Funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 for students and learners aged over 16

A letter to post-16 education providers explaining the funding for academic year 2019 to 2020.

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Letter to post-16 education providers explaining the funding for academic year 2019 to 2020

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Peter Mucklow, Further Education Director at Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), has written to post-16 institutions explaining funding for the academic year 2019 to 2020.

Areas included in the letter are:

Funding for young people

• national base rates for 16 to 19 funding
• supporting growth in maths
• maths and English condition of funding
• student support
• T Levels
• high needs students
• formula protection funding
• lagged student numbers
• tables and timelines – funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 for: students aged 16 to 19; students aged 19 to 25 with an education, health and care (EHC) plan

Funding for adults

• adult education budget (AEB) allocations and devolution
• European Social Fund
• advanced learner loans
• further education reforms
• consultation on improving adult basic digital skills
• tables and timelines – funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 for: learners aged 19+ and apprenticeships

Cross-cutting funding

• apprenticeship non-levy contract extension
• Higher education (HE) institutions returning HESA data
• Insolvency Regime for further education and sixth-form colleges
• independent training providers: oversight
• learner transfers
• enquiry services