Sentences with phrase «post-16 education provision»

Northumberland - born Neil Carmichael MP, chair of the education committee, said: «The North East is taking part in a review of its post-16 education provision and we are keen to hear about how the process is going for our inquiry on this issue.

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Special post-16 institutions as defined below, play an important role, frequently offering specialist provision for low - incidence needs, they can receive high needs place funding directly from Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA).

The report was commissioned due to reported ineffective arrangements between education, health and social care agencies which affected the ability of special needs learners to successfully transition from school to post-16 provision and adult life.

In response to these findings, Impetus PEF claims that improving post-16 provision is vital to provide a «level playing field» for all young people to succeed and has launched a year long campaign to explore education and training provision for 16 - 19 year olds, with a specific focus on improving outcomes for disadvantaged young people.

Academy trust leaders have told Schools Week of their concern that decisions are being taken on advice from groups unaware of best practices in post-16 or SEND education, and who may have a conflict of interest if their own schools were affected by the new provision.

Evidence shows children educated in alternative provision, school settings for children who face challenges in mainstream school, are less likely to achieve good GCSE grades and are less likely to be in education, employment or training post-16.

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014, which provides the legal framework for the provision of education to students with SEND, special post-16 institutions are defined in section 83 of that Act as «a post-16 institution that is specially organised to make special educational provision for students with special educational needs».