The Impact of FEFC Funding 1997‐99: Research on 14 colleges

This article is based upon research undertaken by NATFHE and the Lifelong Learning Group, Institute of Education, University of London (Lucas et al., 1999). It looks at the impact of funding on 14 FE colleges (spread across England and including inner city, suburban and rural colleges, two sixth form and an agricultural college) and follows up the research carried out in 1996-97 by NATFHE and the Institute of Education: Learning Funding: the impact of FEFC funding, evidence from twelve FE colleges, (1998). The research we examined focuses on the effects of the FEFC funding methodology upon colleges and the further education curriculum during the period immediately following the crisis in 1997 over the 'demand-led element' of funding (DLE). A full report can be obtained from NATFHE or the Institute of Education.