The Young People's Learning Agency for England, commonly referred to as the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA), was a

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body, based in

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, which funded

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for 16- to 19-year-olds in England. It closed on 31 March 2012, when its responsibilities were transferred to the newly created

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History

The YPLA was established by the

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c 22) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It alters the law relating to education. The precursors of this Act were the white paper "Raising Expectations: Enabling the s ...

. On 1 April 2010 it replaced the

Learning and Skills Council The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in England. It closed on 31 Marc ...

(LSC), which was the UK's largest non-departmental public body or

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. Other statutory powers and duties previously within the remit of the LSC were transferred to the

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and local authorities in England. Under the

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the YPLA ceased to exist on 31 March 2012. Some statutory responsibilities reverted to the Secretary of State for Education, while many of the YPLA's functions were transferred to the newly created

Function

The YPLA funded provision of further education for 16–19 year olds in England, including education delivered by academies, further education colleges and sixth-form colleges.

Structure

It was a non-departmental public body of the

Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department ...

Regions

* East Midlands - Meridian Business Park,

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, Leicestershire * East of England - Ipswich * London - Great Smith Street, London * North East -

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* North West - Arndale Centre, Manchester * South East - Guildford * South West - Bristol and Plymouth * West Midlands - Birmingham * Yorkshire and the Humber - Bradford

References

External links

YPLA

Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA)
holds an archive of some digitized YPLA publications.

Video clips

FE News YouTube channel
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