How did it all work ?
To begin with , we searched our own knowledge of technical qualifications ; whether we knew what they were and whether we understood them .
We looked to find out what may prevent young people from taking T-Levels . Speaking to Young Children in Care Ambassadors gave valuable insight and we also participated in the making of a podcast with the Youth Voice Pioneers exploring the topic .
We decided to test our own perceptions , as well as the perceptions of others , and see whether our assumptions were correct . After brainstorming and clarifying what we wanted to find out , we designed two surveys aimed at young people and educational professionals .
We contacted schools and colleges to find out their awareness , perceptions and opinions of T-Levels . Our survey reached 1,070 young people aged 11- 18 and 202 educational professionals !
After the survey data was cleaned we analysed the results , and compared them against our initial assumptions to pull out the significant findings . We shared our findings with SUN decision makers , who have challenged us to dig further into the data to solve two ' Big Business Challenges '.
Decision makers told us ...
They were surprised that many teachers do not know what a T-Level is
" What projects could we do in 2021 to increase awareness and uptake ?"
They recognise the dfference in levels of confidence between students and teachers
" What more can the data tell us about young people ' s confidence choosing technical qualifications ?"
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