David Dalby

Director of Funding and MIS at National Star College, specialist residential and day college for students with disabilities based in Cheltenham, Hereford and South East Wales.

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Residency Eligibility

I'm hoping experts out there can advise on residency eligibility for 16-19 funding, as it rarely comes up with learners applying to us. Young person with an EHCP, born in India, moved to Canada for...

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Part time working on ESFA 16-19 programme

I should know the answer to this, so am asking on behalf of a friend, who can't find it in the funding guidance. Is it ok for students on a full time 16-19 study programme to have a part time job (...

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Cyber Essentials ~(Again)

Sorry to raise this beast again, does anyone know if Jisc or maybe AOC are talking to ESFA about the CE requirement in contracts? I'm also responsible for contract compliance, and our IT are basica...

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Use of Bursary?

If not a MIS responsibility, could you pass on to relevant person please. I've had a Bursary request for student to have a Dietician funded, no doubt they need it, and NHS have given an appointment...

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Call handling companies?

Slightly off topic, does anyone use a 24/7/365 call handling company for things like staff/students reporting absence and can recommend a reliable company?  May be more cost effective solution to i...

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Changing Start Dates 16-19 funding

Genuinely am asking on behalf of a friend!  These are High Needs Learners with EHCPs and places commissioned by Local Authorities.  Specialist College recently had ESFA audit, and was told where th...

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Anyone else having issues subscribing?

Is anyone else finding the Subscribe to topic button isn't working or is the Community singling me out?  When I click the button nothing happens, and I don't get notified of any follow up responses...

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FE Workforce Data Collection

Admit I had ignored the comms on FE Workforce Collection as it was voluntary in 2020/212, but our HR department have asked me what they will need to do in 2021/22 to prepare as will become mandator...

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GCSE resit at school

Hoping experts out there can confirm this is ok - I have alerted our contracts manager just in case.  We have a 16 year old starting a Traineeship, they failed a GCSE at school, and school have alr...

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GCSE grades/retakes

With GCSE results now out we're working out who needs to continue on GCSE and who can take a stepping stone qualification.  We are a specialist college for students with disabilities so although CO...