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Essential Pearson T Level Health: Teaching the Year 1 Core

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the effective teaching of the Year 1 Core of the Pearson T Level Health qualification. The day will explore practical approaches to teaching the knowledge and understanding across Content Areas 1–9, alongside strategies for developing the six Core Skills that students need to apply throughout the qualification. It will also consider how these knowledge and skills can be brought together effectively in preparation for the Employer Set Project.

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Overview

Format
Face-to-face CPD
Series
Essential
Duration
1 day (10am to 3.15pm)
Price
£324.00 inc VAT
Audience

All non-specialist, early career or inexperienced teachers delivering the Year 1 Core of the Pearson T Level Health qualification.

Upcoming dates

  • Wednesday June 16th 2027

    London - The Clermont Hotel (Charing Cross)

    £324.00 inc VAT
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About this event

The Year 1 Core of the Pearson T Level Health is broad and demanding, requiring students to develop substantial knowledge and understanding across Content Areas 1–9 alongside a range of transferable Core Skills. The specification identifies six Core Skills covering person-centred care, communication, team working, reflective evaluation, researching and presenting.

This course is designed to give non-specialist, early career and inexperienced T Level Health teachers the knowledge, confidence and practical approaches needed to teach the Year 1 Core effectively.

Our experienced hosts will facilitate a practical day which will:

  • Unpick the breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding required across Content Areas 1–9
  • Explore practical and engaging approaches to teaching challenging health, healthcare and science content
  • Consider how to sequence and connect content so that students build secure knowledge and understanding over time
  • Explore strategies for developing the six Core Skills alongside the teaching of Core knowledge
  • Consider how healthcare contexts, scenarios and case studies can be used to develop students' ability to apply their learning
  • Explore approaches to developing students' research, communication, team working, presentation and reflective evaluation skills
  • Consider how Core knowledge and Core Skills come together in the Employer Set Project
  • Share practical teaching approaches and resources that can be taken back to the classroom and used immediately

Join us for a full day of practical ideas, resources and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues as you develop your confidence in teaching the Year 1 Core of the Pearson T Level Health.

What we'll cover

  • Structure and expectations of the Pearson T Level Health Core
  • Making sense of Content Areas 1–9
  • Understanding the breadth and depth required at Level 3
  • Identifying links and overlaps between Content Areas
  • Approaches to sequencing the Core across Year 1

  • Making complex health and healthcare content accessible
  • Teaching unfamiliar scientific and technical content with confidence
  • Using healthcare contexts, case studies and scenarios effectively
  • Moving students from knowing content to applying it
  • Building retrieval, consolidation and interleaving into delivery
  • Practical approaches and resources for engaging learners

  • Understanding the six Core Skills and what they look like in practice
  • Developing person-centred and communication skills
  • Building effective teamworking and reflective evaluation
  • Teaching students how to research effectively
  • Developing confident presentation skills
  • Embedding Core Skills throughout the year rather than teaching them in isolation

  • Understanding the purpose and structure of the ESP
  • How Core knowledge supports successful application of the Core Skills
  • Using vocational scenarios and briefs throughout Year 1
  • Preparing students for research, role play, reflection, care planning and presentation
  • Building ESP readiness through normal teaching rather than "teaching to the assessment"

The tutor2u approach to CPD

  • A full day of CPD designed and delivered by experienced subject specialists

  • Practical, ready-to-use resources that you can put to use and share with colleagues as soon as you return to the classroom

  • A chance to have your questions answered, and teaching problems solved

  • An invaluable opportunity to share ideas and experiences with colleagues from other centres and to build a network of contacts

  • Refreshments throughout the day and a buffet lunch

  • All attendees receive a 20% one-time discount code to use on full price tutor2u print or digital resources

Your hosts

  • Laura Lowe

    Laura serves as the Head of the Department for Health & Social Care, Early Years, and Counselling at a large FE college in the North-West. As a wave 1 provider, she has played a pivotal role in the strategic planning and development of the T Level in Health since its inception. Following its launch, Laura has led efforts to establish and strengthen partnerships with the local NHS trust and council, ensuring high-quality, successful industry placements for students. In addition to her leadership in education, Laura brings extensive experience as an examiner for multiple awarding bodies. She possesses a wealth of sector knowledge, particularly in the fields of sexual health and supportive therapies.

  • Liz Blamire

    Liz is the tutor2u subject lead for both Health & Social Care and Early Childhood Development. She is a former NHS midwife who has worked in community, birth centre and acute hospital settings. Liz is an SSAT Accredited Lead Practitioner, who has taught Health & Social Care in FE and secondary schools, where she was a successful HOD. Liz has extensive experience in qualification development, assessment writing, examining and moderation, and is a textbook author. Liz has a MEd in Inclusion and Special Educational Needs, with a focus on the social, emotional and behavioural needs of children and young people.

  • Lynne Fountain

    Lynne is a regular contributor to the tutor2u Health & Social Care and Early Childhood Development teams. She has taught Health & Social Care, Sociology and Psychology in FE and secondary schools since 2014. She has successfully led a large Social Sciences department at a girl's comprehensive school in London and she is an experienced examiner, moderator and textbook author. Lynne has a first degree in Sociology and an MSc in Criminology. Prior to her teaching career, Lynne held a variety of roles for the Department for Education, the charity sector, youth justice and a large children's hospital, where she used her Post Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management to manage a forensic paediatric medical service.

About Essential

Get to grips with delivering specific qualifications. Gain hands-on support as a non-specialist, early career, or inexperienced teacher.

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