16 to 19 Tuition Fund Statement
The purpose of this statement is to set out how Valley College is planning to utilise its 16 to 19 tuition fund allocation to support learners who may have had their learning disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional funding made available to the college will be used to support the provision of targeted small group tuition for specific cohorts specifically in Literacy, Numeracy, Employability skills and Pastoral support. The learners have all been assessed by staff as requiring intervention in order to ‘catch-up’ following disruption to their learning caused by the restrictions of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is envisaged that this highly targeted intervention will serve to address the attainment shortfall of these learners all of whom have Special Educational Need and Disabilities.
What is the 16-19 Tuition Fund?
The 16-19 tuition fund is ring-fenced funding for schools, colleges and all other 16 to 19 institutions who receive annual funding allocations from the ESFA for the provision of 16 to 19 education, to mitigate the disruption to learning arising from coronovirus (COVID 19). The fund will be used for small group and 1:1 tuition in English, Maths and vocational learning for 16 to 19-year-old learners and those learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including those aged 19 to 24 years. This tuition will be in addition to the planned study programme hours.
The College is committed to ensuring the tuition fund is used in accordance with the Government’s guidance on the 16 to 19 tuition fund by:
- Producing the statement setting out how the fund will be used to support the most disadvantaged learners and publishing this guidance on the College website
- Recording the use of the fund, including references to individual learners who receive support, the needs of those learners, the number of hours of tuition delivered and retain the evidence of the tuition provided and demonstrate the impact of the support provided
- Delivering the extra tuition and spend the allocated funds in the academic year 2023/24
- Notify the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) of any underspend from the Fund for it to be reclaimed