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1. Introduction

Alternative provision (AP) year 11 transition funding is:

• in response to the continued impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
• intended to fund additional transition support provided by AP settings for year 11 pupils from 21 May 2021 to 28 February 2022

2. About the fund

The AP cohort, a significant proportion of whom are in year 11, are already vulnerable and at greater risk of becoming not in education, employment, or training (NEET) than their peers.

For most pupils, these risks have increased since closure and reopening of the schools due to the pandemic. Without substantial transition support, many of the current year 11s in AP are at a higher risk of becoming NEET.

Becoming NEET limits life chances, and engagement in education is a protective factor from a range of harms. Individual, needs-based interventions are required to support these year 11 pupils transition to post-16 provision successfully.

AP schools and colleges who offer AP support can fund activities tailored to an individual pupil, or can combine the funding into a package that supports wider groups of their AP year 11s.

3. Conditions for accessing this funding

Funding will only be available to the following settings with a year 11 AP cohort (sole or dual-registered):

• pupil referral units (PRUs)
• AP academies and AP free schools
• further education (FE) colleges offering AP - these providers needed to pre-apply to access this funding
• registered independent schools offering AP - these providers needed to pre-apply to access this funding
• hospital schools, including those that are PRUs, AP or special academies; foundation or community special schools; and those registered as independent schools

This funding is not available for:

• special schools - unless they operate as a hospital school
• charities (including those known as unregistered AP) that provide activities for pupils who are in AP settings - contact local AP providers to see how you can engage with their transition work
• mainstream schools

Where a pupil is registered at a mainstream school and 2 AP institutions, only the AP setting where the pupil spends most of their time is eligible for funding (up to 拢750).

You may have shared resources with another setting. To claim for shared resources, each setting must submit an individual claim for their pupils or portion of the shared costs.

If you think this is incorrect, you can find answers to frequently asked questions via the .

If you need further assistance, and we鈥檒l investigate the issue.

4. Conditions of funding

Funding can only be spent by AP schools and FE colleges offering AP to support their existing year 11 cohort transition and remain successfully engaged in quality post-16 destinations.

FE colleges and registered independent schools offering AP were required to raise an expression of interest (EOI) before 25 June 2021, so that eligibility for the funding could be assessed.

For more information, read the alternative provision:year 11 transition funding guidance.

4.1 When to complete your submission

The deadline to complete this form is Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at 11:59pm.

No applications will be accepted after the deadline.

4.2 Accessing the form

Access the to confirm any funding you鈥檝e used to support young people to transition into sustained post-16 destinations, and to avoid becoming NEET.

4.3 Before you start

Make sure you have:

• read this guidance document
• access to all the information required to complete the digital form
• a vendor 鈥楶鈥� number by - this will not stop completion of the form, but will significantly delay payment - with the exception of local authority maintained PRUs, who will receive funding via their local authority
• a account

Log in to your DfE Sign-in account:

• access the
• sign in to using your account information (username and password) - try your DfE sign-in credentials as soon as possible to avoid any issues with submitting your form
• choose the organisation for which you are completing the form
• the next page will display the details we hold about the organisation you selected when you signed in - this will show the name, address, and Unique Reference Number (URN) or UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) of the organisation, as well as the name and email address of the person who logged in via DfE Sign-in
• if these details are correct, select 鈥榗ontinue鈥� to move to the next page
• if you believe these details are incorrect, you can find answers to frequently asked questions via the
• if you need further assistance, and we鈥檒l investigate the issue

Your account must be connected to the organisation you are claiming the funding for.

