Accounting
Core content
Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:
- fundamentals of financial accounting – an understanding of elementary financial principles, concepts and practices and how this content links to relevant accounting, bookkeeping, and business mathematics requirements
- professionalism and ethics - an understanding of professional conduct and responsibilities in the workplace and ethical dilemmas for the individual, organisation and professional
- data driven innovation and analytics and design thinking – an awareness of key requirements of a data governance framework and understand the main contemporary visualisation tools and when they are best used to support decision making
Options to specialise
In addition to the core content, each student will also complete at least one module of occupation-specific content.
The specialism available in the T Level in Accounting is Assistant Accountant.
Awarding Organisation resources
Pearson has developed a wide range of resources to help providers to deliver the Accounting 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
Assessment guidance found here
- Past papers mark schemes and chief examiner reports for core and occupational specialisms
- Example Employer Set Projects, with briefs, tutor guidance and mark schemes
- Exemplification materials can be found here
Teaching and learning materials found here
- For both the core component and occupational specialist component, including curriculum planners, case studies, lesson plans, worksheets and delivery guides
Video resources
- T Level in Accounting and Finance: Getting to know the Specification (Introduction). Please watch here.
- Getting to Know the Specification T Level in Accounting- Core Component. Please watch here.
- Getting to know the Specification T Level Accounting- Occupational Specialism. Please watch here.
Other resources include:
- Specification
- Training, Support and CPD videos
- Accounting brochure
- Accounting poster
- Support and Training from Industry Professionals
- IfATE progression profile
- Progression Map
AoC resources
Please find AoC's resource depository here.
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