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Lynda Allen

SFCA Council Vice Chair

Role

Lynda became Vice Chair of the council of the Sixth Form Colleges Association in 2010. She is Governor Representative of the North West Region and is a Governor at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College in Cheshire.

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FE Week - July 15

Dame Mary Ney’s report into college financial oversight exposes a 'decade of austerity' and a lack of ministerial awareness of the financial crisis 'engulfing' the FE sector, says @UKLabour's @tobyperkinsmp https://t.co/U4yeCkxF2f

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@SFCA_Info - July 15

Our deputy chief exec James Kewin said that "there is certainly a need to reform financial oversight, but there is a more pressing need to ask if colleges are receiving the funding required to provide students with a high quality education." Read more: https://t.co/JJJLfrACVV https://t.co/xvEWFh2H68

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@SFCA_Info - July 13

Watch staff and students at amazing @coulsdoncollege explain to @SkyNews why cutting free travel for under 18s is a huge mistake here. #DontZaptheZip https://t.co/LP7YXsVwYq

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FE Week - July 13

.@SFCA_info have said @educationgovuk secretary @GavinWilliamson ought to “address the range of inequalities that colleges face compared to other providers of 16 to 18 education" https://t.co/zGUDi1tRki

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Jason McCartney MP - July 10

Having raised it in Parliament this week I’m pleased that free school meals will now be available to 16-18 year olds in colleges over the summer @SFCA_info https://t.co/gqcVEWLAr4

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@SFCA_Info - July 10

Confirmation today that free school meals will be available to 16-18 year olds in colleges over the summer (although at a lower rate than schools). Huge thanks to sixth form APPG Co-Chairs @DianaJohnsonMP and @JasonMcCartney for pursuing @educationgovuk on this important issue.

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FE Week - July 10

.@educationgovuk has announced it will provide extra funding for disadvantaged college students to receive free meals over the summer – but they will be given 60p less per day than school pupils https://t.co/zGUDi1tRki

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Tes Further Ed - July 10

Government announces funding for colleges to provide meals for students over the summer https://t.co/jrARFAyfkx

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@SFCA_Info - July 9

A decision on FSM over the summer really needs to be made soon @educationgovuk - some colleges have already finished term. Arrangements for schools were confirmed on 16th June. https://t.co/QuV9SNYkxZ

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FE Week - July 9

Extra £101m for school and college leavers to return for a third year #SummerStatement https://t.co/q8NlBbjbp4

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@SFCA_Info - July 8

SFCA chief exec Bill Watkin reacts to the #SummerStatement: "The one year, high value courses for school and college leavers are of particular interest to us – applied general qualifications will be an ideal fit for many young people." Read more: https://t.co/NN9tpuTSGl

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Tes Further Ed - July 8

.@SFCA_info's Bill Watkin says that the reduction in funding for 18 year old students must be addressed to ensure that colleges aren't financially penalised for delivering the one year, high value courses for school and college leavers

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@SFCA_Info - July 8

...in partnership with the top-ranked sixth form college @WoodhouseCol - many congratulations https://t.co/lFkI2jVaYe

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

You can see @JasonMcCartney's questions here. While it is good to hear that colleges can expect information on FSM 'in due course', for many the summer holiday starts this week, leaving disadvantaged students hungry. https://t.co/V4mYTn8vE2

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Superb intervention by APPG Co-Chair @JasonMcCartney in parliamentary debate today - will @educationgovuk extend Covid-catch and funding for FSM over the summer to students in sixth form colleges? Response from @NickGibbUK - no to the former, discussions ongoing on the latter.

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Great intervention from APPG vice chair @peter_aldous in today's parliamentary debate - 16 to 18 year olds should be eligible for the £1 billion Covid-catch up funding on the same terms as 11 to 16 year olds @educationgovuk

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Thanks to @Wera_Hobhouse for raising in parliamentary debate that 16-18 college students are not eligible for FSM over the summer. Still no response to PQ on this from APPG Co-Chair @DianaJohnsonMP. May be time to get @MarcusRashford on the case if we do not get any news soon...

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Here's what he said, and the answer from @SteveBarclay. Flexibilities in funding are welcome, but have a limited impact when excellent colleges like @SOT6FC don't have sufficient funding. https://t.co/FWYNXmgKqK

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Thank you to @karinsmyth for asking an excellent question in Treasury Questions just now - as colleges like @StBrendansSFC are crucial to Covid recovery, why are 16-18s not included in the £1bn Covid catch-up fund? We're still awaiting an answer.

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@SFCA_Info - July 7

Thanks so much to Jonathan Gullis for his words in praise of @SOT6FC - he's absolutely right that post-16 providers will be key to our recovery from Covid, which is why we need to #raisetherate and give colleges the resources they need to deliver.

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