Course Content

The T Level is equivalent to three A-Levels. The Core Content and Core Skills form the curriculum for Year 12. The Specialist Content forms the curriculum for Year 13.

Core Content

• The creative economy
• The individual in the creative industries
• Cultural context and vocabulary
• Audience
• Legislation/regulation
• Professionalism and ethics
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Research skills
• Project methodology and administration
• Continued professional development

Core Skills

• Undertaking research
• Generating ideas
• Communicating ideas
• Developing ideas
• Working collaboratively with others
• Reflective practice

Specialist Content and Skills

• Generate ideas for content development for different platforms
• Plan the production of the required content for different platforms
• Create and deliver the required content for the chosen platforms and/or venues, co-ordinating with others where appropriate
• Evaluate the extent to which the content and plan meet objectives, taking on board feedback

Assessment

The Core Content will be assessed through an examination (2 hours 30 minutes) at the end of Year 12. There will be a resit opportunity in Year 13.

The Core Skills will be assessed through an Employer Set Project lasting 16 hours 30 minutes in total, at the end of Year 12. There will be a resit opportunity in Year 13. 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.

The Specialist Content will be assessed through a synoptic assessment lasting up to 15 hours 30 minutes, at the end of Year 13. This will consist of responses to a set task and assessment of practical skills.

Examination Board – Pearson