ESFA Update: local authorities 14 November 2018
Published 14 November 2018
Applies to England
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1. Action: asbestos management assurance process online portal reopening
The asbestos management assurance process (AMAP) online portal has reopened from 12 November 2018 to 15 February 2019. This gives schools and responsible bodies that were unable to participate in the first collection the chance to provide school information and an assured response.
All academy trusts should complete the AMAP. They are responsible for the maintenance of school premises and have a duty under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 to manage any asbestos in school buildings.
The AMAP will enable them to provide an assurance that their schools are compliant with asbestos management legislation and the Department for Education’s (DfE) asbestos management in schools guidance.
DfE plans to publish a list of all responsible bodies that have provided an assured response in spring 2019, along with a report of the AMAP findings.
2. Information: consultation on the new arrangements for reporting deficits of the dedicated schools grant (DSG)
In July 2018, we announced that any local authority that finds itself with a cumulative DSG deficit of over 1% will need to submit a recovery plan stating how they intend to bring their deficits back into balance.
We have launched a consultation on the implementation of new arrangements for reporting deficits of DSG. We have emailed the consultation documents to local authority finance officers.
If you’re a local authority finance officer and you have not received a copy of the consultation document, please contact us via email at amsgfunding.comms@education.gov.uk.
3. Information: T Levels professional development
DfE has awarded a contract to the Education and Training Foundation to lead on the development of T Level Professional Development (TLPD). TLPD will help teachers and leaders prepare for the change and successfully deliver T Levels.
Teaching professionals will be offered the opportunity to participate in the new TLPD to help them to develop their skills and knowledge so they are ready to deliver T Levels (the technical equivalent to A Levels) from 2020. We expect training to be available from spring 2019.