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ESFA Update academies: 1 March 2023

Published 1 March 2023

Applies to England

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1. Information: PE and sport premium allocations for 2022 to 2023

We have published the updated PE and sport premium allocations for 2022 to 2023 to include new and eligible providers who will receive their first allocation.

2. Information: 16 to 19 additional hours in study programmes

We increased funding for academic year 2022 to 2023 for the introduction of an additional 40 hours for band 5 study programmes, T Levels, and for a proportionate increase in hours for other study programmes from the start of academic year 2022 to 2023.

This investment is part of the government’s commitment to a long-term education recovery. This, alongside other education recovery programmes such as the 16 to 19 tuition fund, will help ensure gaps in learning caused by disruption to education can be filled.

This week, we published guidance on 16 to 19 additional hours in study programmes for academic year 2023 to 2024. We also published a sample of what we anticipate the end of year report for academic year 2022 to 2023 will look like and updated the monitoring section to remind institutions that we’ll issue guidance for the end of year digital report in October 2023.

The policy remains the same however we have removed the requirement for an end of year report to reduce burdens on institutions.

If you have any questions after reading the guidance, please contact our customer service team.

3. Information: my experience of buying transport using Get help buying for schools

In our latest blog post, Emma Foulkes, Chief Finance Officer for the Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust in the North West, shares her experience of using the Get help buying for schools service to buy transport for one of the schools in the trust and how it could help you with your buying too.

4. Information: join these webinars on approved frameworks and see how you could save money for your school

Are you responsible for buying good and services or your school? The Schools Commercial Team (SCT) within the Department for Education is leading on the Buying for Schools programme; delivering services to support schools to buy goods and services.

The team are hosting free webinars on how using our approved frameworks could save you time and help your school get value for money. Click on the links to find out more and book your place:

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