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A guide to effective practice : Adult Education Budget : Strategies employed for the successful utilisation of the adult education budget : March 2024

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Cookies on GOV.UKWe use some essential cookies to make this websitework.We’d like to set additional cookies to understand howyou use GOV.UK, remember your settings andimprove government services.We also use cookies set by other sites to help usdeliver content from their services.  View cookiesTransparency dataRegulatory activity in alltypes of children’s homesbetween 1 April 2023 and 31March 2024Published 9 July 2024Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookiesMenuHome Parenting, childcare and children's services Safeguarding and social care for childrenChildren's social care providers Inspection of children's social care providersChildren's homes and other residential care inspectionsRegulatory activity in all types of children’s homesApplies to EnglandIntroductionAn important part of our work is the regulation of social care settings. At the end ofMarch 2024 there were 4,453 active or suspended children’s social care providersin England. Most of these (3,491) were children’s homes. This commentary focuseson regulatory activity in all types of children’s home.In the past, we discussed our regulatory activity in children’s homes in the Children’sSocial Care in England national statistics (now accredited official statistics). As partof a drive to make our data and commentary more accessible, we have moved it to aseparate publication. We will publish this material periodically as a commentary andtransparency dataset from 2024 onwards.3-month conditionWhen a children’s home has no intention of operating for at least 3 months, we canimpose a condition requiring it to give us 3 months’ notice if it intends to admit achild. This means that we do not have to inspect the setting routinely. As at 31 March2024, 71 children’s homes (2%) had a condition requiring them to tell us 3 monthsbefore admitting any child. This is the same proportion as last year. This representsa potential capacity of 245 places.ContentsIntroduction3-month conditionComplaints and child protection concernsEnforcement activityIncident notificationsRegistered managersUnregistered children’s homesRegulatory activity in other children’s social care providers between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024GlossaryAnnex: data tables for figuresComplaints and child protectionconcernsBetween 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, we received 716 complaints about 523children’s social care providers. This is 16% fewer than we received the previousyear (851). We received at least one complaint about 15% of all children’s homes,which is a decline from the previous 2 years, when we received a complaint aboutaround 20% of the homes.We also received 364 child protection concerns over the course of the year. This isan increase of 109 (43%) compared with the previous year, when we received 255concerns. As we would expect in a growing sector, the number of child protectionconcerns has increased over the past few years, but the increase over the past 2years has been proportionally larger than the sector growth.Of the 1,080 total complaints and concerns, 786 (73%) had one or more actionsrecorded by the end of March 2024. Table 1 shows the number and type of actionsrecorded during 2023–24. Cases can have multiple actions taken, so the actions inTable 1 will add up to more than the total number of cases.Table 1: Number and type of actions taken in 2023 to 2024Action taken Number of actions in 2023to 2024Key line of enquiry for next inspection 357Continued monitoring by allocated inspector 300Provider-led investigation 203Inspection brought forward 188Referred to child protection team in the relevantlocal authority89Monitoring visit 49Compliance and enforcement action 37Other action taken not included in above 134categoriesTotal actions taken 1,357Enforcement activityBetween 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, we carried out the following enforcementactions across all children’s homes:26 restrictions of accommodation17 suspensions of providers10 homes received a notice of cancellationNo homes received multiple restrictions of accommodation this year. The 17suspensions occurred in 16 different children’s homes, with one home receivingmultiple suspensions. Of these 16 homes, 7 resigned and 2 were still suspended on31 March 2024. The remaining 7 homes were active on 31 March 2024.Incident notificationsProviders must tell Ofsted, as the regulator for children’s homes in England, aboutthe most serious incidents that happen to children living with them and what theyhave done in response.Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, we received 34,481 notifications fromchildren’s homes. Half of all notifications (52%) received from children’s homes in2023 to 2024 were categorised as ‘other’. ‘Other’ notifications cover any incidentconsidered by the registered person to be serious but that does not fit under one ofthe existing categories. Police call-outs to the home were the next highest categoryand accounted for a quarter of all notifications (27%). Police call-out notifications arenot exclusively related to the child being suspected of committing a crime. Policemay be called because a child has gone missing, has been a victim of sexual orcriminal exploitation or another crime, or has disclosed a historical safeguardingconcern.Figure 1: A breakdown of the types of events contained in notifications madeby children’s homes from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 202427%14%3%2%1%52%0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%Police called (9,337)Allegation /complaint (4,698)Child protection enquiry (995)Sexual exploitation (535)Missing (500)Other (18,051)Note: In a relatively small number of notifications, the main reason for the notification was a serioussafeguarding concern about somebody working there, self-harm, the death of a child, or a child being thevictim or perpetrator of a serious assault, illness or accident. Each of these accounted for less than 1% ofnotifications and are not shown here.View data in an accessible format.Registered managersBy law, all children’s homes must have a manager who is registered with Ofsted.Some operate with a manager who is not registered, which can affect theirinspection judgement. As at 31 March 2024, 771 children’s homes in England didnot have a registered manager in post (22%). The South West had the lowestproportion of vacant registered manager positions (15%) and the West Midlands hadthe highest (28%). Many of the children’s homes without a registered manager hadno manager in post at all (428), accounting for 12% of all children’s homes inEngland.The regional distribution of vacant manager positions was in line with registeredmanager vacancies, with the South West the lowest (7%) and the West Midlands thehighest (15%). Over the past 5 years, regional breakdowns for managers andregistered managers have fluctuated: as at March 2022, the South West (the currentlowest) had the highest proportion of vacant manager and registered managerpositions (19% and 30%).Figure 2: Percentage of children’s homes without a registered manager inpost by region, as at 31 March 202410%30%View data in an accessible format.Unregistered children’s homesWe receive and assess information about potential unregistered children’s homes.Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, we opened 1,019 cases into potentialunregistered settings.Most of these cases are opened when we receive information about a placementfrom the placing local authority (the local authority responsible for finding a suitableplace for a child to live), although placing local authorities are not legally obligated totell Ofsted about these placements. In 2023–24 the placing local authority was thesource of information for 83% of the cases that we opened.Local authorities tell us that, in most cases, children are placed in potentiallyunregistered children’s homes (78%) because the local authority cannot find asuitable registered home. Placements in holiday lets used temporarily asunregistered children’s homes accounted for 8% of the cases. A small proportion ofsettings were registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide regulated carebut not registered with Ofsted as a children’s home (less than 1%).Of the 1,019 potentially unregistered children’s homes that we opened cases on in2023–24, 48 (5%) did not need to be registered or were used for very short-termtemporary placements, and 887 (87%) should have been registered. Most of thesettings we identified as unregistered children’s homes (64%) have receivedwarning letters, and many (44%) have closed.From April 2023, providers of supported accommodation were able to register withOfsted. Those who submitted a complete application and paid the application fee by28 October 2023 are able to operate legally while we make a decision on theirregistration. Applicants who have applied since, or paid the fee after 28 October2023, must be fully registered to operate legally.Before this change, a substantial proportion of assessments of potentiallyunregistered provision found that the premises were not unregistered children’shomes but supported accommodation (figure 3).Figure 3: Percentage of investigations each month in which settings werefound not to be unregistered children’s homes, 1 April 2023 to 31 March20240%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%April May June July August September October November December January February MarchPercentage of settingsfound not to be unregisteredchildren's homesDateFrom the end of October2023,supported accommodation hadto be registered withOfsted tobe legally operating2023 2024FromApril 2023,supported accommodationcould be registered withOfstedView data in an accessible format.Regulatory activity in other children’ssocial care providers between 1 April2023 and 31 March 2024We also regulate and register other types of children’s social care provision.Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, there were no cancellations among theseproviders and one suspension of an independent fostering agency. During thisperiod, we received 209 complaints about 167 non-children’s-home providers. Thisis a 36% increase on the number of complaints received in the previous year (154).Supported accommodation, which was not included in previous years, accounted for67 of these complaints from 64 individual providers.We also received 298 child protection concerns over the course of the year. Only 4of this year’s concerns related to supported accommodationGlossaryDefinitions of terms are in the statistical glossary.Annex: data tables for figuresThis section contains the underlying data in an accessible table format for all figures.Data for Figure 1: A breakdown of the types of events contained innotifications made by children’s homes from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024Type of event PercentagePolice called (9,337) 27%Allegation/complaint (4,698) 14%Child protection enquiry (995) 3%Sexual exploitation (585) 2%Missing (500) 1%Other (18,051) 52%See Figure 1.Data for Figure 2: Percentage of children’s homes without a registeredmanager in post by region, as at 31 March 2024Region PercentageWest Midlands 28%London 25%North West 22%South East 22%East of England 21%East Midlands 21%North East, Yorkshire and The Humber 20%South West 15%See Figure 2.Data for Figure 3: Percentage of investigations each month in which settingswere not found to be unregistered children’s homes 1 April 2023 to 31 March2024Month PercentageApril 2023 10%May 2023 7%June 2023 6%July 2023 8%August 2023 