Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Accepted
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Publish T Level and Transition Programme drop-out data, broken down by student characteristics.
Conclusion
The Department must publish data on the Transition Programme and T Level drop- out rate, broken down by key student characteristics. This should track whether students who took the Transition Programme have increased likelihood of dropping out of the T Level.
Government Response Summary
The government currently publishes T Level achievement and retention data by student characteristics. It intends to publish drop-out rates for the T Level Transition Programme, including breakdowns by student characteristics, and will analyze whether Transition Programme students have an increased likelihood of dropping out of T Levels as the programme matures.
Paragraph Reference:
66
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Department publishes data on T Level achievement and retention by student characteristics. This includes breakdowns for key characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and free school meals (FSM) eligibility. This data is available in the ‘T Level results 2021/22 and provider data’ publication, which is available on the Explore Education Statistics website. The Department intends to publish data on the destinations of T Level Transition Programme students, including drop-out rates, as the programme matures. This will also include breakdowns by student characteristics, and an analysis of whether students who took the Transition Programme have an increased likelihood of dropping out of the T Level.