Glossary
LDM
Learning delivery monitoring
A funding and monitoring type used to flag local or policy-specific characteristics of an aim.
In full
Learning delivery monitoring codes flag characteristics of an aim that funding bodies or the provider need to track, including policy initiatives and locally agreed monitoring.
Valid codes are set per funding year and, for devolved provision, by the responsible authority. Always take the code list from the specification and rules for the year you are working in.
Where this comes up
diagnostic
Learning support is claimed but the evidence chain is incomplete
A learning support claim has been made, but one of the links in the chain is missing: the assessment of need, the record of support actually delivered, the cost of delivering it, or the recording that triggers the claim.
module
Learning support: the evidence chain from need to claim
Need assessed, support delivered, cost recorded, claim made. Every link has to hold, and a gap anywhere makes the claim indefensible however genuine the support was.
module
Working data quality and funding monitoring reports
Reports that flag records for investigation are the most useful assurance tool available, and the most commonly misread. A flag is a question, not a finding.
scenario
Tailored learning recorded under the wrong allocation
Non-formula-funded adult provision has been recorded alongside formula-funded delivery. Two allocations, one set of records.
scenario
Adult delivery is running above the allocation
By May, adult skills earnings are tracking above the allocation. What can be done, and what evidence is needed?
diagnostic
An aim is on the ILR but generates no funding
The aim validates and appears on the ILR, but generates no earnings. Validation and funding are different tests: a record can be perfectly valid and still not qualify for funding.