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ESFA Update: 15 January 2025
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers.
Applies to England
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Latest for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | 2025 to 2026 high needs place change process |
| Action | 2024 to 2025 Advanced learner loans performance management point 2 |
| Information | 16 to 19 in-year growth for academic year 2024 to 2025 |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding for academic year 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | Updated Funding higher risk organisations and subcontractors policy |
| Information | Changes to how we make variations to funding in our ESFA Education and skills agreements and accountability agreements |
| Reminder | Mandatory FE workforce data collection window is closing on Friday 17 January 2025 |
| Your feedback | Changes to the financial statement submissions process |
Latest information for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | 2025 to 2026 high needs place change process |
| Action | Academies national non-domestic rates (NNDR) new claims for 2024 to 2025 by 31 January 2025 |
| Information | 16 to 19 in-year growth for academic year 2024 to 2025 |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding for academic year 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | National non-domestic rates payment process for academies from Tuesday 1 April 2025 |
| Information | View national funding formula for schools service is being retired |
| Information | Changes to how we make variations to funding in our ESFA Education and skills agreements and accountability agreements |
| Reminder | The Procurement Act goes live on Monday 24 February |
| Reminder | Submit your trust’s accounts return by Tuesday 28 January 2025 |
| Your feedback | Improve communications around ESFA funding |
| Events and webinars | Q&A dial-in sessions – Academies chart of accounts and automation |
| Events and webinars | Academy finance professionals January power hour – Academies accounts return |
| Events and webinars | The Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) |
| Events and webinars | Buying ICT for your school webinar |
| Events and webinars | Q&A dial-in sessions – Academies chart of accounts and automation |
| Events and webinars | RPA members only – School trips workshop |
Latest information for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | 2025 to 2026 high needs place change process |
| Information | 16 to 19 in-year growth for academic year 2024 to 2025 |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding for academic year 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | National non-domestic rates payment process for local authority maintained schools from 1 April 2025 |
| Information | Thursday 9 January 2025 authority proforma tool workshop is now uploaded to the ESFA YouTube channel |
| Information | Local authority planning calendar 2024 to 2025 (to cover the period January 2025 to March 2025) |
| Information | Changes to how we make variations to funding in our ESFA Education and skills agreements and accountability agreements |
| Information | View national funding formula for schools service is being retired |
| Reminder | The Procurement Act goes live on Monday 24 February |
| Reminder | Mandatory FE workforce data collection window is closing on Friday 17 January 2025 |
| Events and webinars | The Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) |
| Events and webinars | Buying ICT for your school webinar |
| Events and webinars | RPA members only – School trips workshop |