David Dalby
Director of Funding and MIS at National Star College, specialist residential and day college for students with disabilities based in Cheltenham, Hereford and South East Wales.
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David Dalby commented,
Thanks Chris, glad it's not just me! I am assuming n...
Thanks Chris, glad it's not just me! I am assuming nothing has been changed with user permissions and it's a glitch ESFA's end.

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Mid Year Funding Claim Greyed out - is it just me?
Anyone else found that on SLD when you go to Mid Year Funding Claim it's there but button is greyed out? I've done them before so have right IDAMs permissions. I thought I'd get ahead and do it tod...

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Apprentice on zero hours contract
Here's a query our apprenticeship programme team have posed - can an apprentice be on a zero hours contract on a peripatetic (effectively our own bank staff) if they commit to say a minimum of an 8...

David Dalby commented,
Thanks Steve, the doubt creeping in with this team l...
Thanks Steve, the doubt creeping in with this team looking over my shoulder!

David Dalby commented,
This is on front page so hopefully they now know it'...
This is on front page so hopefully they now know it's not a cache/browser issue - however unlikely that was always going to be with so many affected."We are aware that some dashboards are appearing...

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16-19 transfer and start date for work exp aim
Should know the answer to this but am now doubting myself. We've had a 16-19 funded student just start with us (Jan 2023) (learner has EHCP and has been placed with us having won tribunal) - the sc...

David Dalby commented,
Ditto, and we have an inspection starting Tuesday......
Ditto, and we have an inspection starting Tuesday... Not sure if I can use excuse we couldn't access data to help anything!

David Dalby commented,
Thanks Steve, I caused chaos on our QAR when a novic...
Thanks Steve, I caused chaos on our QAR when a novice by changing end dates an dam now very nervous of making changes!

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OK to remove aim?
Checking I am ok to do this - 16-19 funding, we put a duplicate aim on by mistake at R04. As this is in year, are we ok to just remove one of them without doing any damage?
David Dalby commented,
Ah I should read more carefully! We're 16-19 and App...
Ah I should read more carefully! We're 16-19 and Apps only. I knew I did a mid year last year, but that was at R10, so looks like I'm off the hook! Thank you!