Science

• Core content
• Options to specialise
• Awarding Organisation resources
• Additional considerations for this course
• Gatsby resources
• AoC resources

Core content

All students will develop a general understanding of health and science: 

• working within the health and science sector
• health, safety and environmental regulations
• managing information and data
• principles of good scientific and clinical practice
• core science concepts including the structure of cells, tissues and large molecules, genetics, microbiology and immunology

They will also learn about topics specific to science:

• understanding the science sector
• further science knowledge, including cell cycle and cellular respiration, enzyme and protein structure, pathogens, classification of biological materials, kinetic changes and relevant analytical techniques
• scientific methodology
• experimental equipment and techniques
• ethics of science

Options to specialise

In addition to the core content, each student must choose 1 of the following specialisms in technical science:

• laboratory sciences
• food sciences

Awarding Organisation resources

Pearson has developed a wide range of resources to help providers to deliver the Science T Level.

Approval and quality assurance

• Support to help providers through the approval process can be here in the provider approval section

Registration, entries and results

• Information on how to register learners for their T Level as well as how to make bookings for the correct assessment series can be found here in the key dates schedule section

Administrative support

• Details about fees, quality assurance and assessment and support guides can be found here

Specification and specimen assessment materials

• Specimen assessment materials for the core exams, employer set projects and occupational specialist components can be found here

Other resources include:

• Specification
• Training, Support and CPD videos
• Skills England progression profiles
  • Technical: Laboratory sciences
  • Technical: Food sciences
• Occupational Maps: Skills England

Additional considerations for this course

DBS basic or enhanced checks and disqualified disclosure
Where required, students should complete this check before they start their industry placement.

Health check
Before starting their industry placement, students should have the relevant inoculations and
immunisations. These will be determined by the employers they are doing their placement with.

Food and hygiene (for Food Science occupational specialism only)
Dependent on the nature of the industry placement, it may help students to do some relevant food and hygiene training before they start.

Gatsby resources

Resources:

Further teaching resources to support the delivery of the Science T Level can be found here. The Technical Education Networks programme supports teachers bringing industry and the classroom closer together by delivering an engaging and enriched curriculum for their students in an evolving education landscape, drawing on expertise of specialist teachers, employers and professional bodies.

Research – Macrosequencing of curriculum:

A research project exploring the macro-sequencing of T Level curriculum. The research resource, available here, presents two models for T Level in Science together with feedback on implementing diagnostic assessments, sequencing core and occupational specialism content, embedding skills into the curriculum and implementing industry placements.

AoC resources

Please find AoC's resource depository here.