5%September 2023 1%October 2023 1%November 2023 2%December 2023 1%January 2024 2%February 2024 5%March 2024 1%Services and informationBenefitsBirths, death, marriages and careBusiness and self-employedChildcare and parentingCitizenship and living in the UKCrime, justice and the lawDisabled peopleDriving and transportEducation and learningEmploying peopleEnvironment and countrysideHousing and local servicesGovernmentactivityDepartmentsNewsGuidance and regulationResearch and statisticsPolicy papers andconsultationsTransparencyHow government worksGet involvedNote: From April 2023, supported accommodation could be registered with Ofsted. From the end of October2023, supported accommodation had to be registered with Ofsted to be legally operating.See Figure 3.Back to topIs this page useful?YesNoReport a problem with this pageMoney and taxPassports, travel and living abroadVisas and immigrationWorking, jobs and pensionsHelp  Privacy  Cookies  Accessibility statement  Contact  Terms and conditionsRhestr o Wasanaethau Cymraeg  Government Digital ServiceAll content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated© Crown copyright

Regulatory activity in all types of children’s homes between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 : Published 9 July 2024

Cookies on GOV.UKWe use some essential cookies to make this websitework.We’d like to set additional cookies to understand howyou use GOV.UK, remember your settings andimprove government services.We also use cookies set by other sites to help usdeliver content from their services.GuidanceApply to take part in theFE funding simplificationpilotHow further education (FE) colleges canexpress an interest in a pilot to testsimplifications to funding, audit andreporting.View cookiesAccept additional cookiesReject additional cookies GOV.UK MenuHome Education, training and skills Further and higher education, skills and vocational trainingFurther education financial management and data collectionFinancial management for further education providersFrom:PublishedDepartment for Education16 January 2024Applies to EnglandWe are launching a one-year pilot in the 2024 to 2025academic year to support FE colleges by testingsimplifications to funding, audit and reporting.This pilot is part of a wider drive to simplify FEprovision and increase productivity and follows on fromthe previous funding and accountability reforms whichenable providers to:deliver high-value provision that meets both nationaland local economic needssupport learners to progress into good, sustainablejobsWe are looking for a small number of FE colleges totake part in the pilot. As part of the pilot, we will:give colleges more flexibility by removing severalfunding rules and some individual ringfences withinEducation and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)Get emails about this pageContentsSelection process and criteria—Ways of working for colleges selected for the pilot—Apply for the pilot—Timetable—Further information—managed adult skills funding and 16 to 19 fundingallow pilot colleges to deliver Skills Bootcampswithout the need to bid for funding via procurement -colleges with an existing Skills Bootcamps contractmay be able to access additional Skills Bootcampsfundingimprove how we deliver adult skills funding toimprove predictabilitycapitalise on the reduced funding rules andringfences to simplify how we audit andassure FE funding as well as simplify back-end dataprocessingdevelop options with a view to test severalsimplifications for apprenticeships, which couldinclude simplifying onboarding, testing new fundingapproaches and streamlining end point assessmentprocessesThis pilot is separate to the apprenticeship expertprovider project, but learning will be shared whereappropriate.We will work with colleges selected for the pilot tofinalise the proposals that we will test from August2024.Selection process and criteriaThe pilot is only for general further education collegesthat are part of the statutory FE sector. These collegesdeliver the widest range of provision types andtherefore are subjected to the most complexity.If we get more colleges interested in participating thanwe have space for, we will select colleges based on:previous engagement with the department todevelop and deliver the government’s policies andpriorities, such as apprenticeships and bootcampswhat the college will aim to gain from participating inthe pilot and what they can bring to the pilotcolleges with a good financial health, with nosignificant concerns raised in any recent Departmentfor Education or ESFA audits and no current, orrecent investigations underwaycolleges that deliver a reasonable proportion of bothapprenticeships and adult skills provision tosufficiently test the pilot changestheir geographical location across EnglandIn assessing applications for the pilot, we will focus onanswers to the first 2 questions on prior engagementwith the department and what the college will gain from,and bring to, the pilot.We will work closely with colleges during the pilot torun and evaluate our proposals.The proposals in the pilot will not impact funding thatcolleges receive from authorities with devolution dealsfor adult skills funding. Colleges in regions withdevolved responsibilities for adult skills are still eligibleto apply.Ways of working for collegesselected for the pilotColleges selected for the pilot should be willing to:increase their delivery of government priorityschemes, such as apprenticeships and bootcampsmake a reasonable commitment to working with thedepartment both before, during and after the pilot viaregular workshops and meetingsbe willing to complete relevant evaluation processesand requirements for the pilotApply for the pilotTo apply for the pilot, please email us responses to thefollowing statements:a short description of how you have previouslyworked with the department to deliver or develop thegovernment’s