1. Allocations summary ~ 2011/12
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4th March 2011
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2. 16-18 allocation summary
On 29th March 2011 providers received their Learner-responsive allocations, alongside several letters and technical guidance documents. Download them from
~ The redistributed £150m is now additional to the -3% transitional protection, so likely allocations are better than expected for many
~ Capping largest 20% by programme size scrapped
~ SLN cap to be 1.56 and national funding rate to stay £2,920
Afforded by YPLA revising their planning assumptions since December 2010, which took out 51k FE learners and £67m
I have asked the DfE a) where the £67m has gone and b) why the final school budget remains unchanged.

3. 19+ allocation summary
On 31st March 2011 providers received their allocations, and the final allocation notes can be downloaded from:
Many will have been surprised to be allocated more next year than this year. Final allocations greater than indicative as:
~ Planned 3.4% allocation reduction (excl. Apprenticeships) scrapped ~ Standard 19+ apprenticeship allocation +13.6% as opposed to +11.7% ~ The Adult Additional Learning Support budget is now + 5.9% not - 2% ~ The Formal First Step Learning no longer reduced by 2%
Afforded as ‘money was being held back that was not needed’
Yet, what remains unchanged is that the national funding rate falls 4.3%, programme weighting for Skills for Life scrapped and many inactive-benefit learners will become co-funded
Many colleges will not be able to earn all their allocation owing to new policies, and the SFA is already in ‘flexibility’ talks

4. Lsect training with Nick Linford in May
Funding Masterclass ~ 3rd May 2011 Including how to curriculum plan and achieve more for less
Sub-contracting Funding Summit ~ 17th May 2011 Are you risking it? Then don’t miss this one
Engineering Funding Summit ~ 24th May 2011 Unique sector specific event with the SSC Semta
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