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Medr/2026/07: Further Education Professional Learning Funding (PLF) AY 2025/26: additional professional learning revenue funding
11 Feb 2026
Introduction
1. This document is an addition to Medr/2025/08: Further Education Professional Learning Funding (PLF) AY 2025/26 and sets out additional professional learning revenue funding allocations for further education institutions.
2. The additional funding will be paid in one full instalment with the Interim payment in March 2026.
3. The increased PLF funding of £65,000 will be allocated to FE Institutions as shown in the table below.
| Provider | Original 2025/26 PLF allocation | Additional allocation | New total 2025/26 PLF allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Learning Wales | £95,111 | £1,236 | £96,347 |
| Bridgend College | £248,410 | £3,229 | £251,639 |
| Cardiff and Vale College | £606,666 | £7,887 | £614,553 |
| Coleg Cambria | £606,117 | £7,880 | £613,997 |
| Coleg Gwent | £697,423 | £9,067 | £706,490 |
| Coleg Sir Gâr | £339,522 | £4,414 | £343,936 |
| Coleg y Cymoedd | £519,333 | £6,751 | £526,084 |
| Gower College Swansea | £424,635 | £5,520 | £430,155 |
| Grŵp Llandrillo Menai | £594,502 | £7,728 | £602,230 |
| Grŵp NPTC | £400,313 | £5,204 | £405,517 |
| Pembrokeshire College | £196,777 | £2,558 | £199,335 |
| St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College | £113,067 | £1,470 | £114,537 |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil | £158,124 | £2,056 | £160,180 |
| £5,000,000 | £65,000 | £5,065,000 |
4. The funding relates to the period 01 August 2025 to 31 July 2026.
5. For more information on how this funding can be expended please see Medr/2025/08: Further Education Professional Learning Funding (PLF) AY 2025/26.
6. This publication also provides a template (Annex A) for the interim report required to be submitted by further education institutions on how activity, funded by the PLF has been delivered. Interim reports should be submitted by 20 February 2026 to [email protected].
Medr/2026/07: Further Education Professional Learning Funding (PLF) AY 2025/26: additional professional learning revenue funding
Date: 11 February 2026
Reference: Medr/2026/07
To: Principals of further education institutions in Wales
Respond by: 20 February 2026
Summary: this document is an addition to Medr/2025/08: Further Education Professional Learning Funding (PLF) AY 2025/26 and sets out additional professional learning revenue funding allocations for further education institutions.
The additional funding will be paid in one full instalment with the Interim payment in March 2026.
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