L3 Adult Apprentice Unable to Obtain L2 FS Maths

Best bet is to have a read through P149 of the funding rules which look at "Exceptions to the regular English and maths minimum requirements, for people with special educational needs, learning difficulties or disabilities".

It's interpretative, but you may come a cropper re. P149.3 though as you've discovered the difficulty after the fact, and therefore probably can't say to a certainty that the apprentice wouldn't have been able to achieve had you planned 'effective' support throughout the programme, as detailed below:

P149.3 You hold or have conducted an evidenced judgement demonstrating that even with support, reasonable adjustments and stepping stone qualifications, the apprentice will not be able to achieve English and / or maths to the minimum level within the timeframe projected for them to complete all the occupational elements.

Happy to hear other perspectives. Ultimately you may be best just raising it with your account manager or the service desk. It certainly seems that the apprentices circumstances would fit the exemption, you just haven't necessarily completed the necessary steps according  to the ESFA's timetable.

Thank you, pretty much what I expected. Will check with the helpdesk.

The formal assessment under the Exceptions rules must have been done within the first 8 weeks of the programme, also we have had EPAO portals asking for EHCP evidence to be uploaded for them to exempt the learner from L2 E&M under those rules.

KR

Wayne

Orlene, I would be interested on the ESFA reply to this (if you get anything useful other than the quoted funding rule) I have a similar situation. Basically the apprentice initially hid their status which would have provided exemption and they have been on programme for over 3 months. Thanks

Nothing as yet from the Apprenticeship Team.

 

Response from the ESFA Apprenticeship Team. Pretty much what I thought they would say.