Learner Support Provider Guidance documents for 2010/11 are now available to download for the schemes, Adult Learning Grant, Education Maintenance Allowance and Discretionary Learner Support. These documents replace the Guidance documents for 2009/10 and are designed to advise Providers involved in the administration of learner support about how to operate the schemes within their organisation and how to get the best from them.

EMA Provider Guidance is available to download from: http://ema.ypla.gov.uk/resources/guidance/

ALG Provider Guidance is available to download from: http://alg.ypla.gov.uk/resources/guidance/ 

Guidance for Discretionary Learner Support can be downloaded from: http://lsf.ypla.gov.uk/resources/guidance/

The latest guidance on OFSTED expectations of the college delivery for Safeguarding can be found at

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/About-us/FAQs/Safeguarding/Learning-and-skills-providers-education-and-training-beyond-age-16

A conference to share a best practice model for improving outcomes for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is being held on the 8th October In London.

Action for Inclusion is a successful and well established model of capacity building through collaborative working developed by providers in the South East that offers

• collaborative, strategic approaches to planning and support
• cost-effective solutions for Local Authorities in meeting their statutory duties
• processes and tools for mapping provision and identifying need, and reviewing the curriculum
• innovative curriculum developments
• opportunities to improve practice of equality, diversity and inclusion and Ofsted grades
• an initiative based on sector expertise and led by experienced practitioners

Click on the link below to download a full programme for the day.

Members can now access the Student Loans Company updates by clicking on the following link http://www.slc.co.uk/stakeholders/stakeholder_partner.html. You will then be able to access all Bulletins from SLC.