ESFA Update academies: 10 August 2022
Published 10 August 2022
Applies to England
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1. Information: high needs funding: 2023 to 2024 operational guidance and special free schools adjustment - a guide for local authorities
Following the national funding formula for schools and high needs announcement on 19 July, we have published the 2023 to 2024 high needs operational guidance and the special free schools adjustment: a guide for local authorities .
We have also updated the local authority disapplication request proforma to include:
- block movement requests
- a best practice tab for general and high needs requests
- a specific section for special schools minimum funding guarantee requests
You can view the NFF policy document and 2023 to 2024 allocations and accompanying technical notes.
If you have any queries, please contact us via our ESFA enquiry form.
2. Information: local authority high needs funding: 2022 to 2023 operational guide survey
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who participated and contributed to the recent local authority high needs funding: 2022 to 2023 operational guide survey.
The views of our audience are important to us in helping to improve the content and accessibility of our publications.
We will continue to review feedback and make improvements in future publications and updates.
3. Information: Phase 3b of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has been launched
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.
The PSDS scheme is designed to help upgrade heating systems in public buildings, to ones often powered by cleaner, cheaper and renewable energy.
More information including details of webinars giving you the opportunity to ask questions from Salix and BEIS representatives are available.
For the latest on our wide range of webinars, check out the events tab on our Buying for schools LinkedIn page.