ESOL Funding Principles Working Party 24 November 2009

Membership Morag Campbell, Scottish Funding Council Elaine Proudfoot, Langside College Mary Rhind, Highland Adult Literacy Partnership Jayne Stuart, Learning Link Scotland

Funding Principles WP Terms of reference To produce “a guidance document that will be useful... when considering how to prioritise available funding for ESOL learners” –Establish current practice in respect of funding for providers and learners –Identify relative costs –Consider what happens elsewhere –Develop a statement of funding principles

Funding Principles WP Terms of reference To produce “a guidance document that will be useful... when considering how to prioritise available funding for ESOL learners” –Establish current practice in respect of funding for providers and learners –Identify relative costs –Consider what happens elsewhere –Develop a statement of funding principles

Guidance document - the aim Information –What are the costs? –Who pays what? –How much is it? –How does it vary? Guidance –Who should be supported? –Who should contribute? –How much is reasonable? –Can the money go further?

Framework

Funding principles – Key questions Why are we using public funds for ESOL? Who should be supported? For what learning?

Principles Benefits and aims –Social integration and cohesion –Improving employability and contribution to society Characteristics of provision –Flexibly delivered, responding to local needs –High quality and effective language development –Cost effective –Enabling learner progress Local context –Local partnerships