FE and MOG Christine Tyler Colleges Specialist, ASCL Former Chair, BRG

Raising Expectations: enabling the system to deliver Dissolve Learning and Skills Council in 2010 and replace with: Young People’s Learning Agency for funding (independent board) Skills Funding Agency for 19+ funding (part of DIUS)

YPLA will …. have powers to launch more significant reorganisation of provision have responsibilities for LLDD commission provision for young offenders in custodial institutions work to create common funding arrangements for learners in both schools and colleges introduce a common performance management framework across system distribute funding to local authorities for local decision making

SFA will focus on 19+ learning and skills and will: manage the National Employers’ Service work with the National Apprenticeship Service work with an England-wide Adult Advancement and Careers Service be responsible for performance management in FE colleges be the point of intervention in ensuring minimum standards and levels of performance

Funding – YPLA will oversee distribution of funding to local authorities for local commissioning of programmes Local authorities will form sub regional partnerships and will work in partnership with FE institutions for provision in colleges

Funding, 19+ Majority of post 19 funding received by colleges will flow in direct response to customer choice through the Train to Gain initiative There will be skills accounts for individual learners following approved programmes SFA intended as a funding body, not a funding and planning body

Effects, 1 Sixth form colleges, designated as a separate category of colleges, will rejoin the local authority family. FE colleges will be working with local authorities, with commissioning of work organised regionally or sub-regionally through Local Authorities and performance management overseen by SFA. Train to Gain work is ‘demand led’. Legal transfer by 1 April 2010 – in practice by 1 September 2009

Effects, funding round being managed by LSC with local authority involvement LSC staffing and expertise diminishing Local authority clusters forming – announcement in early Sixth form colleges unclear on their future Capital funding for provision will be part of local BSF planning

Framework for Excellence In colleges and most learning providers from September 2009 Piloting in schools from September 2010 Three dimensions – responsiveness, effectiveness and finance, each with variable PIs according to position in sector Finance dimension being reviewed to accommodate differences across sector/system

College leaders’ concerns, 1 Unrealistic timescales DIUS/DCSF split – silo working Split of responsibilities – e.g. funding, careers services Local authorities’ capacity to plan from 2010 Cross boundary issues Complexity, bureaucracy IAG

College leaders’ concerns, 2 Local politics and their effect on commissioning Residency issues and catchment areas Consistency of information systems The role of Government Offices in the system National Apprenticeships Service role and relationships Skills accounts Framework for Excellence Where does Self Regulation fit in all this?

I could go on…… Genuine will at government level for this to work DCSF and DIUS officials trying to make sense of it all Need for something to drop off the end whenever new measures are introduced Groups like the Information Authority, BRG and FE Communications group all working to simplify the system MIAP and the ULN should eventually help individual learners (and providers)