T Levels are the new Level 3 qualification to be provided alongside A Levels and Apprenticeships and are to be phased in during 2020, 2021, 2022. Click here for our T Levels summary.
The T Levels Capital Fund comprising of £38 million per year, offers an opportunity for the new providers to refurbish or expand their estate in order to accommodate these new courses, whilst ensuring both current and new students are taught effectively.
In order to apply for estate funding, the T Levels Capital Fund notes a requirement that each applicant proves the need for new/refurbished space via the carrying out of a independent space utilisation survey or space modelling exercise, using the methodologies presented within the Management of Floor Space in Further Education Colleges September 2016 document (we can provide further guidance on this requirement).
Such tools determine the current and future need for space, taking into account the predicted growth of students, as well as changes in [Read more…]