If you do not have a DfE Sign-in account

You will need to create one:鈥�

• access
• select the 鈥榗reate account鈥� button
• enter your name and email address (use your work email address, or one that is clearly associated with your organisation)
• we will send you an email to verify your email address - copy the code from this email and enter it into the box on the verification page
• create a memorable password of 12 characters or more (we recommend joining 3 or more familiar words)
• sign in to DfE Sign-in using your new credentials, then select 鈥榦rganisations鈥� and 鈥榬equest an organisation鈥� followed by the URN, or name of the school - the request will be sent to the DfE Sign-in approver for the organisation
• once approved, you can access the

If you need further assistance鈥�

If you are having problems using the DfE Sign-in service, use our . You will be able to request further assistance if required. When raising a support request, please select 鈥榦ther.鈥�

If you believe you are eligible to claim but have problems accessing the form, visit the .

5. 鈥疌ompleting the form

There is no save facility on the form, so make sure you have all the information ready before starting.

If your form is open for an extended period, you may lose any information entered up to that point, and will need to sign in and re-enter this information.

You will also be advised what will happen once you have submitted the form.

5.1 鈥痀our details

This is a read-only page which will display the details we hold about the organisation you selected when you logged into DfE Sign-in.

If your eligibility for this funding hasn鈥檛 already been assessed:

You may notice a warning message if you have not already completed an expression of interest for this funding. This means your eligibility for this funding has not been assessed and is not assured. You should continue to complete this form and refer to the conditions of grant for AP: year 11 transition funding.

Funding will not be paid unless the conditions of grant for FE colleges and independent schools are met.

To submit supporting evidence from your commissioning schools or local authorities, email [email protected] by Friday, 18 March 2022.

If the required evidence has been received and the eligibility criteria has been met, your claim will be considered.

Your school type

You will be asked if you are a hospital school; select 鈥榶es鈥� or 鈥榥o鈥� depending on the type of school you are. You can continue to complete your submission, however, if you are not a hospital school, we may request more evidence to support your claim, and your funding may not be assured.

Joint claim

You will be asked to confirm if you are claiming jointly with another setting. If you are making a joint claim, you must enter the other setting鈥檚 URN. You cannot proceed with your submission without providing this information.

Joint school

This read-only page will confirm the name of the joint setting you have run provision with. If you have entered an incorrect URN for the joint setting, you may notice the name of the joint setting is not the same as the one you have run provision with. If so, you must enter the correct URN for the joint setting at the previous page by selecting 鈥榖ack鈥� at the bottom of this page.

Your claim

You will also be asked to enter the number of main registered (pupils only registered with your organisation) and dual-registered (pupils registered with your organisation and another setting) participating pupils on 21 May 2021.

You will also be asked to enter a total amount claimed during the period from 21 May 2021 to 28 February 2022. Funding will be allocated to cover actual cost of activities undertaken, up to 拢750 per AP year 11 pupil or student.

Activity delivered

Select one or more options to tell us what activities you have delivered using the AP: year 11 transition funding. If you select 鈥榦ther鈥�, you must specify which activities in the free textbox area.

6. Summary and declarations

Please check your answers before submitting your claim form. If you would like to change any of your answers, select the 鈥榗hange鈥� link that appears next to the specific data entry.

Finally, we will ask you to make several declarations to confirm you agree.

After completing the declarations, you should select the 鈥榓ccept and send鈥� button.

You鈥檒l then see the submission confirmation page.

6.1 鈥疌辞苍蹿颈谤尘补迟颈辞苍

The final page confirms your submission relating to the AP year 11 transition fund and will provide a unique reference number.

You鈥檒l also receive an email which includes your claim reference and a PDF copy of your submission.

6.2 鈥疉mending your submission

If you have incorrectly submitted your costs, you can amend and resubmit the claim until 11:59PM on 15 March 2022, when the claim window will close. To do this, you鈥檒l need to and update the relevant information.

You cannot amend your submission past the deadline.

7. Form feedback

This is a new service, and your feedback will help us improve our service. When providing form feedback, please select 鈥榓lternative provision year 11 transition fund鈥� from the list.

8. Enquiries

If you鈥檝e read this guidance and have any questions about the AP year 11 transition fund, please visit the .

If you need further assistance, and we鈥檒l investigate the issue.

When completing the enquiry form, select 鈥榦ther鈥� as your query type.