Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
For its 2021 Spending Review bid, the Department must properly cost what level of Adult Education Budget increase is needed to meet the urgent and overdue reforms we set out in this report. An ambitious, long-term strategy for adult education will require an ambitious funding settlement. The Department must prepare …
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For its 2021 Spending Review bid, the Department must properly cost what level of Adult Education Budget increase is needed to meet the urgent and overdue reforms we set out in this report. An ambitious, long-term strategy for adult education will require an ambitious funding settlement. The Department must prepare a case for a three-year funding settlement for adult education.
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Government response AI summary
The government states that funding beyond 2021-22, including full costings and the potential for a multi-year settlement, will be considered as part of a wider Spending Review later in the year.
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Department for Education
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Recommendation
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
The Department should provide additional funding for the digital skills entitlement, and should ensure that any future statutory entitlements coming out of the Adult Education Budget are properly costed and funded. This should be clearly linked to forecast participation levels.
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The Department should provide additional funding for the digital skills entitlement, and should ensure that any future statutory entitlements coming out of the Adult Education Budget are properly costed and funded. This should be clearly linked to forecast participation levels.
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Government response AI summary
The government defers additional funding considerations for the digital skills entitlement and future statutory entitlements to a wider Spending Review later in the year, highlighting existing AEB and Community Learning provisions.
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Department for Education
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Recommendation
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
The Department should work with the sector to assess what additional funding is needed to better support adult learners with SEND. The Department should then introduce a funding premium for adult learners with SEND to ensure there is fully inclusive, accessible provision at all levels.
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The Department should work with the sector to assess what additional funding is needed to better support adult learners with SEND. The Department should then introduce a funding premium for adult learners with SEND to ensure there is fully inclusive, accessible provision at all levels.
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Government response AI summary
The government describes existing funding and support for SEND learners, and states that a cross-government SEND review is underway to consider support needs, and they are seeking views on provision improvement, but does not commit to assessing additional funding or introducing a specific funding premium.
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Department for Education
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Conclusion
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
The community learning budget has been capped at an arbitrary level for ten years. Community learning funding is overly bureaucratic; an average community learning provider may have to negotiate up to ten different funding streams, all with different rules and outcomes. This places unnecessary strain on providers, and takes up …
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The community learning budget has been capped at an arbitrary level for ten years. Community learning funding is overly bureaucratic; an average community learning provider may have to negotiate up to ten different funding streams, all with different rules and outcomes. This places unnecessary strain on providers, and takes up time and resources that should be spent on delivery.
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Government response AI summary
The government describes the purpose and existing funding for community learning, mentions collaboration on the UKSPF, and states that funding beyond 2021–22 will be considered as part of a wider Spending Review, deferring action on the observed budget cap and bureaucracy.
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Department for Education
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Recommendation
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
The Department must make the case for a three-year funding settlement for community learning at the next spending review. The Department should review and consolidate the many community learning funding streams to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for providers. (Paragraph 83) Employer-led training
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The Department must make the case for a three-year funding settlement for community learning at the next spending review. The Department should review and consolidate the many community learning funding streams to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for providers. (Paragraph 83) Employer-led training
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Government response AI summary
The government states that funding for community learning beyond 2021-22 will be considered as part of a wider Spending Review later in the year, thereby deferring a decision on a three-year settlement. It describes the current approach to community learning funding and engagement with MHCLG, …
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Department for Education
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Recommendation
Third report - A plan for an adult skil…
Deferred
Current Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) funding restrictions are a barrier for adults seeking to reskill. Higher level skills at levels 4, 5 and 6 are key to unlocking productivity, and a relaxation of ELQ rules is a fundamental strand of a lifelong right to retrain.
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Current Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) funding restrictions are a barrier for adults seeking to reskill. Higher level skills at levels 4, 5 and 6 are key to unlocking productivity, and a relaxation of ELQ rules is a fundamental strand of a lifelong right to retrain.
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Government response AI summary
The government commits to consulting in early 2021 on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement, which will include seeking views on whether Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) restrictions should be amended to facilitate retraining.
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Department for Education