Consultation outcome

FE residential accommodation: national minimum standards

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 7 November 2017
• Last updated: 28 March 2018 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

FE residential accommodation: government response

Ref: DFE-00088-2018 PDF, 172 KB, 10 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of the responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

New FE residential accommodation: national minimum standards will be applied from 1 September 2018.

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Original consultation

Summary

We invite views on revised minimum standards for residential accommodation for 16- to 18-year-olds in further education institutions and 16 to 19 academies.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
10am on 7 November 2017 to 5pm on 26 January 2018

Consultation description

We are proposing revisions to the national minimum standards for residential accommodation for 16- to 18-year-olds in the further education (FE) sector, to bring them up to date.

Ofsted inspects against these standards and providers can use them to assess their own services, to train staff, and as a guide for parents and students.

The standards apply to:

• further education colleges
• sixth-form colleges
• FE designated institutions
• 16 to 19 academies
• residential specialist colleges required to comply by conditions of funding imposed by the Secretary of State

Published 7 November 2017
Last updated 28 March 2018 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2018

   Added the government's consultation response.

2. 7 November 2017

   First published.