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Bursary Policy | 2025-26
16-19 Bursary Fund
1. Introduction It is SCL Group’s intent to be a fully inclusive provider of post-16 education and training. Through the implementation of the DfE’s 16-19 Bursary funding rules, SCL Group ensures students receive contributions to meet costs to support them in participating in learning and training. SCL Group are ambitious and have high expectations that the impact of this funding will ensure all students have an equal opportunity to achieve. In conjunction with the DfE ‘16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide 2025 to 2026 academic year’, SCL Group strive to ensure that students are enabled to access and engage in high quality education and training to achieve their aspirations and goals, to make progress and fulfil their potential. 2. Objectives The objectives of our policy are, to: • Work within the guidance provided in current legislation and guidance from the DofE. • Ensure early interventions by the Bursary Committee are in place to identify and monitor a student's individual needs so that appropriate funding may be allocated • Raise Group wide awareness to the need to identify and support students with potential need for monetary support 3. Compliance General Eligibility and Award Criteria (2025-2026) SCL Group is compliant with the DfE’s ‘16 to 19 Bursary guide 2025 to 2026 academic year’. • To be eligible to receive a Bursary in the 2025/26 academic year, students must be aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August 2025, meet the residency criteria in the DofE Funding Guidance for 2023/24 Academic Year and attend suitable provision subject to inspection by a public body.
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