Backwell School Sixth Form Course Guide

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial assistance via the 16 – 19 Bursary Fund

Personal Data The delivery of examinations and assessments involves centres and awarding bodies processing a significant amount of personal data. Backwell School is required to provide relevant personal data including, but not restricted to, name, date of birth and gender to the awarding bodies for the purpose of examining and awarding qualifications. In some cases, additional information, which may include sensitive personal data relating to health, will also be collected to support requests for access arrangements and reasonable adjustments and/or special consideration. Backwell School complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and will process all personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Further information can be found in our Data Protection Policy (exams) which is available on request from the Exams Office. Awarding bodies may be required to provide a candidate’s personal data to educational agencies such as the Department for Education (DfE), The Skills Funding Agency, regulators, UCAS, Local Authorities, and Learning Records Service (LRS). Additionally, candidates’ personal data may be provided to a central record of qualifications approved by the awarding bodies for statistical and policy development purposes. Further information can be found in the JCQ Information for Candidates – Privacy Notice, which is available on the Backwell School website under the ‘Curriculum’ tab.

The 16-19 Bursary Fund is allocated to the school by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. It is designed to support post-16 students in full-time education with the financial challenges of their continuing education. Funding is constantly under review and the following details are accurate for 2025-26. There are two parts to the scheme: • Students who meet certain exceptional criteria (i.e. young people in care or care leavers) are eligible for an annual grant of £1,200. • Other students whose parents/carers are in receipt of Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit are also able to claim back expenses related to their studies, including transport to school. Full details and application forms for the 16-19 Bursary Fund will be given to all students during their Induction, again at the start of Year 12 and are also available on the school website, www.backwellschool.net. Please note that the figures above are based on this year’s allocation and may be subject to change.

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