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Annex D: Condition of funding on provision of English and mathematics in 2021 to 2022
- This annex gives a summary of the ESFA condition of funding for the provision of English and maths within young people’s study programmes. To assist institutions in planning to meet the condition of funding, ESFA has issued detailed guidance on the condition of funding and the exemptions, which is available on GOV.UK.
- Students must study maths and/or English as part of their programme in each academic year. This applies to students:
- aged 16 to 18 and 19 to 25 with an education, health and care (EHC) plan who do not hold a GCSE grade 9 to 4, A* to C (a standard pass grade) or equivalent qualification in these subjects
- doing a programme of 150 hours or more, which started on or after 1 August 2014
- The qualifications that meet the condition of funding are GCSEs and ‘stepping stone’ qualifications. Qualifications that meet the condition of funding have a record in the Find a learning aim which will replace the Learning Aim Reference Service (LARS) database that sets out how long they are valid for.
- 4. We made a change to our maths and English condition of funding guidance that will applies from the academic year 2019 to 2021, students with a grade 2 or below in maths or English can study towards a pass in functional skills level 2 (legacy or reformed) or they can still study towards a GCSE grade 9 to 4. Once they have achieved this, there is no requirement to undertake further maths or English qualifications to meet the condition of funding.
- Full time students with a grade 3 must still study an eligible GCSE qualification in order to meet the condition of funding.
- Part time students with a grade 3 can still study any qualification approved to meet the condition of funding as a stepping stone towards achieving a GCSE grade 9 to 4.
- This adjustment allows providers and students with prior attainment of GCSE grade 2 and below, to choose which level 2 qualification is most appropriate.
- To meet this requirement, individual institutions should use the flexibilities available to tailor a study programme, so that each student can improve in maths and/or English to the best of their ability.
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Condition of Funding Rules in 21/22 - are GCSEs required?
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Hi all
A question from our English and Maths team: as they currently stand, the CoF rules stipulate that full time learners who have achieved GCSE grade 3/D must retake GCSE as part of their study programme, they cannot study Functional Skills (ESFA guidance).
However, in light of the use of predicted grades this year, we're concerned that a significant percentage may have their grades over-inflated, and when we actually assess them at enrolment we're going to find that putting them into a GCSE class is going to be too much for them and they'll just end up failing.
Has anyone heard whether the ESFA will be relaxing the rules so that learners with grade 3 can join FS and still meet CoF? Or have I misinterpreted the rules and actually this has always been an option?