New Arrangements For 14-16s Attending College in England From September 2013
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Further education colleges will be able to enrol 14- to 16-year-olds who wish to study high-quality vocational qualifications from September 2013. Home educated students will be able to study part time or full time, but students transferring from school will only have the option of full-time study.
Prospective students will be expected to apply directly to colleges (rather than through the local authority admissions process). Colleges will be expected to deliver a broad curriculum, including English and maths, in line with the statutory Key Stage 4 curriculum.
Fiona Nicholson recently queried funding for part-time college courses for 14-16s from September 2013 and received the following from DfE in December 2012:
"From 2013/14, funding for home educated pupils aged 14-16 who are attending colleges will be passed directly to the colleges through the 16-19 funding formula. Some of these pupils may be attending part-time, some of them full-time.
The 16-19 funding formula allows for part-time participation and details on how it works can be found in our funding guidance at www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/fundingallocations/a00210682/funding-formula-review
For other 14-16 year olds (ie those who have been previously enrolled in a school but wish to undertake their KS4 education at a college), they will be able to enrol full-time at a college that is eligible and has made the decision to offer education to KS4.
These students will not be able to enrol part-time."
Fiona asked "will there be any role or responsibility for the local authority home education officer with the college prior to the part-time enrolment or with the college/family once the student is attending part-time?".
DfE answered that "arrangements are between the parents and the college and do not need to involve the local authority at all."
For further enquiries to DfE, please use the contact form on the DfE website www.education.gov.uk/help/contactus/dfe
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