Policy Requirements for Planning 2006/07

On this webpage you can find a link to all the documents published under the Policy Requirements for Planning series for 2006/07.

Indicative funding rates 2006/07 (pdf; 158KB)

Published 24 January 2006

On 21 October 2005, the Learning and Skills Council published two documents called Priorities for Success - Funding for Learning and Skills and Priorities for Success - School Sixth Form Funding. These documents give details of proposed funding arrangements for 2006/07 and 2007/08 that relate to school sixth forms, further education, work-based learning and the new national employer training programme.

This document provides more detail of the funding rate arrangements for 2006/07 in school sixth forms, further education and work-based learning. The document covers funding rates and not funding allocations details of which are being published separately.

Published 30 January 2006

This document is aimed at all regional and local LSC colleagues involved in discussions with providers on planning provision and allocating funds. It focuses on the challenges associated with managing the balance and mix of provision in an area.

This document sets out the context and key changes for 2006/07 and 2007/08, sets out the LSC’s policy and key messages on managing the balance and mix of provision, provides a clear steer for the regional approach to planning the balance of provision, should be used as part of the planning process and identifies emerging qualification and curriculum reform and initiatives which will impact on this work.

Published 30 January 2006

This internal LSC document provides regions with a framework to determine provider allocations for the 2006/07 academic year. It has been prepared by a number of national, regional and local colleagues, and is intended to help support regional and local staff in their discussions with providers. Each region will implement this framework within the context of their own structures and ways of working.