ESFA Update local authorities: 18 July 2018
Published 18 July 2018
Applies to England
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1. Information: support schools to maximise their resources and budgets
ESFA is preparing to tender for organisations to supply, manage and accredit Schools Resource Management Advisers (SRMAs)
We are looking for:
- organisations to manage the supply of SRMAs
- one organisation to develop and deliver induction and an accreditation process
This is an exciting opportunity, please read more if you want to support schools to maximise their resources and budgets.
2. Information: updated 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 dedicated schools grant allocations
We have published updated 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 dedicated schools grant allocations.
We have also updated the high needs allocated place numbers for 2018 to 2019.
3. Reminder: devolved formula capital allocations 2018 to 2019
We have published devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations for 2018 to 2019.
Allocations spreadsheets now include DFC amounts for all eligible institutions. Payments will be in July as previously announced.
4. Action: ensuring best value delivering school places
The Department for Education (DfE) and the Educational Building and Development Officers Group invite you to our conference, ‘Spending Well on School Places’.
The aim of the conference, which takes place on Thursday 13 September in Birmingham, is to help local authorities improve capital efficiency and explore ways to make your money go further. The event is designed for professionals involved in the delivery and management of school places.
Tickets are free, on a first come first served basis. Register for your free ticket via Eventbrite.
5. Information: industry placements - capacity and delivery fund (CDF) for 2019 to 2020 for 16 to 19 providers not in receipt of CDF in 2018 to 2019 academic year
We have published information explaining the arrangements for 16 to 19 providers applying to deliver industry placements through the CDF in 2019 to 2020 academic year.
This information is for those providers that did not receive an allocation of CDF in 2018 to 2019 academic year. We have written to eligible providers outlining the process. If you think you are eligible to apply for this funding and have not received a letter via email, please contact us through our online contact form.
6. Information: interactive post-16 school census tool
We have updated our post-16 interactive tool to support the return of accurate post-16 school census data. Some institutions risk not getting the funding they should because of inaccurate data.
The tool will help you understand:
- how your data is used to calculate your post-16 funding
- how common data errors affect your funding
Business managers and staff responsible for preparing and submitting the autumn school census return will find it useful.
A suite of ESFA funding reports will be available in COLLECT when the autumn census opens in October. They will show you how your data looks in relation to our post-16 funding calculations. We strongly advise institutions to use these reports to help quality assure census returns.
The tool is in an Excel workbook, please make sure that macros are enabled so that the workbook functions properly.
If you have any questions, please use our online enquiry form.