1. 16-19 Transfer – a national perspective and update
Gerard McAlea
16-19 Transfer Programme

2. Rationale for the change
NOT A DEFICIT MODEL
Success of Colleges
LSC drive
Putting 0-19 commissioning in the hands of a single body, reflecting principles of local decision making at the right level
supporting the delivery of the RPA and
the entitlements
Enabling LAs to take a more integrated approach to provision of all Children’s Services 0-19 for their residents
Creating at a regional level a good join up with regional economic planning

3. Principles governing our policy development
Keeping it simple
Removing bureaucracy
Freeing good providers
Better use of data
Improving learner choice

4. What’s new (1)
LAs commission all provision for young people including LLDD, Offender Learning
Sub regional groups ensure coherence across travel to learn areas, agree single dialogue ‘lead LA’ arrangements for colleges
Regional planning fora moderate against regional indicative budgets, and considers post 19 links
Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) provides overall budgetary control, issues LA allocations when plans agreed, maintains funding system, supports LAs with commissioning and data analysis

5. What’s new (2)
Sixth Form Colleges can re-designate to have performance management relationship with LAs; use of Framework for Excellence
Changes to Sixth Form presumption arrangements
Shadow arrangements between LSC and LAs through the transition: ‘tracking’ for 09/10 allocations; ‘transition’ for 10/11 allocations
Building LA Capacity through LGA/ADCS and DCSF
AoC Links and capacity strengthening underway

6. 16 -19 commissioning transfer: progress
Transferring responsibility for planning and funding provision from the LSC to Local Authorities from 2010 as proposed in Raising Expectations White Paper (March 2008)
Following positive response to consultation, we have been working closely with AoC and other partners (LGA, ADCS) on the following developments:
Legislation
New LA duties and powers, YPLA set up and SFC designation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill in Committee Stage
LA capacity
and capability
Initial SRG proposals received end September identifying 41 groupings
Joint LGA/ADCS support programme (React) operating
Commissioning
cycle
Detailed end-to-end commissioning process has been developed in consultation with partners
YPLA design
Detailed design work progressed with stakeholders – including agreeing core functions and purpose and interactions with SFA and NAS
Transition
planning
Working with LSC to best retain staff expertise
Tracking and transition years in place for 2008/09 and 2010/11
Communications
Joint DCSF / DIUS transfer bulletin published monthly
Comms strategy in place covering all stakeholders
Performance
assessment
Progressing FfE pilot in SSFs and working on detailed performance management arrangements for all providers

7. Sub-Regional Groupings as at 31 October 2008
41 proposed across 9 regions
Guidance by 20 November

8. End-to-end commissioning cycle

9. Next Steps Bill Committee Stage
Stage 2 sub-regional groupings received; Final proposals in 2009
Developing HR strategy