DfE guidance
The learner support code indicates the type of financial support awarded to pupils beyond compulsory school leaving age at any point in the academic year of the school census.
There are 2 types of 16 to 19 bursary fund support:
- a vulnerable bursary of up to £1,200 a year for young people in one of the designated vulnerable groups (code ‘55’)
- discretionary bursaries which institutions award to meet individual needs, for example, help with the cost of transport, meals, books and equipment (code ‘56’)
The learner support code is collected for all pupils who have been awarded bursary funding in the current academic year. This may include pupils who have left the school since the start of the academic year. For dual-registered pupils, the school holding the main registration for the pupil is responsible for awarding the bursary fund and returning the required data.
Each new academic year requires a new application for funding by students.
How to add this information to a Pupil record within Pupil Asset
Navigate to the Pupil concerned via Pupils > Pupil List
Click on the EDIT button.
Navigate to the section entitled Learner Support
Click on Edit Support and you will get presented with the pop-up window which then enables you to input the appropriate data.
Click SAVE once you are finished.
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