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<p>Area reviews of post-16 education and training institutions are predominantly focused
on general further education and sixth form colleges in order to ensure that there
are high quality, financially resilient colleges across the country. Schools with
sixth forms can opt in to a review, if they wish to do so, and if they have the agreement
of the review’s local steering group.</p><br /><p>Each review will conduct a comprehensive
analysis of the current post-16 provision in the area which will include the offer
made by schools with sixth forms. Regional Schools Commissioners and local authorities
will sit on local area review steering groups. These groups will identify issues with
school sixth form provision, including provision by academy sixth forms, free school
sixth forms, and University Technical Colleges, and feed these issues into the reviews.
We expect Regional Schools Commissioners and local authorities to take account of
the analysis from area reviews in any decisions they make about future provision.</p><br
/><p>The reviews are aimed at delivering a skills system that meets the economic and
educational needs of areas whilst also ensuring the long term sustainability of colleges
to support productivity. Early evidence from the pilot reviews indicates that there
is also potential for the reviews to secure efficiency savings.</p>
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