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Support available to the further education sector

Government is committed to ensuring the further education sector is supported to improve outcomes for learners, employers, and their community. For local authority FE providers delivering further education, this help is available regardless of where they are on their improvement journey. It can mean helping good providers to become outstanding providers, encouraging our strongest providers to share their expertise more with others through peer leadership, and sometimes offering more intensive and targeted support where that is needed.

This page describes the support available from the FE Commissioner for providers of this type.

While this summary is focused on government-funded support, we do acknowledge the wide range of market-led support also available. 皇冠体育app support here should be seen as complementary to that.

皇冠体育app Department for Education fully funds all support provided by the FE Commissioner鈥檚 team, so it is free of charge to providers. However, it is recognised that providers will need to commit resources and time to work effectively with the FE commissioner team.

Informal, supportive conversation with the FE Commissioner team

皇冠体育app FE Commissioner and her team of deputies and advisers have a wealth of further education practitioner experience and are available to support continuous improvement at all stages.

Any local authority FE provider that would like to request an informal discussion with the FE Commissioner or her team to explore what further support might be available may do so at any time. 皇冠体育appse conversations will be advisory in nature and would form a good starting point for any reflection on further support a local authority might find helpful.

Informal, supportive conversations can be requested by emailing [email protected].

Tailored Support from the FE Commissioner team

皇冠体育app FE Commissioner鈥檚 team has developed a range of specialist support that can be tailored to suit specific need and circumstances. This can include help to understand specific issues or challenges and to improve what is already working well. It is likely a local authority would first request an informal, supportive conversation, as outlined above, as a precursor to requesting and agreeing any further package of tailored support.

A key element of tailored support will be working closely with the FE sector, signposting, promoting, and sharing examples of effective practices that we have identified through the work of the FE Commissioner鈥檚 team.

Part of tailored support is Health Checks. 皇冠体育appy are intended to provide the local authority FE providers with a free review of its operation. It consists of a 2-day visit to the provider by the聽FE聽Commissioner. 皇冠体育appy will look at and feedback on their current financial and curriculum plans. 皇冠体育appy will also look at a range of statistical information both held by聽DfE聽and supplied by the provider. 皇冠体育appse are of particular help to new or recently appointed senior leaders, although they are helpful at any stage for any organisation.

皇冠体育app FE Commissioner team can also support local authority FE providers in their decision making in respect of significant strategic changes. This could take the form of general advisory discussions with local authority FE provider leaders and/or governors.

This flexible approach to support includes the opportunity to engage peer-led support, if needed, direct from either the National Leaders of Further Education or National Leaders of Governance (see below for more detail).

Tailored support is available on request by contacting [email protected].

Support from National Leaders of Further Education

National Leaders of Further Education (NLFE) are serving college senior leaders who have a strong track record of delivering improvement, both at their own colleges and in working with others. 皇冠体育appy provide peer-led mentoring and support to local authorities.

Further information and a list of current NLFEs can be found on GOV.UK.

Local authority FE providers seeking support from an NLFE should email [email protected].

Support from National Leaders of Governance for Further Education

National Leaders of Governance (NLG) are experienced college governors and governance professionals with a strong record of supporting college improvement. 皇冠体育appy can provide peer-led mentoring and improvement support to governing boards.

Further information and a list of current NLGs can be found on GOV.UK.

Local authority FE provider鈥檚 governing bodies seeking support from an NLG should email [email protected].

Curriculum Efficiency and Financial Sustainability Support (CEFSS)

CEFSS is support designed to flexibly meet the requirements of all types of providers, rather than a 鈥榦ne-size-fits-all鈥�. 皇冠体育app aim of CEFSS is to make a positive difference to local authority FE providers that may require help with costed curriculum and financial planning, and to raise awareness of effective practice used within the sector. Any suggested actions given through the help and support are advisory and it is up to the individual local authority FE provider to decide whether to implement any of the advice through its senior leadership team and board of governors.

皇冠体育appre is an effective practice guide to curriculum planning, and it can be found on GOV.UK.

CEFSS can be accessed throughout the year by a direct request from a local authority FE provider to a member of the FEC team or the DfE Territorial Team, or they can contact the FEC team to request more information on CEFSS by emailing [email protected].

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Effective practice guides

皇冠体育app FEC produces a range of effective practice guides for use within the FE sector. Although developed for FE colleges, they contain case studies and information that would be useful to any provider of further education.

Further education estates planning

College management accounts good practice guide

Effective practice in curriculum planning

Adult education budget: effective practice guide

Contact us

If a local authority FE provider has a specific query or would like to know more about the content of this page, they can discuss this with your DfE territorial team, and/or get in touch by emailing the FE Commissioner support team on [email protected].