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Hi Pushpa,
Scenario #1 logic is covered in this post - Further education and training providers community - Achieved GCSE November resit at previous school! looks like the guidance is to withdraw & update the MathGrade or EngGrade as appropriate with the 4+ grade which make the learner compliant for your COF.
Regarding Planned Hours, if the learners last attended date was post qualifying period, I would be leaving the hours (102 here) & this would hit your retention. If the students last date of attendance was pre-qualifying period I would be removing these hours (or be considering using actuals if it would make a material difference to an increased funding band.
Scenario #2 - In the 2025 to 2026 academic year: 16 to 19 funding: maths and English condition of funding - GOV.UK (looks like a new addition for 25/26 since this line was not in 24/25) paragraph 12.3 - "for these students, institutions should retain the planned hours and replace the hours previously timetabled for teaching English and/or maths with alternative activity such as work experience or pastoral support" - I always thought achieving the November GCSE resist was a good incentive for students to get in early, so putting on less meaningful EEP does feel like a shame. We have done a half-way method with this, the students who do not need the GCSE hours to be in Band 5/4A we have reduced the overall Planned Learning Hours for the student down to what they did up to the November exam(s) & not put on alternative study (since we have Equine/Animal Care learners that are 800+ hours) For those who did need the hours, we have put on alternative EEP/Work Experience study which is a different approach for each curriculum department/course level.
Pushpa Pindoria
GCSE Resits, COF and ILR Recording
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I hope you are well. I am looking for some clarification around Condition of Funding (COF) and GCSE resits, specifically how these scenarios should be recorded on the ILR in line with funding guidance.
Scenario 1
A learner is enrolled on a study program and has a GCSE Maths and/or English aim recorded with us. The learner chooses to resit their GCSE at a private institution and achieves a grade 4.
As the achievement has not taken place with the main learning provider:
Scenario 2
A learner is enrolled on a study programme and a GCSE Maths and/or English aim with us. The learner resits the GCSE at the same institution and achieves a grade 4 or above, resulting in the aim being completed earlier than planned.
In this case:
Please note that learners in both scenarios have passed the six-week qualifying period.
I would really appreciate your guidance on how best to manage these scenarios to ensure we remain compliant with funding, particularly in relation to COF and accurate ILR recording.
Many thanks in advance for your help.