EMA bulletin – January 2023
Last Updated: 24 Jan 2023
Service Review Forums 2022/23
We're planning our 2022/23 Service Review Forums. The forums have always been well attended and we look forward to welcoming you along to one of the events. We'll send out a save the date email shortly so please keep an eye out for it.
Bonus allocation
You must allocate 90% of your January bonuses by 27 January 2023. If at all possible, you should confirm all bonuses by the end of January.
If a student has met their target, you should allocate their bonus on the Confirm Bonus tab of the Learning Centre Portal. You may want to meet with the student to talk through progress and future goals, but please allocate the bonus as soon as you can.
You should also make an update on the portal for students who have not achieved their targets. You must arrange meetings with these students to discuss their performance. You should schedule these conversations ahead of 27 January.
Once you've submitted the bonus confirmations, students will receive a text message confirming their bonus shortly before the payments are sent out.
You can find more information in our bonus quick guide.
Coming soon
The 'coming soon' materials for academic year 2023/24 will be available on this website during February.
Please consider how best to share these documents in areas your students will see. This could include information websites, social media or information boards.
These materials are a really important part of the promotion of EMA. They'll help students to make informed choices about their future education.
We thank you as always for your continued support in making this information accessible to students.
Attendance confirmations
As the cost of living crisis continues, it is as important as ever that students receive their EMA payments on time every 2 weeks.
To ensure this happens please confirm attendance on the Learning Centre portal every week. You should submit your confirmations before 5pm on a Wednesday for the previous week.
You can find the payment information guide on the Learning Centre Portal.