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7 August 2026

What we’ve learned from six years delivering T Levels

The success of T Levels depends as much on teacher support as student ambition
Jess Barwell Guest Contributor

Vice principal, Middlesbrough College

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With more than one million young people now classed as not in education, employment or training (NEET), the recent Milburn Review has reignited an important debate about how we prepare young people for work.

The discussion so far has focused on what young people need: more confidence, greater resilience, stronger employability skills and better exposure to the workplace.

As someone who’s been involved in delivering T Levels since the beginning, I can confidently say that T Levels offer my students that. The bigger question is how we make sure teachers feel ready and supported to deliver them.

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