Schools offering T-levels could be charged higher fees if fewer-than-expected pupils sign up for the qualifications.
Documents obtained by Schools Week’s sister paper FE Week show the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is proposing new contracts for exam boards that provide T-levels that feature a “demand-sensitive” pricing model.
A full invitation to tender will be launched by March for the contract to provide T-levels, a technical alternative to A-levels, in health, healthcare science and science, all held currently by NCFE.
The government predicts 32,400 entrants to the T-level in health over five years, 9,700 entrants to the T-level in healthcare science and 16,900 to the T-level in science.
