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ESFA Update local authorities: 12 March 2025

Published 12 March 2025

Applies to England

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Information: Updated 16 to 19 and adult education and skills funding document collection pages 

We have updated our 2 document collection pages for 16 to 19 and adult education and skills funding to include links to the most recent information and to improve the layout for users:

Information: Further education free meals rate 2025 to 2026

You will soon be receiving your 16 to 19 allocation statement for 2025 to 2026 academic year from the Department for Education (DfE), which will include a section for further education (FE) free meals. The funding rate for FE free meals will be confirmed later in the year. For now, the line in your statement for FE free meals will be shown as zero. 

Please be assured funding will be provided. DfE will be reissuing statements with confirmation of the allocation for FE free meals in due course.

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Tuesday 18 March 2025, 09:30am to 10:00am. Register online.  

Webinar: Risk protection arrangement (RPA) – an alternative to commercial insurance

Tuesday 18 March 2025, 10:30am to 11:00am. Register online.

Webinar: RPA members only – summer fetes 

Wednesday 26 March 2025, 10am to midday. Register online.

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