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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was allocated for (a) the Teaching Pay Initiative for further education colleges and (b) the staff development component of the Standards Fund for colleges in 2002-03; how much colleges will receive in 2003-04 from the 2 per cent. enhancement of funding rates allocated for the transfer under Success for All; and if he will make a statement. [128029] Alan Johnson: In 2002-03 Further Education colleges were allocated £142 million pounds for the Teaching Pay Initiative, and £53 million for the staff development component of the Standards Fund. These funds were consolidated into participation funding for the academic year 2003-04 and the funding rate was increased by 3.5 per cent. to reflect this. Colleges will receive £138 million from the 3.5% increase. A further £50 million will be allocated to some colleges to meet the costs of implementing increased funding for colleges with high area costs and disadvantage factors, and to fund additional participation through pilots such as those in adult skills and partnerships for progression in 2003-4. As well as consolidation of these funds, further education colleges will also receive an increase of £63 million or 2 per cent. in their core unit of funding per full time equivalent learner in return for agreeing a three year development plan. The real terms increase in the participation unit of funding, together with the consolidation of previously targeted funds and three year funding agreement, are what colleges were calling for. They give colleges more control over the funds allocated to them and a longer term planning horizon.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

128029; 410 c127-8W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Finance Further education Pay Teachers Training Standards Fund

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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