1. Area Reviews: The London Approach

2. CONTEXT Declining financial health of colleges since 2010. Challenges ahead including devolution and funding reforms (e.g. apprenticeship levy, more learning loans). Growing demand for higher level technical and professional education and training, and greater specialisation, to meet economic need (cf. Productivity Plan).

3. AREA REVIEW PROGRAMME National programme of c. 40 area reviews completed by March 2017 with full implementation by 2020 Designed “to establish the appropriate set of institutions.. to offer high quality provision based on the current and future needs of learners and employers within the local area”. Moving towards “fewer, larger, more resilient and efficient colleges” Providing the means to consider interest from Sixth Form Colleges in taking on academy status

4. National framework for the reviews, within which areas such as London have the flexibility to adapt the approach to take account of local circumstances and requirements. London government (the Mayor and the boroughs) worked with central government, in consultation with the FE sector, to develop and agree an approach to Area Reviews in London. LONDON AREA REVIEW

5. STRUCTURE London Area Review West sub- regional review Central sub- regional review South sub- regional review East sub- regional review Wave 2 of national process Wave 3 of national process

6. GEOGRAPHY

7. GOVERNANCE London Area Review Steering Group West sub- regional steering group Central sub- regional steering group South sub- regional steering group East sub- regional steering group

8. SUB-REGIONAL PROCESS College visits, data analysis, Steering Group meetings: 1) Background to the review, data sharing protocol 2) The curriculum / specialisation 3) The college estate and shared services 4) Finance and structures 5) The way forward “for the governing bodies of each individual institution to decide whether to accept the review’s recommendations, reflecting their status as independent bodies” Restructuring Funds held by HMT Ongoing support for implementation from SFA and EFA

9. TIMEFRAME

10. Automatically in scope: All General FE Colleges All Sixth Form Colleges Opted in: 4 Specialist Designated Institutions Curriculum focussed engagement: Adult and Community Learning services PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

11. A London-wide review of ACL Led by London government To establish long-term strategic direction of ACL To develop recommendations for future commissioning and delivery of ACL post devolution. Focussing on organisations in direct receipt of the Community Learning budget from the SFA Curriculum-focussed engagement in Area Review Provision of written information Face-to-face contact with the FE advisory team Input to the second sub-regional steering group Not full sub-regional steering group membership LONDON-WIDE ACL REVIEW

12. Other providers: Higher Education Institutions Independent Training Providers Specialist LLDD Colleges School Sixth Forms Other stakeholders: MPs Employers Learners STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

13. QUESTIONS