Guidance

Further education area reviews: how they work

Guidance for sixth-form and further education colleges explaining how the area reviews will work.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
• Published: 8 September 2015
• Last updated: 1 March 2016 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Reviewing post-16 education and training institutions: updated guidance on area reviews

Ref: BIS/16/118

PDF, 1.42 MB, 60 pages

Details

This guidance sets out the national framework for area reviews of the post-16 education and training sector.

It explains how area reviews will be carried out by local providers and stakeholders working with the:

• Further Education Commissioner
• Sixth-Form College Commissioner
• Education Funding Agency
• Skills Funding Agency

You should also read ‘Reviewing post-16 education and training institutions’.

Published 8 September 2015
Last updated 1 March 2016 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2016

   Updated to include lessons learned and additional information on the restructuring facility, national benchmarks for FE and SF colleges, and academisation for post-16 providers.

2. 8 September 2015

   First published.