Richard Heath
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FESIT destination data
Hi all I seem to recall that Ofsted's FESIT tool previously contained learner destination data: albeit with a couple of years lag, it drew on info from DWP etc to give robust (if not timely) inform...
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ASF full funding - unemployed and low income
Does anyone have a view on the definition of the term 'unemployed' in the 'Earnings threshold' paragraph of the ASF funding rules? The issue is this: The wording in the Earnings threshold section s...
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ASF eligibility: dependents of skilled workers
No doubt like other colleagues, we are still getting our heads round the new ASF eligibility rules (mostly happy with the changes in principle; nul points to DfE for the timing). We have already ha...
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Eligibility: Gurkha soldiers and dependents
A few years ago I raised a question about eligibility for the above, and the response from Martin suggested that both Gurkha soldiers and their dependents were eligible without needing to meet the ...
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ASF eligibility: working in non-devolved area
Hi. We are (currently) in an ESFA-funded (i.e. non-devolved) area, but on the border of a combined authority. We have the opportunity to work with a major employer to provide English and Maths Func...
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Funding for ESOL Skills for Life Award
We have a learner who completed an ESOL E2 Speaking and Listening Award (aim code 60152084) with us 6 years ago. In order for the learner to be awarded the full certificate qualification, they have...
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ASF funding eligibility - contradictory info on FALA?
We are trying to establish what Level 2 ICT qualifications are funded under the Adult Skills Fund for this year. The information on FALA appears to be contradictory. For example, the entry for 5007...
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ASF funding rates and formula: achievement/completion funding
The 2024/25 funding rates and formula document (paragraph 89) in cludes this wording: funding is directly linked to achievement or completion depending on your type of contract and when the learni...
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Learning Records Service - privacy notice
We are planning to make more use of the LRS facility to check some of our learners' history. The site includes this stipulation: "To view this learner's personal learning record, you have a legal o...
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AEB: can you use ALS for dyslexia assessments?
I haven't seen a clear answer to this question anywhere: if a learner in AEB-funded provision believes they may be dyslexic and this is impacting on their learning, is it legitimate to arrange a fo...