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14 April 2026

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Annual Assocation of Learning Providers conference write-up

At the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) annual conference in London, the Chairman Martin Dunford announced that the representative body would be renamed as the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) with immediate effect. The name-change, which was well received by delegates at the conference, will now be put to members for formal ratification […]

Simplify the funding formula? Heard that before!

Both the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) and the Skills Funding Agency are beavering away, independent of each other, on two brand new ‘simpler’ funding formulae for the 2012/13 academic year. The YPLA (soon to be Education Funding Agency) will attempt funding rates based on 16-18 year-old learner programmes (as opposed to individual enrolments) and […]

And the principal with the cutest pet is…

It all started with an Lsect update (see www.lsect.co.uk/updates.asp) in January where there was a reference to a local news story which included a quote from Geoff Hall. The story mentioned his dogs. Geoff sent me a picture of his two dogs, so it seemed obvious to create this competition. Principals and CEOs were encouraged […]