We’ve just launched a complete set of teaching and learning resources for the T Level in Digital Software Development, starting with everything you need for Core Paper 1. As with all our courses, it comes in two formats: a student-facing e-learning course on our platform, and a full set of downloadable resources for the classroom.
A brand-new qualification, and not much to teach it with
The T Level in Digital Software Development is still finding its feet. It was first taught from September 2025, with the first cohort sitting the Core papers in 2026 – so most departments are teaching it for the first time, often building schemes of work, lessons and assessments from scratch as they go.
It’s a familiar bind: a demanding two-year qualification to deliver, and very little ready-made material to lean on. Our resources exist to take that weight off your shoulders, so you can spend your time teaching rather than authoring.
What we’ve launched for Core Paper 1
There are two ways to use it, and you can pick whichever suits you – or use both together.
For your students, there’s a self-marking e-learning course on our platform. Students work through the content independently, with homework and revision that tracks their progress and shows you exactly where the gaps are, without adding to your marking pile. You can preview the first few lessons free, without signing up, to see exactly how it works before committing.
For your classroom, there’s a full set of downloadable resources: lesson presentations, worksheets, homework and assessments, mapped to the specification and ready to teach as they are or adapt to fit your groups.
Complete coverage of Core Paper 1
Core Paper 1 covers the first four content areas of the specification, and our resources cover all four end to end:
- Content Area 1: Problem solving
- Content Area 2: Introduction to programming
- Content Area 3: Emerging issues
- Content Area 4: Legislation and regulatory requirements
Rather than the odd lesson here and there, this is the whole of Paper 1 in one place – sequenced, resourced and ready to deliver from the first week of term.
Written by someone who’s taught it
KnowItAll Ninja started in a classroom, not a boardroom. These resources are built on years of teaching vocational and technical computing, and on the same standards behind our official Pearson BTEC textbook work. That means materials that match how the qualification is actually assessed, written to be picked up and taught – not a spec repackaged with a new cover.
Coming next: Core Paper 2
Core Paper 2 is about a month away. It covers content areas 5 to 8 – business context, data, digital environments and security – completing the Core in the same two formats. Launch the first half now and the rest will be ready before you need it.
Take a look
- Preview the course free – walk through the first lessons without signing up.
- Download a free sample of the classroom resources to see the quality for yourself.
- Subscribe your school to give your whole class access to the course.
- Browse the classroom resources for the full downloadable set.
Whether you want to set work for your students, teach it front-of-class, or both, it’s ready when you are.
Studying it yourself? Students can also subscribe directly.