Bulletin for January 2024

Service Review Forums 2023/24

We're planning our 2023/24 Service Review Forums. The forums have always been well attended and we look forward to welcoming you along to one of the events.

We plan on hosting both face to face and virtual forums. We'll send out a save the date email shortly, so please keep an eye out for it.

Students can still apply for 2023/24

It’s not too late for students to apply for EMA or WGLG for 2023/24.

Both grants are available in English and Welsh either online or on paper application forms.

Please encourage any students you may feel are eligible to apply as soon as possible here.

Attendance confirmations

As the impact of the cost of living continues, it's as important as ever that students receive their EMA and WGLG FE payments on time.

To ensure this happens, please confirm attendance for your EMA students on the Learning Centre portal every week. You should submit your confirmations before 5pm on a Wednesday for the previous week.

For WGLG FE students, you should confirm their attendance for term 2 once you're satisfied they've returned to study.

You can find payment information guides on the Learning Centre Portal.

Coming soon

The 'coming soon' materials for academic year 2024/25 will be available on our Learning Centre Services 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 and WGLG FE. 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.

LC Portal housekeeping and security

You should expire the accounts of any users who no longer need access to the system. For example, they might have left their job or changed role. This helps to ensure the security of the portal and learner data. You can find more information on the Learning Centre Portal user guide on how to do this.

You should also be aware that only staff assigned as a Primary or Secondary Business Contact will receive our bulletins, please review and update the contacts list accordingly.