Richard Heath
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ASF Funding Rules 2026/27
As far as I can tell, there is no sign of these as yet. Does anyone have any insight? We have already had to go to press with old figures for e.g. low wage thresholds.
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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...