ESFA Update academies: 28 November 2018
Published 28 November 2018
Applies to England
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1. Action: portal registration deadline for new applicants for Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2019 to 2020 and helpline launch
Academies and sixth-form colleges applying for CIF for the first time must apply to register by 5pm on Friday 30 November 2018. You should contact us via the ESFA enquiry form with the information set out in the CIF checklist for applicants.
The CIF 2019 to 2020 helpline opens on Thursday 29 November 2018 if you need help accessing your CIF portal account or uploading your application.
You can call the CIF helpline on 01325 340947, Monday to Friday, between 9:30am and 4:30pm. The application round closes at 12 noon on Thursday 13 December 2018.
For all other CIF enquiries, including monitoring returns, loans or scope change requests, please use the ESFA enquiry form.
2. Information: teachers’ pay grant allocations for September 2018 to March 2019
Today, 28 November 2018, we have re-published the teachers’ pay grant allocations for the period September 2018 to March 2019.
In the original allocations tables, published in October, a double-counting issue affected pupil numbers in reception classes. This meant that pupil numbers for some schools were too high, and the calculated per-pupil rate for primary and nursery pupils was too low. We have now rectified the error.
The revised tables show the allocations for all schools, with amended pupil numbers, rates and calculations for those affected by the correction. All schools will receive at least the amounts shown in the original publication in October. Where the recalculation has resulted in a higher allocation, schools will receive an additional payment. We have indicated in the tables how much these schools will receive.
We will make the additional payment to affected academies and local authorities (to pass on to maintained schools) in December.
3. Information: pupil number adjustment guidance for the 2018 to 2019 academic year
For those academies that are funded using estimated pupil numbers, we’ve published an updated pupil number adjustment (PNA) calculator and guidance.
For most academies, the 2017 autumn census return forms the basis for calculating pupil led funding for the 2018 to 2019 academic year. In some cases, we use an estimate of pupil numbers if the academy’s funding agreement includes a clause to this effect.
We will include these academies in the annual pupil number adjustment (PNA) exercise for 2018 to 2019. This exercise determines if adjustments are required to bring initial funding allocations into line with the actual pupil numbers that schools record in the autumn school census.
4. Information: academies accounts return Excel workbook update
We’ve updated the accounts return Excel workbook on GOV.UK. If you have not started working on the Excel workbook, please download the latest version.
The latest version was uploaded on 16 November 2018. If you have already started completing the workbook, please note the following changes:
- opening balances updates
- specific validations updated: VAL1748H and VAL2233H
- validation VAL2175H removed
- BAI13 now includes IO4 Student catering income
If you have any questions, please use the ESFA enquiry form. Please put “accounts return” at the top of your enquiry and provide your trust’s UPIN.