisting with Healthcare Science – ESP – Provider Guide
Science:
- Food Sciences – ESP – Project Brief
- Food Sciences – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Laboratory Sciences – ESP – Project Brief
- Laboratory Sciences – ESP – Mark Scheme
- Science ESP Core Skills – All Briefs Provider Guide.
We’ve also made minor changes to the documents below. We’ve made these changes to maintain alignment with the changes made by the GDC to their own specification. These documents are:
- Dental Nursing – ESP – Project Brief
- Dental Nursing – ESP – Provider Guide
- Dental Nursing – OS assessment – assignment 1 – e-Journal – Assignment Brief
- Dental Nursing – OS assessment – assignment 1 – e-Journal – Mark Scheme
- Dental Nursing – OS assessment – Bridging module – e-portfolio – Assessment Writing and Delivery Guide
- Dental Nursing – OS assessment – assignment 4 – Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) – Mark Scheme.