ESFA Update academies: 26 August 2020
Published 26 August 2020
Applies to England
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1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Department for Education has published guidance about COVID-19 in educational settings for staff, parents and carers, pupils and students on GOV.UK.
There is also guidance on the apprenticeship service about COVID-19.
Please check GOV.UK regularly for updates.
2. Information: Letter to accounting officer at academy trusts
ESFA chief executive, Eileen Milner, has written a letter to academy trust accounting officers.
The letter explains that, due to COVID-19, the deadline for academy trusts to submit their financial statements to ESFA, for the year ending 31 August 2020, has been extended by one month to 31 January 2021.
It also confirms that the deadline for the land and buildings collection tool (LBCT) has been extended until 17 December 2020 and the accounts return until 23 February 2021.