1. Condition of Funding - iGCSE English as a Second Lan...

Just to follow up, I have had a reply from the DfE saying that the Second Language iGCSE does count for CoF. So I will now leave it with the subject leads to make a call on whether the student is c...

1. Condition of Funding - iGCSE English as a Second Lan...

Thanks Ruth, that's pretty much the conclusion that I came to is that they can't prove that it is eligible. And from an educational point of view it doesn't make sense. I have a GCSE in French, but...

1. EPQ over two years, QAR implications

Sorry yes I should have said attendance for the second year rather than hours.  Thanks for the help Steve, it has reinforced my thinking that really this needs to be done within an academic year. 

1. EPQ over two years, QAR implications

Yes, that's a good point - this will be mid programme of their A Levels/BTECs etc, so the 42 days in the second year will start from whenever they first attend one of their other courses that year....

1. EPQ over two years, QAR implications

Thanks Steve, Wouldn't finishing them on the 2nd August mean that the ILR is then expecting 42 days attendance for the following year though? And yes I think you are right to not recommend the seco...

1. Last Date for New Starts

Hi Ruth, We are also getting concerned about the LDNS for 16-19. We are trying to replace a small number of courses that the boards have informed us will no longer be funded, but as it stands at th...