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<p>The department will be consulting on the impact that these costs will impose on
all institutions covered by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, including those in the higher
education (HE) sector, and will decide what action should be taken.</p><p>At present,
the department proposes to provide funding to schools, including state-funded, non-maintained
special schools and independent special schools to cover increased pensions costs
to ensure that funding is allocated where it is most needed.</p><p>This includes
proposed funding for those further education (FE) providers obliged to offer the Teachers’
Pension Scheme, consisting of general FE colleges, sixth form colleges, designated
institutions (including the new designated institutions that form part of HE institution
group structures), specialist post-16 institutions and adult & community learning
providers (local authority provision).</p>
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