T Level in Legal, Finance & Accounting (Accounting Pathway)

This course provides a mixture of both core and specialist knowledge over a two-year period.

In year one you will learn the core knowledge for legal finance and accounting which includes but is not restricted to:

• The business environment
• Careers within the legal, finance and accounting sector
• Professionalism and ethics
• Security and risk
• Fundamentals of law
• Fundamentals of financial accounting
• Project/change management and administration.

Your second year will centre around a specialism in Accounting and is aimed at those who wish to progress into the role of an Assistant Accountant. The qualification has been developed in partnership with industry experts, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), to ensure the qualification content is current and enables you to gain industry recognised qualifications that will support you in progressing to chartered status.  

In year two you will study content that has been designed to cover a range of occupational specialisms such as:

• Producing and analysing a trial balance
• Preparing primary financial statements
• Analysing business performance
• Providing support to tax and audit functions
• Preparing computations for payroll.

Students will be expected to carry out extensive work experience, which could equate to a minimum of 316 hours.

In year 1, students are assessed through an Employer Set Project which ensures students have the opportunity to combine core knowledge and skills as well as an externally marked exam. Combined this will be graded A*-U.

Year 2 students will specialise and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve competence status. Students will be assessed by a synoptic assessment which will be graded Pass, Merit or Distinction.