Correspondence
ESFA Update: 19 March 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 |
|---|---|
| Information | Transfer of Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) functions to the Department for Education (DfE) |
| Information | National Insurance contributions grants |
| Information | Update on adult skills funding for 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding allocation statements for 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | Applications for cohort 5 of the Teacher Mentoring Programme are open |
| Information | Training provider apprenticeship service account |
| Reminder | Framework certificates must be claimed by 31 March 2025 |
Latest information for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Transfer of Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) functions to the Department for Education (DfE) |
| Information | National Insurance contributions grants |
| Information | Pupil premium funding rates for 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | Pupil premium allocations for 2024 to 2025 financial year – quarter 4 update |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding allocation statements for 2025 to 2026 |
| Reminder | Framework certificates must be claimed by 31 March 2025 |
| Events and webinars | Academy finance professionals March power hour – Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool |
| Events and webinars | Q&A drop-in sessions – academies chart of accounts and automation |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement (RPA) members only – summer fetes |
| Events and webinars | RPA members only – stress |
Latest information for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Data collection – centrally employed adult education staff |
| Information | Transfer of Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) functions to the Department for Education (DfE) |
| Information | National Insurance contributions grants |
| Information | Pupil premium funding rates for 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | Pupil premium allocations for 2024 to 2025 financial year – quarter 4 update |
| Information | Update on adult skills funding for 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | 16 to 19 funding allocation statements for 2025 to 2026 |
| Reminder | Framework certificates must be claimed by 31 March 2025 |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement (RPA) members only – summer fetes |
| Events and webinars | RPA members only – stress |