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Sam Hawkins commented,

Hi Samantha McCarthy You dont need a formal diagnosi...

  1. Learning Support Funding - when can you claim

Hi Samantha McCarthy You dont need a formal diagnosis to claim LSF.  Our coaches do an Initial Assessment at the beginning of the learners journey to gauge previous issues at school, further educat...

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Thanks Steve Hewitt, much appreciated as always.

  1. ESOL Learners and Learning support funding

Thanks Steve Hewitt, much appreciated as always.

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ESOL Learners and Learning support funding

  1. Further education and training providers

Hello all Im sure this is a really obvious question!  Ive read the rules and its not clear so wanted to check.  Can we claim LSF for learners who have English as a second language?  I know this isn...

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Employer Providers - ASA account

  1. Further education and training providers

Hi All, wondered if anyone can help please....  I know manual inputting on the ASA account is now minimal as Break in Learnings and Withdrawals will be tracked via the ILR rather than manual input....

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Hi Aayushi Rami We Use Pics and Smart Assessor so o...

  1. Additional Learning Support - AEB

Hi Aayushi Rami We Use Pics and Smart Assessor so our coaches log any extra support in the ALS tab on Smart Assessor as Medium and High each time they have a review with their learner which indicat...

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Hi Marie Kershaw Thanks for your reply, yes, that w...

  1. Visa extension question

Hi Marie Kershaw Thanks for your reply, yes, that was the conclusion i've come to, whilst im sure there will be no problem we need to err on the side of caution.  Thanks for your help :)

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Visa extension question

  1. Further education and training providers

Hello all I've been reading up on previous posts on the community and reading the ESFA guidelines (grey as ever) just wanted to check i've interpreted correctly.  We have a learner who we have held...

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Hi All, this is the link we have for info so far.......

  1. Functional Skill EPA requirements

Hi All, this is the link we have for info so far....   https://www.gov.uk/government/news/10000-more-apprentices-as-government-slashes-red-tape-to-boost-growth

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Hi Ashleigh Gray, Ahh ok, Ecctis normally give us an...

  1. Functional Skills Query

Hi Ashleigh Gray, Ahh ok, Ecctis normally give us an indication of what the equivalent GCSE result would be.  If we are ever in any doubt we check with the EPAO and put them on the Maths and Englis...

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Sam Hawkins commented,

Thanks for the clarity Steve Hewitt, we will look ba...

  1. Recording completion status as 2

Thanks for the clarity Steve Hewitt, we will look back at our actions and do some checks, thank you