policies and priorities (maximum 500words)outline how your organisation will use the flexibilitiesdescribed in the advert above to increase the learnerexperience and outcomes, and what yourorganisation will bring to the pilot (maximum 500words)Send your applicationto FEFunding.SIMPLIFICATIONPILOT@education.gov.uk by11:59pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024.TimetableWednesday 31 January 2024 11:59pmExpression of interest (EOI) window closes.February 2024Colleges informed of the outcome of their EOI.February 2024 to August 2024We will work with colleges selected for the pilot tofinalise changes.August 2024 to August 2025Pilot live, ongoing evaluation.Further informationIf you have any questions about the pilot pleasecontact FEFunding.SIMPLIFICATIONPILOT@education.gov.uk.Published 16 January 2024Get emails about this pageExplore the topicFinancial management for further education providersServices and informationBenefitsBirths, death, marriages and careBusiness and self-employedChildcare and parentingCitizenship and living in the UKCrime, justice and the lawDisabled peopleDriving and transportEducation and learningEmploying peopleEnvironment and countrysideGovernmentactivityDepartmentsNewsGuidance and regulationResearch and statisticsPolicy papers andconsultationsTransparencyHow government worksGet involvedIs this page useful?YesNoReport a problem with this pageHousing and local servicesMoney and taxPassports, travel and living abroadVisas and immigrationWorking, jobs and pensionsHelp  Privacy  Cookies  Accessibility statement  Contact  Terms and conditionsRhestr o Wasanaethau Cymraeg  Government Digital ServiceAll content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated© Crown copyrightContents

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School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.The percentages in this table are weighted separately by FSM rates. Reported base sizes (N) are unweighted.Primary Secondary AllSenior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%)Using past experience of what works 73 58 63 69 45 52 72 56 62Considering research evidence on the impact of different approaches and programmes 71 45 55 78 53 60 72 47 56Evaluating different approaches and programmes then deciding which to adopt 56 42 47 58 37 43 57 42 47Considering which approaches and programmes are the most cost effective 67 47 54 53 34 39 65 45 52Reading the Sutton Trust/EEF toolkit 68 28 42 76 38 48 69 30 44Learning from what works in other schools 71 64 67 72 54 59 71 62 65Consulting the school’s governing body 15 13 14 12 16 15 14 13 14Consulting the Local Authority 18 15 16 7 9 9 16 14 15Other, please specify 1 5 3 9 5 6 2 5 4Don’t know. 0 11 7 2 20 15 1 12 8No response 7N= 233 414 647 165 470 635 398 884 1282How does your school decide which approaches and programmes to adopt to improve pupil learning?School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.The percentages in this table are weighted separately by FSM rates. Reported base sizes (N) are unweighted.Primary Secondary AllSenior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%)Teaching staff 31 21 24 38 32 33 32 23 26Teaching assistants 74 69 70 41 48 46 69 65 67Support staff 45 50 48 51 45 46 46 49 48Subject choices at GCSE 29 27 27 29 27 27Subject choices at A level 23 28 27 23 28 26IT equipment 53 38 44 36 32 33 51 37 42Trips and outings 53 50 51 33 38 37 50 48 48Sport and other extracurricular activities 29 28 28 14 14 14 27 25 26Other 6 10 9 5 7 7 6 10 8No response 13 13 13 2 2 2N= 233 414 647 165 470 635 398 884 1282Has your school had to cut back on any of the following for financial reasons? School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.The percentages in this table are weighted separately by FSM rates. Reported base sizes (N) are unweighted.Primary Secondary AllSenior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%)Yes 50 24 33 32 16 20 47 23 31No 44 21 29 46 16 24 44 20 28Don’t Know 6 55 38 22 69 56 8 58 40N= 232 414 646 165 470 635 397 884 1281Is pupil premium funding being used to plug gaps elsewhere in your school’s budget?School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024Due to rounding, percentages may not sum to 100.The percentages in this table are weighted separately by FSM rates. Reported base sizes (N) are unweighted.Primary Secondary AllSenior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%) Senior leaders (%)Classroom teachers (%)All (%)Yes, we’re using Tuition Partners (tuition supplied via an external tutoring organisation quality-assured by DfE). 5 5 5 25 12 15 8 6 7Yes, we’re using Academic Mentors (salaried, in-house members of staff funded by the NTP) 13 10 11 14 7 9 13 10 11Yes, we’re using NTP funding for school led tutoring (locally sourced tutoring provision) 30 8 16 33 9 16 30 8 16No, we are not using the NTP 52 47 49 32 28 29 49 43 45Don’t know/unsure 3 32 21 10 47 37 4 35 24No response 0 0 0 0N= 233 414 647 165 470 635 398 884 1282Is your school using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP)? School Funding and Pupil Premium 2024Methodology noteNFER surveyed teachers across England in March 2024 using their ‘Teacher Voice Omnibus’ survey. A panel of 1,282 practising teachers from 1,093 schools in the publicly funded sector in Englandcompleted the survey. Teachers completed the survey online during the period 8th to 13th March 2024. The panel is representative of teachers from the full rangeof roles in primary and secondary schools, from headteachers to class teachers. Out of the respondents 647 (50.4%) were teaching in primary schools and635 (49.5%) were teaching in secondary schools.

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A guide to effective practice : Adult Education Budget : Strategies employed for the successful utilisation of the adult education budget : March 2024

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