T Level funding
Funding guidance for T Level providers.
Applies to England
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This information is for institutions selected to deliver T Levels. It explains how we fund T Levels. The scope includes funding for 16 to 19 year old students, and students up to age 24 who have an education, health and care plan. This information should be read in conjunction with the ESFA 16 to 19 funding guidance.
A T Level is a level 3 study programme, which has been approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education under sections A2DA and A2DB of the Apprenticeships Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.
Important information on recording T Levels
Making errors in recording your T Level data could have a significant financial impact. It could lead to a larger than expected recovery of funding at the T Level funding reconciliation point in early 2025. Furthermore, it will also have an impact on the number of T Level students funded for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Some T Level providers have previously recorded students incorrectly in the ILR or school census, so that they appear in funding bands 1 to 5, in some cases this was because the planned hours were recorded for 1 year only instead of 2 years.
Updates to this page
Published 13 April 2022Last updated 11 September 2024 + show all updates
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We've updated our guidance to remind you to record your data for T Levels correctly.
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We have clarified about having only one open programme aim at a time; removed all references to framework and pathway codes as the individualised learner record is no longer collecting them; and clarified how to record data when students transfer from one T Level to another.
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We have now confirmed the funding bands for the 2024 to 2025 academic year for new Wave 4 T Levels, these have not changed from the indicative funding bands we published in February.
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We have updated this page for academic year 2024 to 2025. There are 3 new documents, a funding guide, PCW list and updated tolerance examples. We've also updated the guide on recording your T Level data correctly.
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We have updated the Record your T Level data correctly and 2023 to 2024 T Level guidance. This includes additional examples of how T Level programme elements and scenarios should be recorded in your data returns. We encourage you to submit your autumn school census or R04 before 1 November 2023 for autumn census and 6 December for the R04.
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We have updated the T Levels funding guide to include details of the increased rates announced on 13 July 2023.
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We have added a new section in about business cases for T Levels in academic year 2023 to 2024. The deadline is 21 July 2023.
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We have added the T Level funding guidance for 2023 to 2024, with supporting examples and the PCW list.
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