Support and Resources
The following documents will provide support during the implementation of Foundation Learning. Further documents will be added as they become available.
Implementation of the Foundation Learning for 14-19 year olds: A DCSF Letter to 14-19 Partnership contacts
Published 28 August 2009
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has written to 14-19 Partnership contacts about the implementation of the Foundation Learning for 14-19 year olds at entry level and level 1.
Foundation Learning Tier: Delivery Guidance for 2009/10Published 7 August 2009
This document is essential reading for schools, colleges and other providers delivering entry level and level 1 provision to young people; it will also be of interest to local authorities, 14-19 Partnerships and consortia, awarding organisations, Sector Skills Councils and other people and organisations involved in learning and skills at entry level and level 1. This document provides delivery guidance for 2009/10 to help providers and other stakeholders with Foundation Learning provision. Local authorities and their 14-19 Partnerships will be taking on the responsibility for driving Foundation Learning development in their area; this guidance aims to support this process by: outlining the developing qualifications offer for Foundation Learning and its three component elements; providing an overview of the characteristics for effective delivery of Foundation Learning programmes; and setting out some short case studies of how personalised Foundation Learning can be structured.
This document is to be read in conjunction with the Foundation Learning Tier: Interim Guidance below and, for Local Authorities, the DCSF guidance on submissions to Gateway 4.
Foundation Learning Tier Interim Guidance - May 2009
Published 12 May 2009
This document is intended to update providers, and other partners and stakeholders, on the ongoing design, development and implementation of the Foundation Learning Tier, specifically with regard to the changes to the presentation of the Progression Pathways to emphasising personalised, destination-led learning programmes of flexible content and duration to support individual progression.
Further sources of information
Resources to support the delivery of the Foundation Learning are available from the LSIS support programme http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/FLT
The LSIS excellence gateway website also includes information about the QCF Readiness Provider Support Programme http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=226596 and Functional Skills support programme http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=functionalskills.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) qualifications catalogue for Foundation Learning and other Foundation Learning guidance is available the on the QCDA website http://www.qcda.gov.uk/8153.aspx
Further information about the implementation of the QCF is available from http://qfr.lsc.gov.uk/ukvqrp/.
