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Teaching the New V-Level Digital Systems and Data

This course is designed to support teachers and departments preparing to deliver the new V-Level Digital Systems and Data from September 2027. It will help you understand the emerging qualification landscape and prepare to make informed decisions about the specification and Awarding Organisation that best suit your centre. The day will also provide practical, cross-board advice, guidance, resources and approaches to support effective planning, teaching and delivery of the new qualification.

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Overview

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

All teachers and departments preparing to deliver the new V-Level Digital Systems and Data from September 2027.

Upcoming dates

  • Thursday July 1st 2027

    London - The Clermont Hotel (Charing Cross)

    £324.00 inc VAT
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About this event

The introduction of V-Level Digital Systems and Data from September 2027 will provide centres with a new Level 3 vocational pathway in a rapidly developing subject area.

This course is designed to help teachers and departments prepare confidently for first teaching. Our experienced hosts will bring together the latest available information about V-Level Digital Systems and Data and focus on the practical implications for curriculum planning, teaching and assessment.

The day will support you to:

  • Understand the emerging structure, content and assessment of V-Level Digital Systems and Data
  • Consider the key factors that should inform your choice of specification and Awarding Organisation
  • Explore approaches to planning and sequencing the curriculum across the qualification
  • Consider effective approaches to teaching technical knowledge alongside its practical and vocational application
  • Explore approaches to developing the knowledge and skills students will need to succeed in assessment
  • Identify opportunities to build on existing departmental expertise, resources and provision
  • Begin developing practical plans and resources for first teaching

Throughout the day, there will be opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from other centres, share ideas and consider the practical challenges and opportunities involved in introducing this new qualification.

Join us for a practical and collaborative day designed to help you prepare confidently for the introduction of V-Level Digital Systems and Data in September 2027.

What we'll cover

  • Purpose, structure and likely learner profile
  • Overview of the main Digital Systems and Data curriculum areas
  • Understanding the Core Knowledge and work-related purposes
  • Progression opportunities and likely student destinations
  • Relationship with existing IT, Computing and Digital provision

  • How awarding bodies interpret the common content
  • Differences in structure, optionality and assessment
  • Comparing approaches to data, cyber security and digital systems
  • Comparing the optional pathways: configuring digital systems or developing digital solutions
  • Key considerations when choosing a specification
  • Implications for staffing, software, hardware and other resources

  • Teaching technical concepts to students with different starting points
  • Making digital systems, data and cyber security practical and accessible
  • Developing data analysis and interpretation skills
  • Teaching cyber security through realistic scenarios and problems
  • Using workplace briefs to develop applied digital skills
  • Integrating AI and automated tools critically and responsibly
  • Building transferable skills alongside technical knowledge

  • Understanding the assessment model
  • Preparing students for applied, work-related assessment
  • Developing problem-solving, analysis and decision-making skills
  • What successful practical and project evidence should look like
  • Sequencing Core Knowledge and work-related purposes effectively
  • Planning the first term and identifying resource priorities

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

About Teaching the New

Master new qualifications and specifications. Discover how to teach the latest content effectively from day one.

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