Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 22
22
Accepted in Part
Launch a national awareness campaign for T Levels and overhaul the transition programme.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department for Education launches a national awareness campaign for T Levels, targeting students, parents and employers. The purpose and benefits of T Levels should be set out clearly from secondary school stage onwards. Parity of esteem between A Levels and T Levels should run through all communications, guidance and advice to schools, teachers, parents and students. The Department for Education should consider overhauling the T Level transition programme. (Recommendation, Paragraph 90)
Government Response Summary
The government commits to expanding T Level uptake, improving retention, and raising awareness through campaigns and ambassadors, while highlighting strong outcomes and student satisfaction with workplace preparation.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
T Levels, introduced in 2020, now cover 21 subjects with strong outcomes (91.4% pass rate in 2025). The government is committed to expanding uptake, improving retention, and raising awareness through campaigns and ambassadors. 71% of T Level learners feel their course prepared them for the workplace, significantly higher than students on comparable Level 3 courses with a difference of 10–15 percentage points, and 97% of T Level learners who applied for Higher Education through UCAS received at least one offer. Over two thirds of T Level students who take up apprenticeships go straight into higher or degree-level apprenticeships – far higher than for all Level 3 learners (where the vast majority go on to do an apprenticeship at the same or lower level). T Levels are helping to build employers’ talented workforce – around a third of T Level students who progress into employment get jobs with their T Level Industry Placement employer. Young people with a range of prior attainment are accessing T Levels–the GCSE grade split for students receiving T Level results is very similar to those receiving results for Applied General Qualifications (AGQs).