Funding Models & Guidance

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Funding Models Guidance
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Questions on Funding

• Q Is the current YPLA funding methodology fit for
  Independent Specialist Providers?
• Q How are General FE Colleges funded and paid
  under the methodology?
• Q How do Learners earn funding under the
  current methodology?
• Q Relationship between Programme funding and
  Additional Learning Support (ALS)

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Funding Formula

• The 2010/11 funding formula is applied to each
  learning
• aim taken by a learner

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16-18 Model

• Allocations are paid on a monthly profile both
  programme funding and ALS
• Incentive is strong on participation and success
• Common 16-18 funding system for schools and
  colleges
• Current learner number drive future funding
  allocations
• Contract providers (charities/private training
  organisations) are subject to a final
  reconciliation with underperformance below agreed
  tolerance levels being recovered from the
  following year allocation payments

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GLH as defined in Frequently Asked Question
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GLH are defined all times when a member of staff
is present to give specific guidance towards the
qualification or module (learning aim) being
studied on a programme. GLH may include
tutorials, learning workshops and supervised
study. It also includes time spent by staff
assessing a learner's achievements, for example
in Foundation Learning. It does not include time
spent by staff in the day-to-day marking of
assignments or homework where the learner is not
present. It does not include hours where
supervision or assistance is of a general nature
and is not specific to the study of the learners.
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SLN

• SLN (Standard Learner Number) is a measure of the
  volume of activity associated with a
  qualification, learning aim, learner, contract,
  allocation, or any other set of training or
  education.
• Whilst SLN gives a robust measure of volume of
  learning, the relative cost of that learning must
  also be taken into account by the funding
  formula. The Provider Factor (and component
  Provider Factor Weightings) is the measure that
  reflects the relative cost of provision.
• The SLN Values of individual learning aims will
  either be
• Listed i.e. a fixed rate or
• Unlisted i.e. a variable rate dependant on the
  number of glh delivered.

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Annual SLN

• Annual SLN is the measure used directly in the
  funding calculations for the purposes of
  calculating actuals at learning aim level for
  16-18 funding model (and also in Adult Learner
  Responsive Models).
• Annual SLN is derived from the SLN Value by
  application of the SLN section of the funding
  calculations, which then distributes the SLN
  Value across the funding years.
• An annual SLN Cap at 1.75 (2010/11) is applied
  when calculating the SLN value

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Example of SLN values (1)

• A learner starts a 1 year AS level on the 10th
  January 2010 and finishes on the 15th December
  2010. How much SLN is paid in each year?
• On the LAD, find the SLN Value - this can be
  found on the tab for each relevant funding model
  and year in the LAD (here 2009/10 and 2010/11).
  For this course the SLN Value 150 GLH.
• 2. To calculate the SLN Value for a
  qualification

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Example SLN values (2)

• For each qualification
• 3. Does the programme cross a funding year?
• Yes then split the programme by funding year
  so
• For 2009/10 10th Jan 31st July
  
• For 2010/11 1st Aug 18th Dec
• 4. Then count the days in each funding year

Funding Year 1st Aug 31st July
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Example SLN values (3)

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Example SLN values (4)

• 6. How much SLN is paid in each year?
• In 2009/10 0.197 In 2010/11 0.136
• If the learner had taken 3 AS levels in the 1
  year instead of one, then
• All AS Levels have the same SLN glh on the LAD
  150
• Therefore the SLN paid each year is multiplied by
  3
• This example assumes the dates of each AS level
  are the same.

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Start criteria for learners

• Annual SLN will be counted when a learner is
  deemed to have started.
• A learner is deemed to have started a learning
  aim once they have remained on that learning aim
  for the period of time defined in the table
  below.
• For learning aims that span more than one
  academic year, starts are determined separately
  for each year, in line with the approach of
  calculating an Annual SLN value separately for
  each year.

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Provider Factor

• The Provider Factor includes the following
  drivers of relative cost
• Programme Weighting Factor (PWF)
• Disadvantage Uplift
• Area Costs Uplift
• Success Factor
• Short Programme Modifier
• Care Standards
• (long term residential colleges have an
  additional uplift)

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ALS Guidance 2010-11
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ALS Allocations 2010-11

• The learner-responsive ALS allocation system for
  2010/11 (similar to
• 2009-10) is as follows

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Guidance on ALS

• Sets out the Funding Principles and Expected Uses
  of ALS
• Detailed guidance and costing information is
  available to providers on completing the ALS
  costs forms
• Recording activity
• Calculating cash values
• Thresholds
• Compliance evidence
• Advice on initial assessment

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YPLA Guidance Spirit Intention

• ALS should only be recorded for the additional
  costs
• incurred in delivering provision to learners with
  identified
• wholly and exclusively additional individual
  support
• Needs.
• ALS funding should not be recorded for any
  general
• running costs incurred by a college or provider
• Most of the guidance document written to explain
  this
• and this includes some examples of these
  principles.

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Detailed ALS Advice

• Types of ALS provided to learners includes
• Additional teaching either reduced class sizes
  or personal support in class
• Other specialist staffing
• Physiotherapy / speech therapist after
  assessment by suitable person and how the support
  is identified to assisting learner in meeting
  their learning aims
• Assessment and review, pre-entry, on entry, on
  programme and on exit
• Personal counselling to support learner in
  achieving learning goals
• Transport between sites and off-site for mobility
  impairment
• Administration directly linked to individual
  learners that is in excess of usual requirements

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Specialist equipment - ALS Funding

• Q College wishes to purchase an expensive piece
  of equipment to support a learner with
  significant additional learning needs. The
  learner is likely to take 2 years to complete
  their initial programme and college hope the
  learner will then progress onto further
  programmes.
• A The college can claim a depreciation charge for
  equipment. It should be calculated as follows
  (see paragraphs 41-42)
• Divide the actual cost of the equipment by the
  estimated years of useful life. Only the
  appropriate element of the depreciation for
  equipment used by the learner for the time it is
  used is eligible for ALS funding.
• Lease costs may be eligible but will need advice
  of college finance department for calculations
  (paragraph 43).

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Question on ALS Funding Advice

• Does the YPLA ALS Guidance fit for Independent
  Specialist Provider?
• Average ALS for General FE is around 8 of
  allocation
• Specialist LLDD College funded under general
  methodology in 2010/11 ALS is more than double
  programme funding
• What should ALS be for a Independent Specialist
  Provider?
• What is likely impact of funding cap on LLDD
  learners?

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